Just when I'd convinced myself to build another 35 Whelan or a 9.3x62 just because, my buddy sends me pictures of him and his son with 10' and 9'6" brown bears from Kamchatka, Russia last week shot with 30-06s and Hornady 220 round nose bullets. He said getting his 416 Rem into Russia was a pain, so he asked the guide what they use and they said 30-06 with 220 Hornady or partitions.
When I lived in AK near Fairbanks and again in Eagle River, I hunted with a couple sourdoughs. They handloaded that load for bears, moose, 'bou, everything. They called it their "American Swede," in honor of the heavy for caliber 160gr round nose 6.5x55 load, which they also shot.
Now I'm rethinking things.
I think I'll start tinkering with heavies in my 308.
