Moose hunting ammo ?

[antiqueguy]

I've seen ol fudds shot the 5 inch group and call it good. The trick is they often are more calm in the moment when it counts . I would worry more about practicing in field than the bullet I'll be tossing . Sorta , i would quickly choose a several bullets that I have on hand and that would work, load up a few rounds find a quick load on the bench that works than practice off the bench ...

being calm and breathing properly as well as proper trigger control all come into play I see too many people get excited and pull a shot then they only think that the caliber they are using is not good enough

 

[radmacks]

look for the box with the picture of a moose on it lol. you want soft lead and you need to figure your range and ballistics info to account for your drops there is a difference between 180 150 once you start stretching them out there

 

[c-fbmi]

Back when I used a 7 mag for everything I found c+c bullets to be inadequate for the velocities the big 7 produced and ended up using 160 Parts for everything. I wouldn't recommend using bullets lighter than this for moose or bears as you need to get the most penetration possible with these animals and elcheapo c+c bullets just won't do it. As BUM says not all game stands broadside at 100 mtrs and allows you to select your perfect shot. Head on and quartering to and away require several feet of penetration not several inches to be effective. Premium bullets of sufficient weight are the only way to make this happen, period.

 

[stubblejumper]

Back when I used a 7 mag for everything I found c+c bullets to be inadequate for the velocities the big 7 produced and ended up using 160 Parts for everything. I wouldn't recommend using bullets lighter than this for moose or bears as you need to get the most penetration possible with these animals and elcheapo c+c bullets just won't do it. As BUM says not all game stands broadside at 100 mtrs and allows you to select your perfect shot. Head on and quartering to and away require several feet of penetration not several inches to be effective. Premium bullets of sufficient weight are the only way to make this happen, period.

A lighter cup and core bullet may not be as effective, but a 140gr TTSX/TSX will penetrate even better than a 160gr Partition.

 

[Mighty Peace]

One thing with shooting the same ammo as your buddy (if it shoots good in your rifle) is if you forget ammo or need more, he has it or viseversa.

 

[saskcop]

Bullet construction, is far more of a factor than bullet weight.

True enough, but bullet weight will to some extent make up for construction.

 

[catapult]

Im gonna give a first try with Winchester Accubond CT in 160gr
Lets see from there

 

[Norma]

When I was younger, I hunted Moose with a 7mm Rem Mag (first one was also a Parker Hale) for almost 20 years before all this fancy ammo came out. The Federal blue box soft point in 175 gr always worked for me. Great selection nowadays, find one that shoots good with your rifle. If we ever get a bull tag, the 7mm Rem Mag will come out again for sure. Great caliber, good luck.

 

[c-fbmi]

That's a good choice catapult, I have taken a lot of game with accubonds as has my son, they are an excellent bullet and that is a very good weight for the 7.

 

[350 Mag]

Im gonna give a first try with Winchester Accubond CT in 160gr
Lets see from there

I tried these ....... 2 MOA accuracy.....pathetic for $60/box......good luck.

 

[stubblejumper]

I tried these ....... 2 MOA accuracy.....pathetic for $60/box......good luck.

And the same load could easily be sub moa in another rifle. That is why you need to actually try a load in your rifle, in order to know how it will shoot in your rifle.

 

[Dogleg]

Im gonna give a first try with Winchester Accubond CT in 160gr
Lets see from there

I use a lot of 160 Accubonds in 7STW and 7 Rem. Since they are the same thing except for coating it applies. They hit hard.

 

[Slugo]

Don't get all spun out worrying about squeezing every last fraction of an inch out of your factory ammo. I would suggest that if the rifle will shoot something like Federal Premium 160gr Nosler Partitions into 1.5" then you can call it good to go. Better to use a well constructed bullet and sacrifice a quarter of an inch of accuracy at 100 yards than to hunt out the best shooting bullet that might be less capable. Not every moose stands at 100 yards perfectly broadside waiting to have a bullet stuffed behind his shoulders. You may have to take a slightly quartering shot or you may pull the shot a bit and have to break a shoulder. Better bullets will always penetrate, but the opposite is not always the case.

