reflex264
Handloader
- Jun 13, 2007
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I am still sick over the 300gr .458 Partition being discontinued. I have quite a few of them on hand and a .450 Marlin I let people borrow to gather data with various loads and components. The loads have taken all manner of beast from a B&C black bear to a bunch of huge black bears, deer, elk and may soon take a Kodiak bear. In adition to loads I loaded for .450 and 45/70 rifles others have used my data to take all manner of game in Africa and Canada. Just for a good chuckle here is the latest account of the use of my ammo using the 300gr Partition. The bear obviously has some sort of physical problem which may have been the reason for the charge as well as the low body weight. Here it is for your enjoyment.
O.K. fellers here we go! I know Reflex is about to drive himself crazy wanting details, I guess I will tell the story now! Arrived on bait at about 3:30pm Monday. At 4:30 I heard a noise that sounded like a bull moose moving in the timber. Bear do not make noise in the woods right? Wrong! I looked out of my blind and to my extreme right I sighted a Bear headed directly for my location. This bear kept coming and coming and coming, till finally he looked in the blind where I was sitting. I do not think he could make me out against the black background. After a few seconds he turned and went back the way he came about 15 yards. I thought now was the time to get a shot at him but due to my position I could not shoot right handed so I had to go it left handed. I got the gun up and the scope on him just as he turned. He sized up the blind for a second or two shook his head gave a quiet little "woof" and CHARGED THE BLIND!!!! I thought he was bluffing till he got to about 6 feet away. I decided that he was certainly not bluffing and HAMMERED HIS ASS WITH REFLEXES 450 MARLIN!!!! The 300 grain Partition took him through the base of his neck split his chest bone clipped a shoulder blade in half and landed just rear of his tenderloin. He reared up and over on his back. He then lay gagging for two or three seconds. Then a fountain of blood spewed up about a foot high from his throat and he was over! He weighed only 175 pounds but had the Frame of a bear more than twice his weight. Mike thought he should have been carrying around 350lbs of body weight. His head will go 19-19 and 1/2 inches. His paws are huge! Mike and I have discussed this over and over in detail. We cannot figure why this bear had no fat whatsoever on his body and why a seemingly healthy animal with no trauma from old wounds would behave in such a manner! Thanks to Reflex and his Bear Loads! I got about 46-47 inches of penetration with them and the bear was mighty impressed! Thanks to onemaineguide for a wonderful time had by one and all! He really put in a lot of hard work to get all of those bait sites ready and managed to have multiple bear on almost every one! There are three or 4 more stories to tell but I will tell them one at a time over the next few days! Thanks for all the Good Luck Wishes from everyone prior to my hunt I know that was a big part of my success as well! Gatgun98
.458 300gr Protected Point- Rest In Peace
O.K. fellers here we go! I know Reflex is about to drive himself crazy wanting details, I guess I will tell the story now! Arrived on bait at about 3:30pm Monday. At 4:30 I heard a noise that sounded like a bull moose moving in the timber. Bear do not make noise in the woods right? Wrong! I looked out of my blind and to my extreme right I sighted a Bear headed directly for my location. This bear kept coming and coming and coming, till finally he looked in the blind where I was sitting. I do not think he could make me out against the black background. After a few seconds he turned and went back the way he came about 15 yards. I thought now was the time to get a shot at him but due to my position I could not shoot right handed so I had to go it left handed. I got the gun up and the scope on him just as he turned. He sized up the blind for a second or two shook his head gave a quiet little "woof" and CHARGED THE BLIND!!!! I thought he was bluffing till he got to about 6 feet away. I decided that he was certainly not bluffing and HAMMERED HIS ASS WITH REFLEXES 450 MARLIN!!!! The 300 grain Partition took him through the base of his neck split his chest bone clipped a shoulder blade in half and landed just rear of his tenderloin. He reared up and over on his back. He then lay gagging for two or three seconds. Then a fountain of blood spewed up about a foot high from his throat and he was over! He weighed only 175 pounds but had the Frame of a bear more than twice his weight. Mike thought he should have been carrying around 350lbs of body weight. His head will go 19-19 and 1/2 inches. His paws are huge! Mike and I have discussed this over and over in detail. We cannot figure why this bear had no fat whatsoever on his body and why a seemingly healthy animal with no trauma from old wounds would behave in such a manner! Thanks to Reflex and his Bear Loads! I got about 46-47 inches of penetration with them and the bear was mighty impressed! Thanks to onemaineguide for a wonderful time had by one and all! He really put in a lot of hard work to get all of those bait sites ready and managed to have multiple bear on almost every one! There are three or 4 more stories to tell but I will tell them one at a time over the next few days! Thanks for all the Good Luck Wishes from everyone prior to my hunt I know that was a big part of my success as well! Gatgun98
.458 300gr Protected Point- Rest In Peace
