I will be the first to admit that I know little about hunting rifles, with that being said my upcoming bear hunt I am going to need a rifle, I have an uncle who has a .308 remington that he said I was more than welcome to use if I wanted, I have been doing alittle research here on the net and everything says that the .308 is fine for black bear but would like to hear from some folks on here that I trust alot more than a review I have no idea who wrote. Since my trip is going to be next year instead of this year now I may just buy my rifle instead of "borrowing" one, so please speak up and give me some ideas for this upcoming trip, I dont want to break the bank on it because in truth I dont know how much it will be used after the trip, what do you guys think? Brand, caliber, scope or not ( the outfitter said shots will be under 100 yards) and loads, Thanks in advance for your input