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Light weight, short action, low recoil, mid range build input wanted
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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Eichele" data-source="post: 809051" data-attributes="member: 1007"><p>When I saw the thread title I thought .260 rem, 708, 6.5x284 and of course, the 308.</p><p></p><p>Since you threw the term 'moose' in there, I'd say if you're stuck on a short action with low recoil the 308 is a great choice. I've killed a number of Alaska/Yukon moose with the 308. With the right bullet, it's hell on them. You do have to be carefull about bullet choices. The best results I've had with the 308 and moose was with the 180 Barnes. Today, I would use the 175 LRX or 180 Accubonds if I took off after moose again with my 308. </p><p></p><p>The 180-200 grain 338 pills don't have the SD for adequate penetration and the 225-250 will kick her *** in a light rifle so to me, the 338 federal is out.</p><p></p><p>708 could be good WITH 160+ grain bullets of heavy duty construction.</p><p></p><p>All that said, the Swedes have been killing moose for a very long time with the 6.5mm. I think 140 partitions or Accubonds might work very well. Moose while big and sturdy don't have the will power to live such as elk. There are exceptions but for the most part, they give up pretty easy. What you need here is penetration. A quality the 6.5 is known for. My hunting buddy killed his first Alaska/Yukon moose with a 6.5 Swedish Mauser using 140 partitions. It was a very clean kill.</p><p></p><p>Keep us posted.</p><p></p><p>M</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Eichele, post: 809051, member: 1007"] When I saw the thread title I thought .260 rem, 708, 6.5x284 and of course, the 308. Since you threw the term 'moose' in there, I'd say if you're stuck on a short action with low recoil the 308 is a great choice. I've killed a number of Alaska/Yukon moose with the 308. With the right bullet, it's hell on them. You do have to be carefull about bullet choices. The best results I've had with the 308 and moose was with the 180 Barnes. Today, I would use the 175 LRX or 180 Accubonds if I took off after moose again with my 308. The 180-200 grain 338 pills don't have the SD for adequate penetration and the 225-250 will kick her *** in a light rifle so to me, the 338 federal is out. 708 could be good WITH 160+ grain bullets of heavy duty construction. All that said, the Swedes have been killing moose for a very long time with the 6.5mm. I think 140 partitions or Accubonds might work very well. Moose while big and sturdy don't have the will power to live such as elk. There are exceptions but for the most part, they give up pretty easy. What you need here is penetration. A quality the 6.5 is known for. My hunting buddy killed his first Alaska/Yukon moose with a 6.5 Swedish Mauser using 140 partitions. It was a very clean kill. Keep us posted. M [/QUOTE]
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