Must use 30 cal for moose
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My father owned and hunted with a Browning Safari grade rifle in 30.06. When he passed I inherited it and planned a moose hunting trip. I was concerned if the .06 was enough to do the job. The outfitter that I hired assured me it was plenty, and pointed out his clients have killed hundreds of moose with an .06. He said he has seen plenty of guys with much larger cartridges but were afraid of them and thats when the problem begin with gut shots.
I shot a 50" bull @ 220 yards 3x in the vitals and he just tipped over dead.
Different? Why hasn't the legend in the day yet been mentioned? .308 Norma Magnum?
NOW ye can go MOOSIN'!!!
NOW ye can go MOOSIN'!!!My father owned and hunted with a Browning Safari grade rifle in 30.06. When he passed I inherited it and planned a moose hunting trip. I was concerned if the .06 was enough to do the job. The outfitter that I hired assured me it was plenty, and pointed out his clients have killed hundreds of moose with an .06. He said he has seen plenty of guys with much larger cartridges but were afraid of them and thats when the problem begin with gut shots.
I shot a 50" bull @ 220 yards 3x in the vitals and he just tipped over dead.
I shot a 50" bull @ 220 yards 3x in the vitals and he just tipped over dead.
reelhardmt
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If you want something New & Different then try the 6.8 Western.
Nobody mentioned the 30.06!
A versatile cartridge that is commonly loaded for 90 gr to 120 gr bullets, loaded in a range of velocities & energies, and extended beyond that range by som hand-loaders. That should cover any species you'll find in the western hemisphere. Unless you are interested in a round dedicated to moose hunting you should consider the 30.06.
A versatile cartridge that is commonly loaded for 90 gr to 120 gr bullets, loaded in a range of velocities & energies, and extended beyond that range by som hand-loaders. That should cover any species you'll find in the western hemisphere. Unless you are interested in a round dedicated to moose hunting you should consider the 30.06.
StoneyBurk
Active Member
I've killed plenty of canadian moose with my 7mm with 160 gr nosler and 7m. StW with 175 partition but my favorite is my 300 WSM with 180 grain accubond ! All do the job well
Mark still has his 7.82 Warbird, 30-378 Wby and 8mm Rem Mag but not him on this shoot, it was the older punk
The 175 gr Ascent bullet impressed the hell outta me, it plowed through both shoulders and was caught in the hide poking out, at 99 paces after leaving the muzzle at just over 3300 fps from the 300 RUM it still retained a lot of it's weight, unfortunately I broke the mushroom with my buck knife trying to dig out the gunk in the bullet to get a real weight, should have boiled it instead of prying on it
All in all I was pretty satisfied with the results of the 175 gr Ascent at high velocity close in at 100 yards, plus or minus a couple yards as I simply counted my steps when walking up to it after he shot it,
after bullet impact we witnessed what I call "the guillotine effect" no steps taken, straight down with a couple twitches and all was still .... I am 100% convinced the bull doesn't know he died , lol
sure am glad I bought 500 bullets before they sold out of the first run, no telling when they will re-appear
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Calvin45
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Have you used that .300 VODKA cartridge you told us about on anything get? Use a mountain rifle with a 16 inch barrel. That way if you miss the moose the flash and blast will have still blinded and stunned the beast and set it's fur
ablaze for easy identification of which animal you shot at in the future.
ablaze for easy identification of which animal you shot at in the future.
22250imp
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308 Marlin Express !!
ranger3
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300 WIN MAG. best option
