Pick a cartridge

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I'm writing a story for fun. The main character moves to Alaska and during that process picks up a used Ruger Hawkeye in a gun shop. Which caliber should his Hawkeye be?

1. .308 Win
2. .338 Fed
3. .358 Win

 

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.338 fed

 

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.358 Win

 

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358 win for Alaska.

 

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Depends. If you want him/her to die or narrowly escape then I pick the 308. If you want that person to live, go with the 358 Win

 

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homers said:

Depends. If you want him/her to die or narrowly escape then I pick the 308. If you want that person to live, go with the 358 Win

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.308, just because I like it.

 

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homers said:

Depends. If you want him/her to die or narrowly escape then I pick the 308. If you want that person to live, go with the 358 Win

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I could give him a .243 and make him figure it out.

 

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WoodsQuest said:

I could give him a .243 and make him figure it out.

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Eskimos kill polar bears with a .222 Remington. The smaller the cartridge, the better the story. mtmuley

 

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mtmuley said:

Eskimos kill polar bears with a .222 Remington. The smaller the cartridge, the better the story. mtmuley

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Saw that when I was researching. Seems locals use run-of-the-mill cartridges and the big magnums are mostly carried by non-residents. Just what I've gathered from internet research.

 

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Maybe have him pick up an old 6.5 swed like Vilhjalmur Stefansson.

But of the listed above .338 fed

 

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Maybe your story line can progress like the one I heard about the woman who saved herself from a grizzly charge with a .22 rimfire pistol. One shot to her boyfriend's kneecap was all it took for her to escape without a scratch.

 

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WoodsQuest said:

Saw that when I was researching. Seems locals use run-of-the-mill cartridges and the big magnums are mostly carried by non-residents. Just what I've gathered from internet research.

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While we were there most the locals had shotguns with slugs for bear defense. Of course I was running the non-resident .454!
.44 mag seemed to be the handgun of choice. But this was fishing not hunting.

 

• Dec 12, 2017

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I'd go with an older MKII and in 308. Probably a much more common thing to find in a pawn shop.

 

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You could do an old Russian cartridge - 7.62X39 is common. Lots of old surplus weapons found in pawn shops.