Moose hunting

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Trappers, natives and others have been killing moose with 30-30's for a hundred years, using the cheapest ammo they could find. I used to work retail in a sporting goods store and I sold more 30-30 ammo to moose hunters than all other centerfire ammo COMBINED. There really can be no argument that a 30-30 will effectively kill moose out to, at least, 100 yards. It has been done many tens of thousands of times. Some of you armchair quarterbacks need to seriously re-assess your theories when they so blatantly conflict with reality!
 
sealhunter said:
you're a joke,..

I hunt, ...

you pay someone to put you on a moose...

too funny..

and big ones are here too ;) yup alberta, Yukon and the Rock !
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I will just agree to disagree with you

PS... what makes you think I pay people to put me on a moose or whatever you said. You think I am American or something? lol
 
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So you want a bigger rifle for a moose hunt. Fair enough.

Shot placement is 95% of the hunt. So you want a rifle that is reasonably accurate that you can handle and shoot well. Some will feel better to you than others.

As for calibers, 260Rem, 6.5x55, 270, 280, 7-08, 308, 303Brit, 358, 356, and 35 Whelan come to mind. The last 4 are my personal favourites.

I prefer a fixed 2.5 or 3 power scope, or a 1.5 - 5 variable. Most moose I have shot have been at 100 yards or less. The last was about 15 feet. I think the muzzle blast broker her neck.

One of the handiest all round hunting rifle is the Remington 7600 pump. It has a full floating barrel and out of the box tends to be more accurate than most other rifles. The removeable magazine is handy. If you also use a pump shotgun, the action will feel familiar. I have used it in 308, 30-06 and 35 Whelan.

I do NOT suggest a see-through scope mount. I shot some trap with a 2.5X scope on my shotgun, just to prove a low power scope is as fast to use as open sights. I zero the iron sights on a rifle, before mounting the scope. If the scope gets broken on a hunt, I can take the Weaver abses off with a coin.

The danger of a see thru scope mount is that it means you don't know where the scope is. It might be a half inch from your head..... OUCH!

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is there anywhere in this site to purchase crossbows and / or pump action 12 guage shotguns...?

Just seems to be forums and chat groups.......
 
Chado said:
is there anywhere in this site to purchase crossbows and / or pump action 12 guage shotguns...?

Just seems to be forums and chat groups.......
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it is a forum after all......

there is a private exchange forum for private sales and a whole bunch of sponsors for dealer sales
 
waderow said:
its alright... some guys never get into big bulls... not knocking you...just trying to help you
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not a problem, thanks for the heads up...;)

don't forget to get out to the range either;)
more shots at the range might help ya save a few on the moose :)

someday I too will get into those big T Rex needing bulls, that require 3 double shoulder double lung breakers just to get em down...(even 4 on occasion :eek:)

til then...

30/30, 100 yrds,..32 -44 inch racks, or just the big eared mama, I'll be doin just fine...

However, I sure would love to get to empty my gun into a brute, all lethal shots and still have em standing, that would be so uber cool!... :( oh well,.. maybe someday you'll put me on one...
 
fiddler said:
If you understood ballistics, all the rounds you've listed basically agree with me, so don't get your panties in a knot.
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I understand ballistics fine. But to say you NEED a 180 gr at 2200 ft lbs of energy is foolishness. Also the Ballistic co-efficient of a .270 is equal to or better a lot of times than a 30-06. (depending on loads)

I think you missed my point. With an adequate rifle (not a 30-30 which I think is inadequate in the sense that there isnt really a lot of room for error) and proper shot placement moose will not complain.
 
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sealhunter said:
not a problem, thanks for the heads up...;)

don't forget to get out to the range either;)
more shots at the range might help ya save a few on the moose :)

someday I too will get into those big T Rex needing bulls, that require 3 double shoulder double lung breakers just to get em down...(even 4 on occasion :eek:)

til then...

30/30, 100 yrds,..32 -44 inch racks, or just the big eared mama, I'll be doin just fine...

However, I sure would love to get to empty my gun into a brute, all lethal shots and still have em standing, that would be so uber cool!... :( oh well,.. maybe someday you'll put me on one...
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Sealhunter, I killed a big cow like this a few years ago (190 lbs in each front quarter). First shot killed her but she would not go down. I pumped 4 more into her vitals and finally she flopped over. Her heart looked like a bloody dish rag HA! That was with my old Polish Nagant. Every round was a thru shot. The range was about 250 yards on a downslope. The funniest part was my old man screamin "give it to her again!, give it to her again!"....Good times
 
sealhunter said:
not a problem, thanks for the heads up...;)

don't forget to get out to the range either;)
more shots at the range might help ya save a few on the moose :)

someday I too will get into those big T Rex needing bulls, that require 3 double shoulder double lung breakers just to get em down...(even 4 on occasion :eek:)

til then...

30/30, 100 yrds,..32 -44 inch racks, or just the big eared mama, I'll be doin just fine...

However, I sure would love to get to empty my gun into a brute, all lethal shots and still have em standing, that would be so uber cool!... :( oh well,.. maybe someday you'll put me on one...
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do you have a quad?
 
waderow, you know a bullet in the a@@ is a bullet in the a@@. Shoot a moose where it counts and a .30-30 does just fine. It's not a long range boomer by no means, but at 100 or so yards it'll kill even the biggest. It's not my first choice because of it's range limitation. However, in certain types of terrain where shots are closer, it works.
 
Woodsman said:
waderow, you know a bullet in the a@@ is a bullet in the a@@. Shoot a moose where it counts and a .30-30 does just fine. It's not a long range boomer by no means, but at 100 or so yards it'll kill even the biggest. It's not my first choice because of it's range limitation. However, in certain types of terrain where shots are closer, it works.
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sorry guys, but maybe for smaller bulls, calves, cows. The go down easy. Big monster bulls do not go down with a .300mag, let alone a 30-30.

And yes, it is dead after 1 shot, but I dont like my moose dead in the bush 1/2 mile away after I hit it.
 
I'd rather use a .30-30 I can shoot and know well then some wizz bang magnum I don't get to shoot often due to recoil and cost. A young fellow like myself shooting eastern Canadian moose would be more then well served by the .30-06 and its family as well as 308, 7mm-08 and the mauser family of cartridges.
 
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