25/06 for moose
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7 mag , and 30 cal on up , including the 30-30.
A fast 1/4 bore is a long range deer gun , with a side order of coyote
Would it kill a moose clean , yes, so why not, well here is why, (brush, velocity, bullet weights,)
Brush , maybe a rn nose in a pinch, but heck why 25..go big frontal dia, with low velocity,
the goal is meat to eat eh!
Have fun
7 mag , and 30 cal on up , including the 30-30. A fast 1/4 bore is a long range deer gun , with a side order of coyote
Would it kill a moose clean , yes, so why not, well here is why, (brush, velocity, bullet weights,)
Brush , maybe a rn nose in a pinch, but heck why 25..go big frontal dia, with low velocity,
the goal is meat to eat eh!
Have fun
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I completely agree.
Saw a 60" bull last year at 205 yards but had to pass him up.
I hate it when that happens!! My 7-08AI starts bouncing off elk at 329 yards....
brenden270
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"FYI .257 Partitions don't come in 130grains unless they are fired from something like a 270?"
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brenden270
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Thats what it says...
I saw an interesting article about that years ago. The writer tried a lot of different guns up a 470 NE on a target behind a brush pile. None of the bullets would stay on course if they hit even a twig. That said a less than perfect shot with a 470 has a better chance of being fatal than a less than perfect shot with a 25.
While I'm on the topic, with a 2506 you pretty much have to have a good clear shot, you can't plan on things like bone crushing power or super deep penetration to make your marginal shots good.
Next up some peckerwood from SC is going to explain why the .223 is the ideal elk cartridge at 800 yards.
Jeez boys,use reason here.
I don't think anyone suggested a 2506 is a perfect moose cartridge, but if a good shot is presented it will do the job.
It has been my experience that faster bullets do far more surrounding tissue damage than big bullets. Bigger bullets make bigger holes, but not always the massive surrounding tissue damage. Bullets kill by shock, not by blood letting and small fast bullets work well for shock.
Personally, I would rather see someone hunt moose with a 25-06 and put the shot in the right place every time over the the guy who thinks that he needs the latest WSSSSSM magnum with the explosive tips, but can't control the shot and insists that even if he hits the beast in the toenail the sheer force will topple the beast over for good.
Shoot the rifle that fits you well, and you are confident with.
YMMV
Personally, I would rather see someone hunt moose with a 25-06 and put the shot in the right place every time over the the guy who thinks that he needs the latest WSSSSSM magnum with the explosive tips, but can't control the shot and insists that even if he hits the beast in the toenail the sheer force will topple the beast over for good.
Shoot the rifle that fits you well, and you are confident with.
YMMV
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It has been my experience that faster bullets do far more surrounding tissue damage than big bullets. Bigger bullets make bigger holes, but not always the massive surrounding tissue damage. Bullets kill by shock, not by blood letting and small fast bullets work well for shock.
YMMV
This isn't quite right. When an animal is shot it dies when the oxygen supplied through the blood flow to the brain is stopped. This is achieved when the lungs, heart, liver or other major organs are damaged or when the central nervous system is cut by a bullet. The shock wave that crushes soft tissue (but has no effect on bone) with the passage of a supersonic bullet is useful, but a 100 gr .25 that impacts at 3000 fps will never match the wound volume of a 550 gr .50 caliber bullet (.500 Nitro, .500 Jeffery, .500 Gibbs etc) impacting at 2100. The .25 will upset to .45" and the .50 will upset to nearly an inch. The .25 will penetrate to 18" -24" and produce a fist wide wound volume depending on what it hits, while the .50 will penetrate 4' and the soft tissue will look like a football has been thrown through the animal.
The .50s have some serious limitations however, so the .25 is a better choice as an all round rifle due to its range, light recoil, and accuracy, but not because it kills like the finger of God.
