.375H&H for bears/moose...

[M.T. Pockets]

That 7 STW is one heckuva long range rifle. It would be hard to beat for caribou, sheep, goats and I'd gladly hunt moose or elk with it. I know many guides in Wyoming that say it's the best long range deer rifle there is.

However, if I were a young man in Alaska like you are, I'd have myself a .375. Heck, I'm a middle aged man in Minnesota and I want a .375. For the bears alone, I think that big 300 grain bullet at a slower speed is going to be more effective in quickly killing a big old boar, or worse yet, a charging sow if you get between her cubs.

The long range advantage of the STW could be useful with moose, but it is really mute with the bears, the .375 can reach out as far as anyone should be shooting at them.

Besides being a very practical choice, a .375 has class.

Keep your STW though.

Good luck Wahnie.