Now, before the mob tries to lynch me for breaking the gun nut rule that ultimate accuracy is always the goal, I tailor my comments to people like the OP who (and I don't mean any offense) ask very basic questions and are looking for very basic advice. Guys that are new to hunting won't be trying to dummy Bullwinkle at 350 yards (hopefully) and can get by with a rifle that shoots into 1.5" or 2" at 100 yards whereas guy that have been at it a while would smack me in the mouth for such heresy. Now in a couple of years he will be back asking handloading tips that he can use to tighten up his groups or what bullet would be better for pronghorn. That's another conversation altogether. But for today I think my advice stands as sufficient.

Some of the best advice I've read on this forum in a long time!!!

 

[SuperCub]

FUDD... FUDd... FUdd...Fudd... fudd...


Fudd...

That's telling him!

 

[SuperCub]

I tried these ....... 2 MOA accuracy.....pathetic for $60/box......good luck.

Price has nothing to do with how it will shoot in your particular rifle.

 

[catapult]

Don't get all spun out worrying about squeezing every last fraction of an inch out of your factory ammo. I would suggest that if the rifle will shoot something like Federal Premium 160gr Nosler Partitions into 1.5" then you can call it good to go. Better to use a well constructed bullet and sacrifice a quarter of an inch of accuracy at 100 yards than to hunt out the best shooting bullet that might be less capable. Not every moose stands at 100 yards perfectly broadside waiting to have a bullet stuffed behind his shoulders. You may have to take a slightly quartering shot or you may pull the shot a bit and have to break a shoulder. Better bullets will always penetrate, but the opposite is not always the case.

Now, before the mob tries to lynch me for breaking the gun nut rule that ultimate accuracy is always the goal, I tailor my comments to people like the OP who (and I don't mean any offense) ask very basic questions and are looking for very basic advice. Guys that are new to hunting won't be trying to dummy Bullwinkle at 350 yards (hopefully) and can get by with a rifle that shoots into 1.5" or 2" at 100 yards whereas guy that have been at it a while would smack me in the mouth for such heresy. Now in a couple of years he will be back asking handloading tips that he can use to tighten up his groups or what bullet would be better for pronghorn. That's another conversation altogether. But for today I think my advice stands as sufficient.

Yup. I just want a good bullet for moose hunting that will fit into my old parker hale. I also indicated the rate of twist 1:10 so maybe some ammo are to be avoid ?
Anyway, anyting that will shoot 2'' for me its good and I won't try a 300 yards shot. I just want to setup my rifle for my hunting trip, not a long range target competition

 

[ATOM]

Big Ugly Man takes it.

Moose, despite their size, are not particularly tough. Back home, the natives routinely took them with .303 British and .30/30, because they had those and nobody had ever told them you needed anything else. Get a round that your 7mm likes (minute of moose or better), then practise and then practise some more.

 

[350 Mag]

Price has nothing to do with how it will shoot in your particular rifle.

I tried the Win Supreme in 160 AB.

2 MOA at best, but I do agree that might be different for his rifle.


Chroned 2750 out of 26 inch barrel, for 65$/box I would like to see a liitle more velocity, I have seen that kind of velocity out of cheapest Federal load.


There is really no point of shooting a mag if your not going to push a 160gr to around 2950-3000 fps.

Winchester Supreme look nice and fancy with nice red tip on AB and shiny nickel brass(which by the waay is useless if he plans to save brass and reload one day).......

 

[fisherman1700]

Some you guys claiming moose aren't hard to knock down ! Have you ever tagged a moose yourself? When you are hunting moose in swamps and solid bush say that moose runs 200 yards into the thick bush how confident are you to find that animal ? Of any animal in North America moose are the biggest with heavy hide and thick bone! Follow big ugly mans advise! Personally I swear by nosler partition bullets! Go heavy and use a premium bullet If you can confidently put three shots in a pie plate at 150 yards and you are loaded with a premium hunting bullet and when I say that I mean partition! You will have confidence! Don't forget to keep shooting till the big beast falls !

 

[blasted_saber]

I tried the Win Supreme in 160 AB.

2 MOA at best, but I do agree that might be different for his rifle.


Chroned 2750 out of 26 inch barrel, for 65$/box I would like to see a liitle more velocity, I have seen that kind of velocity out of cheapest Federal load.


There is really no point of shooting a mag if your not going to push a 160gr to around 2950-3000 fps.

Winchester Supreme look nice and fancy with nice red tip on AB and shiny nickel brass(which by the waay is useless if he plans to save brass and reload one day).......

Well of course it might be. Sounds like your gun hated them.