The perfect moose/elk rifle, or not...

[Why not?]

Lovely elk. Man he looks to be in good shape!

Ted

 

[canadaman30]

Marlin 1895mxlr in 450 marlin, 3200 2-7x32 with 325grain at 2200fps

 

[Rackmastr]

Lovely elk. Man he looks to be in good shape!

Ted

Thanks Ted. First year they ever had a season there....and the amount of grass they have to eat out in the prairies is amazing!!

 

[Calum]

Wow I'm impressed with his natural camo, I bet if he had sat down in the field and was still without the antlers one could walk right past him without seeing him.

 

[busterboy05]

Weatherby Vanguard .270 WSM, Bushnell Banner 3X9X40, Federal Fusion 150gr.

 

[DOUGLAS D]

.338 Win Mag.

Seriously the best.

 

[blueflash]

remington 700bdl .300win mag burris fullfield II 3x9x40

 

[Levi Garrett]

CZ 550 Magnum , 375 h&h , custom exh. grade claro stock, Kahles 2x7 x32, 26 mil tube
Barnes X 270 Gr , 4064 or RL -15, Norma brass, partial size

 

[shogi]

Rem 700 XCR (stainless, TriNyte) in 300RUM topped with a Leupold VX-L 4.5x14x56mm.
Used 180 gr SwiftScirocco cartidges (polymer tipped) 4200+ ft/lbs and 3250 fps (muzzle).
Still impacts at 500 yds with 2100+ ft/lbs and 2300+ fps.

 

[Camp Cook]

Here is a pic of my perfect elk/moose rifle/cartridge combo.

21" barreled T/C Contender Carbine 375JDJ = 260gr Accubonds @ 2300fps.

Good out to 300 yards...

 

[44Bore]

Last year a custom Win M-70 push feed in 35 Whelen--250 grain speer @ 2500 fps.

This year, Custom pre-64 win m-70 (rebore/rechamber) .35 whelen 250 grain speer/hornady @ s5oofps.

I also use a custom Win M-70 in 300 H + H with 180 Nosler partitions from time to tiem.

44Bore

 

[X-fan]

Here is a pic of my perfect elk/moose rifle/cartridge combo.

21" barreled T/C Contender Carbine 375JDJ = 260gr Accubonds @ 2300fps.

Good out to 300 yards...

Camp you are the king of lamy-stainless

 

[skma]

my 300 ultra mag pushin 168gr tsx @ 3368fps gets the job done, if not my new tikka t3 in 338 federal

 

[blargon]

Rem 700 XCR (stainless, TriNyte) in 300RUM topped with a Leupold VX-L 4.5x14x56mm.
Used 180 gr SwiftScirocco cartidges (polymer tipped) 4200+ ft/lbs and 3250 fps (muzzle).
Still impacts at 500 yds with 2100+ ft/lbs and 2300+ fps.

Shogi, have you hit a moose with that LR hammer yet?

 

[Gatehouse]

I didn't hunt moose last year, so if I go this year, I'll probably take my good ol' 300WSM with 150gr TTSX bullets.

Or I might take my 375 Ruger with 235gr TSX or 300gr Accubond bullets. Both nice rifles.

It's fun to try out different rifles and cartridges, although just about anything from a 30-30 to a .600 Nitro will kill a moose without too much trouble!

 

[Camp Cook]

Camp you are the king of lamy-stainless

and I'm not done yet I now need one more to fill my safe, something between a 22-250 and a 280 Rem or 375RUM and 45-70 can't decide and should it be another single shot or another bolt action.

 

[Edward Teach]

I must confess I really like the Thompson Contender setup. If I didn't love Marlins so much and was starting from scratch, that's the route I'd go.

 

[GreenIce]

rem 30-06, 180gr, remington core lokt, topped with a VX-2.

cheap bullets, boring cartridge, 1 shot, 1 big bull moose on the ground.

x2 although I use a Mossburg ATR and it was a cow, but anyway....

 

[22savage]

tikka t3 laminate in 300wm.
bushnell 4200 4x16x40
limbsaver recoil pad
180 gr accubonds pushed by a hefty load of rl22

 

[Camp Cook]

I didn't hunt moose last year, so if I go this year, I'll probably take my good ol' 300WSM with 150gr TTSX bullets.

Or I might take my 375 Ruger with 235gr TSX or 300gr Accubond bullets. Both nice rifles.

It's fun to try out different rifles and cartridges, although just about anything from a 30-30 to a .600 Nitro will kill a moose without too much trouble!

You don't take both?

I don't leave home without at least 2 rifles on any hunt/trip...

Not a true gun nutz unless you have more than one rifle along...