The Kodiak & the Bull Moose
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I love the big bores as well,the 375 ultra i had seem to kill moose more quickly than the 416. More rapid expansion I expect. Though my old man killed many big Yukon bulls in dramatic fashion with the old 300 win. On an animal weighing 1200lbs or more instant drops are not the norm, usually Bullwinkle is dead he just doesn't know it yet
SlamFire....Why not rechamber to a .375 Weatherby?? Im pushing 300's at 2780 FPS and will be using it on moose this year...Has just the right amount of punch and H&H ammo can be used in a pinch!! Cheaper than the .378 Weatherby and only 100 fps slower than it too!!!
Some food for thought.
Some food for thought.
Lol this is at least the 2nd time I've seen him cite that page erroneously to downplay the capabilities of the 375.
While I agree with his opinion that a high speed 40cal is mighty capable, I disagree with his opinion on how much better they are than other options simply by virtue of being 40cal+ vs sub-40cal.
Also, Slamfire, area of a circle is calculated with the square of the radius, not the diameter, so your increase in area is less than you stated earlier.
I sure you'd be a riot around the camp fire though. Lol
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Cross-sectional area = A
Radius = r
Diameter = d = r/2
A = pi x r^2 = pi x (d/2)^2 so still proportional to the square of the diameter.
Cross-sectional area of a .416 vs. .375: (.416/.375)^2 = 1.23, or 23% more cross-sectional area.
Radius = r
Diameter = d = r/2
A = pi x r^2 = pi x (d/2)^2 so still proportional to the square of the diameter.
Cross-sectional area of a .416 vs. .375: (.416/.375)^2 = 1.23, or 23% more cross-sectional area.
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- In the shadows of the Rockies
Doing a euro mount with this one. My Bull Elk was done as a euro mount which was a 1 shot DRT kill with a 300gr TSX bullet impacting at 2400 fps from my .45-70 Ruger No.1. Quite a sight to see a 1000 lb Bull Elk hit the ground so hard it bounced.
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Doing a euro mount with this one. My Bull Elk was done as a euro mount which was a 1 shot DRT kill with a 300gr TSX bullet impacting at 2400 fps from my .45-70 Ruger No.1. Quite a sight to see a 1000 lb Bull Elk hit the ground so hard it bounced.
I've had the exact same results with a 270 and 110gr ttsx bullets odd. I just be hunting inferior animals or more than likely this is the dumbest thread I've seen on cgn yet
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The flies are circling again...
Speaking of Jack O'Connor, he wasn't getting 1 shot DRT kills with the .270 on Moose and thought the .375 would have worked better (The Rifle Book, p.228). Copton Creek, I know the area.
Speaking of Jack O'Connor, he wasn't getting 1 shot DRT kills with the .270 on Moose and thought the .375 would have worked better (The Rifle Book, p.228). Copton Creek, I know the area.
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As 'Ol Elmer would say, "use enough gun..."
"Hunter airlifted to hospital after wounded moose fights back" -
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/moose-hunting-hunter-attacked-newfoundland-labrador-1.4346689
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nope this is not the dumbest thread ever on CGN, those would be what's the biggest animal you've killed with 22/250, 243..
no need to be so serious with such threads ... there is some entertainment value here
plus everyone knows the best moose caliber is the 460wby with a 350gr X@3000fps.... damn now I miss my 460
no need to be so serious with such threads ... there is some entertainment value here
plus everyone knows the best moose caliber is the 460wby with a 350gr X@3000fps.... damn now I miss my 460
