Full metal jackets. I've seen 44 mag hunting loads blow up when hitting a big grizz, so the FMJ's I use have a flat nose not pointed. I am using Sellier & Ballot 180gr. ammo.

A side note; I was visiting with an older gentleman, that actually was 11 years old in 1889 when his parents homesteaded on Henry's Lake Flat. He told me that if possible, you can get a one shot kill on any bear, if you shoot it in the throat. No heavy skin or bones to keep the bullet from hitting the spine. I've only done that once on a black bear with a 243 and the bear collapsed and never moved. He stood up to wind me and I had a perfect throat shot.

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