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DoubleD Oldtimer Offline Posts: 726 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: 1859 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: 17202 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: 105 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: 726 Location: Edmond Joined: Feb 14^th, 2006	Re: Black Bear with Ruger No. 1 Reply #4 - Sep 16^th, 2025 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: 990 Location: Santa Maria, Ca Joined: Oct 31^st, 2010	Re: Black Bear with Ruger No. 1 Reply #5 - Sep 16^th, 2025 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: 1859 Location: georgia Joined: Sep 4^th, 2011	Re: Black Bear with Ruger No. 1 Reply #6 - Sep 16^th, 2025 at 1:30pm	Print Post
	What is your hunting load? JMH


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DoubleD Oldtimer Offline Posts: 726 Location: Edmond Joined: Feb 14^th, 2006	Re: Black Bear with Ruger No. 1 Reply #7 - Sep 17^th, 2025 at 1:13pm	Print Post
	jhm wrote on Sep 16^th, 2025 at 1:30pm: What is your hunting load? JMH I have been saying this is a 400 grain bullet but this is incorrect. I pulled a round down and weighed everything this morning and checked my load spread sheet. THe bullet is a 300 grain bullet. Here is my load. 3/17/2025 Barnes 0.411" 405 WINCHESTER TSX 300 GR FB RL15 67 gr WWLR Hornaday cases (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) That is a 100 yard group. My ex-son-in-law shot a much better group with this gun.
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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4151 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: Black Bear with Ruger No. 1 Reply #8 - Sep 17^th, 2025 at 3:15pm	Print Post
	I had to go back and check what I was loading in my 1902 Webley with the 3 1/4 case. With a 400 grain Barnes it was 80 grains of 4350 for 2085 fps and with a 300 grain Barnes it was 84 grains of 4350 for 2220 fps. These were the original Barnes bullets that were jacketed with copper tubing which came in .0040 and .0030 thicknesses IIRC.


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