I have to agree with Kevin's philosophy, A 260 can easily kill a black bear, I kill them all the time with a .243 and a 7mm-08 but the worst animals I have to deal with is another black bear, wolf, or a cougar all of which my little .243 can easily take care of,....I don't live in Alaska but if I did or if I was hunting up there I think bigger would be better, .338 wm and up would be my choice.KevinThomas said:My best friend lives in North Pole, and routinely uses a 375 H&H for deer. Not a question of whether it's enough gun for deer, but of having enough gun in case of bumping into a brownie. I'd be inclined to use that same logic on choosing a black bear gun, if hunting in an area where their territories overlap.
Dans40X said:Nosler Partitions are junk,will not stay together & should not be carried afield.