[M.T. Pockets]

Skeet, I was in the Thorofare last fall and the guides said they haven't seen a moose in 2 years. We bumped into grizzlies every day. We heard some wolves howling too, the week before one of the guides had a pack of wolves put the stalk on him when he was bugling.

While it is unlikely that anyone would need to use their rifle for self protection, in many places it's not out of the question. A wise man told me that if you plan on using your rifle for bear protection, it should be the same rifle that you would take to hunt that animal.

Skeet is right, the old .300 Win. Mag is still the benchmark rifle that other .30 cal magnums will compare themselves to.