Bella Twin, the .22 Used to Take the 1953 World Record Grizzly, and More

ammoland ^ | 7 June, 2017 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

The grizzly was a world record in 1953. There are many details in this story that have never been widely circulated before, such as pictures of Bella's rifle.

[wastoute]

Read Richard Meinhertzhagen’s bio of hunting in Africa. He killed everything, elephants, rhinos, all of it with a 6.5 x54 Mannlicher.

[Sequoyah101]

Basically shot it in the temple then.

[Theophilus]

She executed that Grizzly, execution style. Then she septuple tapped it.

[Moonman62]

Read Richard Meinhertzhagen’s bio of hunting in Africa. He killed everything, elephants, rhinos, all of it with a 6.5 x54 Mannlicher.

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According to Wiki that has a lot more stopping power than a 22lr.

[elcid1970]

Looking at the skull, the bullet holes make the perforated bone appear paper thin. She knew where she was aiming.

Wonder what became of the bearskin? That was 64 years ago and it’s probably long since succumbed to moths.

[marktwain]

Read Richard Meinhertzhagen’s bio of hunting in Africa. He killed everything, elephants, rhinos, all of it with a 6.5 x54 Mannlicher.

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It uses a long for caliber, deep penetrating bullet.

Karamojo Bell did the same with a 7X57 (.275 in British nomenclature).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._D._M._Bell

[marktwain]

That was 64 years ago and it’s probably long since succumbed to moths.

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She sold the skin and the rifle to a museum. They are in a museum now, in storage.

She sold the skull to another collector, who sent it in to be measured. That is how it made the record books. It is at the North Shore Homestead at Slave Lake:

https://vimeo.com/96347465

[Vlad The Inhaler]

Great story.

Thanks for posting

[Big Red Badger]

Goes to show that the Best GUN to have

Is the One you Bring!

And Bullet placement.

[KC Burke]

I know a professional full time predator and varmint hunter. He uses a 22-250 Remington Cartridge full time. Mountain lions included. Of course, he can probably hit a prairie dog I can’t even see and do it from horseback.

[Texas Fossil]

Yes, thanks for posting the story.

One smart lady. One huge bear.

[marktwain]

I had an uncle who was a professional trapper and varmint hunter. He told me no one ever needed anything more that a .243 for elk.

He was an expert woodsman. Get close and pick your shot.

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[HartleyMBaldwin]

My youngest sister (an excellent rifle shot, far better than me) uses a .243 for elk. She has killed at least 6, all with neck shots.

[Big Red Badger]

Bella Twin...
She is getting a place of Honor,
next to
Aunt Jenny Brooks.

[tbpiper]

Heartless simply heartless! .....pretty good shootin’ too.

[Moonman62]

That’s another round much more powerful than a 22lr. I can understand why a professional would use it due to the high velocity. From Wiki:

Typical factory-loaded .22-250 Remington can propel a 55 grain (3.56 g) spitzer bullet at 3,680 ft/s (1122 m/s) with 1,654 ft·lbf (2,243 J) of energy.[9] Many other loads with lighter bullets are used to achieve velocities of over 4,000 ft/s (1,219 m/s), while still having effective energy for use in hunting small game and medium-sized predators.

The .22-250 is currently the fastest production cartridge, surpassing the .204 Ruger. This round is loaded by Hornady under their Superformance line and is a 35 grain, non-toxic, fragmenting varmint bullet at 4450 feet per second (1356 m/s) from a 24” barrel.

It is particularly popular in the western states of the USA where high winds often hinder the effectiveness of other varmint rounds in prairie dog hunting. Many states in the USA have minimum caliber restrictions on larger game such as deer, although most states do allow the cartridge to be used for big game.

[Big Red Badger]

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[Moonman62]