The Kodiak & the Bull Moose

30/06 works well for sure. but being a gunnut is not so much about need. If you enjoy the bigbores and shoot them well then get out there and hunt with them
 
4570keith said:
My wife killed a BIG cow moose on a quartering to shot with a 243 Winchester and a 90 grain Barnes x bullet at 35 yards. It only went about 10 yards. She was shooting a NEF Handi rifle. All the moose I have shot since 1965 have fallen to a lowly 30-06.

No need for anything bigger. Shot placement is the key, not horsepower.
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Lies. Damn lies. No way the lowly 243 can kill a moose. 40cal or nothing God damn it!
 
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Roast Beast EXCELLENT! Goes great with peppercorn sauce...

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Euro Mount

Measurements -

• Greatest measured spread = 50-3/4"
• total number of points = 18
• length of both palms (incl. the 1 brow palm) = 26 + 26 + 6 = 58"
• width of both palms = 9 + 14-1/2 = 23-1/2"
• circumference of both bases measured at smallest place = 2 x 8 = 16"

Total: 166-1/4". ;)


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Thanks!

Next is to get my Euro Mount set up for display. Going to use a product called the Skull Hooker, Big Hooker model for big critters. Just need to find a spot in my trophy room, do some re-arranging, locate a handy wall stud, attach the hardware and hook it on. You gents might considering using one when (if? :p) ever you get a rack for display.

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https://www.skullhooker.com/
 
I haven't read the entire thread. But right off the bat I get the impression you are taking a one off situation and interpreting that this is what will happen every time. A common mistake of greenhorns.

Jim
 
OntJim said:
I haven't read the entire thread. But right off the bat I get the impression you are taking a one off situation and interpreting that this is what will happen every time. A common mistake of greenhorns.

Jim
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Reiterated by "tinhorns" too...
 
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Thanks!

Next season I will have the .375 loaded with 260gr AB's which, according to the Nosler data, should be pushing 2700 fps from my 21-1/4" barrel. That should put the smackdown on Bullwinkle. ;)

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Slamfire said:
Congrats! :cheers:

Now for the post-game analysis of your kill...
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6 day raft trip with a buddy. I had planned on bringing my .300 H&H Ruger No. 1 (200 grain AB @ 2850). Somewhat last minute I figured that maybe a 6 day river hunt isn't the place for a blued rifle with a beautiful piece of walnut and instead I took my sheep rifle. Only issue was the load worked up for my sheep rifle is a 140 grain hunting VLD @ 2770. Not exactly the ideal moose bullet, but I took it and figured it would work well enough so long as I was carefull with shot placement ect.

While eating lunch on day 4 a young bull came strolling along the river bank towards us without a care in the world. Kindly walked from 400 yards away to 180 and then stood broadside. Shot into the boiler room and it dropped like a stone. Pencil sized entrance wound and then it essentially exploded in the boiler room. Very little meat damage, and effective this time but penetration was poor and when a bullet is that fragile you can't expect it to be reliable in dropping game. I won't be using it again on anything larger than sheep.
 
I would have also left the Ruger No.1 at home. Good shooting - well done with the shot placed into the boiler room. I've seen similar results using my .300 WM and lightweight frangible bullets. Not agitated with calls so that it isn't pumped up with adrenaline works in one's favor.

An absolute rush to call in up close a big angry bugger that's ready to rumble. And never quite sure what's that you hear approaching in the timber until it appears...

Applies to Moose hunting as well -

http://www.elk101.com/2017/07/hunting-elk-in-grizzly-country/
 
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