SAKO 300? What was the actual caliber, anyone know. Did he go out for these with a 300 win mag. I used to have one before my boating accident, Savage, but I felt it a bit light for something like this.
At 20 yards and that size bear, anything less than a tank would feel too light in my hands.
I don’t find 300 a model number for Sako so that is probably the 300 win mag.
http://www.sako.fi/pdf/datatables/SakoOldmodelsNumbering.pdf
he was hunting moose... and 300 win mag is sufficient...but if I was in Grizz country I would want to carry at least a .338 win mag....and if I wasn’t expecting long range shots I would shoulder a Marlin model 95 Guide gun in either of the two .45s....the .450 marlin you can buy the hard hitting store bought ammo. the .45-70 you have to reload to get the most from your Marlin. I bought my youngest son one in 45-70 and for the deer and black bear in my area a slightly hot reload using only a .300 grain bullet is sufficient and the three deer he shot fell right down...did not ruin too much meat....
if I were using it for protection in Grizz country I would load up a 500 grainer....
“SAKO 300? What was the actual caliber, anyone know. Did he go out for these with a 300 win mag. I used to have one before my boating accident, Savage, but I felt it a bit light for something like this.”
An old hunting buddy of mine had a 300 H&H Mag built on a Sako action. Slightly better performance than the WinMag, IIRC.
Some of the hunters in Ak carry custom built rifles, but any 30 cal is a touch small for the big bruins, IMHO