GaryRum
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Anyone have any experience moose hunting with this calibre. I have shot lots wit 270 win...thinking the wsm should be even better, using 145 grain hornady eldx
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shortgrass
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The .270WSM wouldn't be my first choice. Shot placement would be critical, but it always is. Your average sized bull will be in the 1500# to 1800# range, that's twice the weight of your average Rocky Mountain bull elk. Size matters, and bull moose are known to be on the ornery side, sometimes.
PredatorSlayer
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If the 270 worked well for you, the 270wsm will be more of a good thing. I love my 270wsm and the 145gr eldx bullets.
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If using a 270WSM, I'd use the 160gn Nosler Partition semi-spitzer. You'll have speed and tough mass.
shortgrass
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Will you be using a guide for this moose hunt? If so, it wouldn't hurt to ask him of his opinion/recommendation. I built 2 rifles for guys going on a guided hunt. One was a .338 Win. and the other a .375 H&H. Why big calibers? Because their hunt was in big bear country, with the possibility of having to stop a pizzed-off Griz. Both took their quarry, and the .375 went with its owner to Africa where it also did its job several times.
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jjmp
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While your 270WSM is a fine choice ,& that 145 would do the job , there's better proven bullets ,Barnes makes the Tripple shocks Tsx's and mite make a Tipped Tripple shock Ttsx, as mentioned Nosler makes the partition in 130,140,150,160 weights , Then there's the Bonded bullets Swifts A-Frames & Scricco's,Winchester got a new bullet out ,Federals got their Bonded Bullets in factory form & Components for reloading ,Australia makes theWoodleigh available at Mid-Way . There's also the Hammer bullets , lots of members like them and use them Very successfully . I own one & reload for it also , a Great friend is taking his 270 wsm Moose hunting to Newfoundland this Oct & he's shot his 150 Tsx's to 500 yards ,Best of luck Enjoy your hunt & the Memories it brings !!!
PredatorSlayer
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They are killed with 223's and 243's regularly buy locals. Shot placement is always critical regardless of cartridge or caliber isn't it?
shortgrass
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.338 Win Mag was the cartridge recommended by the guide. When paying that guide an expensive fee, plane fare, out-of state hunting license, tags for the desired game, these guys opted to follow the guides recommendation. Only a fool would go armed with a .223 or .243 after a big 'brownie". The bears that do get killed with a light caliber cartridge are a fluke, only done out of necessity. Hunt with whatever you want, but myself, I would not venture into big bear country on a guided hunt under gunned. By the way, that .375 that also went to Africa took a Caped Buf. Another animal that is notorious for "biting back". Oh! And while you're at it, it'd wise to check the hunting regulations for the area you're planning on hunting. Lots of places have "minimum" requirements.
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PredatorSlayer
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I thought we were talking about moose hunting not grizzlies?
I hunt elk and deer in grizzly country every year. Grizzly defense and grizzly hunting are two different things. You guys that think you can get a bolt action rifle off your shoulder and take out a charging grizzly at 5 yards make me laugh...there are other threads on the topic, so we wont poach this one. The OP is comfortable killing moose with the good ol 270 win, in fact he has killed lots with that. 270wsm will be fantastic.
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My guess is that moose are killed with a .223-.243 by the natives/locals because that is just what they happen to be carrying when the stumble across a moose when they are out and about and need the meat. I'd bet they don't grab the pop guns when they actually walk out the door going for moose. That 6.5 X 55 has been killing moose in western Europe for decades. Granted they might not be as big as North American moose but it works.
PredatorSlayer
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Have you ever killed a moose? They aren't ultra tough animals. I think elk are tougher to kill. Sometimes it takes them a while to expire just because they have so much blood for those that wait for them to bleed out. Its not like they are going to take off and run for miles with a lung shot. I think locals use what it takes to kill something. Like being an idahoan and seeing guys from Illinois show up in idaho for an elk hunt with their brand new 338 ultra mags and thinking me and my 25-06 are undergunned for such a bullet proof animal. When you grow up seeing elk killed with 243s and 25-06's or 270's it puts everything into perspective.
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Capt RB
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Have you ever stood in a beaver pond up to your chin in October trying to figure out how to get it a half mile through the water and briars thick enough to rip your clothes off yet? Moose are one of the few animals I don't use a smallish caliber on and it has nothing to do with killing ability. I've done the above 2 times using a 300 wby with a 200 gn partition the first time and a 200 hot cor speer the 2nd. Both bulls were dead on their feet 1 went into a beaver pond the other a river. The area has a no motorized vehicle rule off the fire road. The first I said I'd never do it again. The 2nd I finally listened
