Here is where the .405 Winchester would be minimum, but welcome!

[sestoppelman]

MSN

 

[Ridge Runner]

Don't know about wanting to use my 458WM (just kidding), but this big guy would definitely give me a good reason to purchase a nice 500 or 505 double.

 

[sestoppelman]

I dont think you could be over gunned with that bruiser!

 

[Tundra Tiger]

Alaksa?

 

[sestoppelman]

No, Alaska.

 

[matt85]

Do they have real pictures? Those pictures are fake.

-Matt

 

[sestoppelman]

Dont know, just whats in the article. Guess they could be shopped, you never know these days.

 

[R.M.C.]

Definitely a shooter, a 405 would be perfect for that guy lol

 

[R.M.C.]

1000 pounds isn't really crazy for a big brown bear is it? There are 700 pound black bears around.

 

[BeeMaa]

Hard to judge the size of this brown bear for a number of reasons. First is the lack of reference. This was most likely done by editing because the picture was taken at some distance and a cell phone was used. This would account for the pixilation and lack of definition...and the lighting looks like it's been altered by some editing software as well. I mean to say that there's a "Tik-Tok" symbol on the bottom right of the photo so probably not top shelf journalism or camera equipment.

I'm not saying this bear isn't a HUGE bear, but a little context or point of reference is needed to be able to put a number on what it really weighs.

Yes, the 405WIN would be an excellent choice for bear, although I'd opt for the extra 1000 lb-ft of energy afforded by using the 375H&H.

 

[sestoppelman]

1000 pounds isn't really crazy for a big brown bear is it? There are 700 pound black bears around.

1000 pounds would be a very big bear, even a brownie, not crazy, but bigger than average. I have some pics of one taken in Cold Bay in 1948, with btw, a .405 Winchester that it was figured he might run 1300 pounds in his prime. Its huge!

 

[sestoppelman]

Vintage Hunting Pictures Non Africa

Both hammer and hammerless rifles in us The Maharajah of Bikaner with his 100th tiger Looks Mogolian or Tibetan The stylish mid-Victorian hunter on safari Another photo from Nepal in 1921. The POW with an Indian rhino

www.africahunting.com

post 14 of this thread is the Reeves bear, a monter.

 

[sestoppelman]

I cant find my magazine with the other pics, but here is one I found on line.

World record brown bear killed by Bob Reeve owner-operator Reeve Aleutian Airways

From the Darlene Thorne Collection

www.cardcow.com

 

[BnC 04]

The Reeves's bear is a true giant.

 

[sestoppelman]

 

[R.M.C.]

Good lord!!

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

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260 and 290 yards… Mighty fine shooting if that’s true.

 

[sestoppelman]

Anything is possible with a model 95 Winchester! Just ask Teddy!

 

[BeeMaa]

Credit to @observe for this write up and picture from 2013...

Alaska, Apr 24th 1948: World Record Brown Bear shot by Bob Reeves of Anchorage in Cold Bay, this giant bruin measured 10'4'' long and 6'2'' tall weighting in around 1800 lbs. Skull was 19'' 1/2 long and 11'' 1/2 wide, skin measured 11'4'' square after tanning. Robert Reeves, president of local business Reeves Aleutian Airlines, shot this bear with a Winchester Model 1895 in .405 Winchester loaded with 300 grain soft nose with two shots, from 260 yards and 2nd from 290 yards, finishing him off with a shoulder shot.

 

[fourfive8]

1300 lbs then 1700 lbs then 1800 lbs... it keeps growing I Wonder what scales they used?