Would anyone recommend a hornady amax particularly 208gr out of a 300wm for long range hunting. I read a story about a man who took a brown bear at 400 yards with a 300wm loaded with the 208gr but is it recommended?
Hornady Amax for hunting
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Re: Hornady Amax for hunting
Yep. Somewhere in the hunting forum, PGS has a picture of an ELK taken with the 208AMAX from a .308 not a .300 WM.
I use the 155AMAX on Whitetail. They drop like a stone when hit.
Brown bear though.... I might want a little more insurance. They can have a bit of an attitude problem and are TOUGH SOB'S.
Yep. Somewhere in the hunting forum, PGS has a picture of an ELK taken with the 208AMAX from a .308 not a .300 WM.
I use the 155AMAX on Whitetail. They drop like a stone when hit.
Brown bear though.... I might want a little more insurance. They can have a bit of an attitude problem and are TOUGH SOB'S.
Re: Hornady Amax for hunting
amax is a thin wall jacket that grenades in animals......vmax is a thicker wall jacket that fragments
amax is a thin wall jacket that grenades in animals......vmax is a thicker wall jacket that fragments
Re: Hornady Amax for hunting
Vmax is a grenade, the Amax's that I've shot things with have done very well.
muleman dropped a 7x7 bull in AZ in 2010 using some 208's that I lent him. IIRC the single shot was 790+yd from his 300WM.
For brown bear I'd personally be looking for something that was a bonded core bullet or a really tough construction.
I haven't shot anything tougher than whitetails with Amax and it has always been a pass through with a good blood trail and lots of internal damage.
Vmax is a grenade, the Amax's that I've shot things with have done very well.
muleman dropped a 7x7 bull in AZ in 2010 using some 208's that I lent him. IIRC the single shot was 790+yd from his 300WM.
For brown bear I'd personally be looking for something that was a bonded core bullet or a really tough construction.
I haven't shot anything tougher than whitetails with Amax and it has always been a pass through with a good blood trail and lots of internal damage.
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what bullet would you think is best for brown bear 240gr smk? I will be going to alaska to be stationed soon so i want to be prepared.
what bullet would you think is best for brown bear 240gr smk? I will be going to alaska to be stationed soon so i want to be prepared.
Re: Hornady Amax for hunting
For Alaska's really big game, bears, and moose, step away from the match bullets, you want penetration and controlled expansion. Barnes bullets are favorites around here, any heavy bonded will do. There's mounds of muscle in a 400+lb bear or 900+lb moose that don't even seem to exist on a 200lb deer. A rib on one of these animals fully grown has more mass than a typical whitetail's shoulder bone.
For Alaska's really big game, bears, and moose, step away from the match bullets, you want penetration and controlled expansion. Barnes bullets are favorites around here, any heavy bonded will do. There's mounds of muscle in a 400+lb bear or 900+lb moose that don't even seem to exist on a 200lb deer. A rib on one of these animals fully grown has more mass than a typical whitetail's shoulder bone.
Re: Hornady Amax for hunting
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: seabass1858</div><div class="ubbcode-body">what bullet would you think is best for brown bear 240gr smk? </div></div>
No! Shooting a brown bear with a 30 caliber rifle is not to be taken lightly. You need a reliable bullet and a perfect shot or you can get into trouble so fast it'll take your breath away. I personally watched a big bear soak up 11 shots from a 300WSM and it was a nightmare. Crappy bullet selection was the only reason it went on like that and the jackass behind the trigger almost got several people killed.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: seabass1858</div><div class="ubbcode-body">what bullet would you think is best for brown bear 240gr smk? </div></div>
No! Shooting a brown bear with a 30 caliber rifle is not to be taken lightly. You need a reliable bullet and a perfect shot or you can get into trouble so fast it'll take your breath away. I personally watched a big bear soak up 11 shots from a 300WSM and it was a nightmare. Crappy bullet selection was the only reason it went on like that and the jackass behind the trigger almost got several people killed.
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The amax has worked well on deer for me but on brown bear hell no i would be looking at the tsx or partition or another one of the bonded bullets. Those are big tough guys and i want some thing that would not blow up on a shoulder and really piss them off.
The amax has worked well on deer for me but on brown bear hell no i would be looking at the tsx or partition or another one of the bonded bullets. Those are big tough guys and i want some thing that would not blow up on a shoulder and really piss them off.
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