30 carbine on wolves 50-75 yards?

Trying to find something comparable that folks might use more often. I recon most folks would consider a .410 slug sufficient, so your .30 should fit the bill from that stand point. (If the shooter does their part obviously)

It's lighter than I'd use, but no one's ever accused me of being a minimalist...

.22hornet is also comparable from an energy standpoint.
 
Anything .223 powered and above is plenty for wolves. I think the idea of a .30 carbine with low recoil follow up shots would be ideal for the buggers. FMJ bullets to save some hide too!!
I was looking at using one of those NonRestricted uzi BRS-99 semi-auto's in 9mm for a wolf gun, just in case I want some quick follow up shots. In all the times I have seen wolves, only twice would I have been able to get a second shot using a bolt. It was usually a quick sighting as they went across a road.
 
popcan said:
Got lots of better options in the safe caliber-wise, but was thinking in terms of a really light, handy autoloader, and the m1 came to mind.
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A Mini-14 is a light handy autoloader as well. Same action, better cartridge and the new ones are a lot more accurate than the old ones. You can usually pick one up on the EE for under a grand too. Something to think about anyway.
 
It'll work fine most I've killed where with a .22 Mag (in traps). It doesn't take much contrary to public opinion, non-digital wolves weigh 70-110lbs in the northwest typically with a brute you take a pic with being 130, and in the deer realm we'd call that easy .30 Carbine territory. Should be noted these weights are in contrast to the 165lb watercooler wolves and the 200lb gun counter wolves. There isn't some voodoo that makes them tougher than deer of the same size. You are handicapping yourself on range a lot though, most I've shot with a hunting tag have been over 200 yards and often moving.
 
Ardent said:
You are handicapping yourself on range a lot though, most I've shot with a hunting tag have been over 200 yards and often moving.
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Maybe so.... but I'm also keeping in mind that 4" at 100 yards is considered decent for a 30 carbine. :)
What were you using at 200 yards as mentioned above?


Mini 14 could be a good choice, but not sure if accuracy is that much better than the M1 - although longer range should be possible.

If 17HMR was enough, an Anschutz Fortner action would be awesome and I'd buy one. Not a semi-auto, but it's close!

Wolves tend to get a bit bigger the further north you are from the Equator. I've seen more wolves this year than the last 15 put together. Very healthy looking, and big-ish for our neck of the woods.
Last one I saw was the biggest, I wouldn't doubt 100-110 lbs. Most are much smaller of course, but there's so many!
 
The only way I would suggest a .30 carbine is if you were hunting over bait with the blind at 50 yards... even then I would be inclined to use a better rifle...

My best wolf advice would be to use a rifle that you would use on a Saskatchewan prairie whitetail hunt.
 
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popcan said:
saw several at 50 and closer this year hunting.
One brown crosssd the road in front of me at maybe 25 yards, saw me, and then went back the other way again!
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Very cool, I've only ever seen them at 300 yards plus. This is in Bc's interior.
 
popcan said:
saw several at 50 and closer this year hunting.
One brown crosssd the road in front of me at maybe 25 yards, saw me, and then went back the other way again!
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The largest wolves in Canada inhabit the Peace and Athabasca basins, wood bison fed, and your geographic coordinates indicates you may travel 9 degrees north that way for work or hunting. Bear in mind you can't shoot off roads many places, applies to many a gravel road in BC too. Rifles I've used for wolf are .223, 7x57, .308, .375. Anything you can shoot at 200-300 without much setup is appropriate, if you post pics of a few bagged wolves with a .30 Carbine that weren't trapped I'll eat my hat. As suggested by another poster a Mini-14 is going to be way ahead of your M1 for the purpose. Good hunting to you.
 
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