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DoubleD Oldtimer Offline Posts: 724 Location: Edmond Joined: Feb 14^th, 2006	Black Bear with Ruger No. 1 Sep 15^th, 2025 at 8:31am	Print Post
	I couldn't get my latest crop of large bore Martinis to shoot well enough to hunt with, so fell back on my Ruger No.1 450/400 3 NE. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

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jhm Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1834 Location: georgia Joined: Sep 4^th, 2011	Re: Black Bear with Ruger No. 1 Reply #1 - Sep 15^th, 2025 at 8:33am	Print Post
	Yep that will get the job done. That's a biggun for sure... JMH


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17114 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Black Bear with Ruger No. 1 Reply #2 - Sep 15^th, 2025 at 4:18pm	Print Post
	We need some info on that black bear behemoth too!

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sharps4590 Full Member Offline Posts: 103 Joined: Mar 24^th, 2016	Re: Black Bear with Ruger No. 1 Reply #3 - Sep 15^th, 2025 at 7:05pm	Print Post
	Wow! That looks to be ONE NICE BEAR!! Congrats & well done! I had a #1 in 450/400 and really liked that cartridge. I'd still like a double in that cartridge


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DoubleD Oldtimer Offline Posts: 724 Location: Edmond Joined: Feb 14^th, 2006	Re: Black Bear with Ruger No. 1 Reply #4 - yesterday at 10:03am	Print Post
	marlinguy wrote on Sep 15^th, 2025 at 4:18pm: We need some info on that black bear behemoth too! Great photography makes big game bigger looking. Really only good medium size bear. The last bear I killed was 1982. That bear was a 6' 6" square sow. That rug fell apart years ago. This bear only squared a 5' 8". It was a sow also. Wife wanted a bear rug, so I got her one, or will next spring when it is ready. This hunt was with my son, and a sorta of replacement for this gun. I bought this rifle to take to South Africa for Cape Buffalo. Age and health cancelled that idea. My son's bear was 6' 1" square I have now taken feral hog, whitetail deer and a bear with this gun. Some say overkill, I say good blood trail.

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Bulseyetom Oldtimer Offline Posts: 988 Location: Santa Maria, Ca Joined: Oct 31^st, 2010	Re: Black Bear with Ruger No. 1 Reply #5 - yesterday at 1:02pm	Print Post
	Always nice to hunt with a single shot. I have a Ruger #1 in 7mm Krag Improved that I like to use when I know that the range will most likely be 250 yards or more. Did you use a cast or jacketed bullet? I like that "good blood trail" Tom


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jhm Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1834 Location: georgia Joined: Sep 4^th, 2011	Re: Black Bear with Ruger No. 1 Reply #6 - yesterday at 1:30pm	Print Post
	What is your hunting load? JMH


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