270 for moose hunting

Why not? said:
I have too, and they died quick! The 150 Partition has killed a pile of really big game up here.

The second biggest moose I ever killed was so far away I am embarrassed to tell the story. It was 700 long paces in the snow, probably 600 yards, but there was only three days left in the season, and we needed a moose. I had brought that old Husqvarna Model 5000 with me from Ontario, where I had shot many hundreds of rounds using it hunting groundhogs, coyotes and wolves.

Always using the same load, a 130 gr Silvertip ahead of 62 gr of the old surplus H4831 powder and a magnum primer, I was very familiar with the rifle and the trajectory. That day, Oct 28th, 1972, it was -28F, and one shot with the same load was all it took.

Witnessed by three guys who were all hungry for fresh meat, needless to say I was their best friend that cold morning.



Not quite 70 inches, this was the last trip down the mountain the next day.
Ted
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Great details and that photo of you is one I use as one the hunting photos I use in my computer screen saver.
 
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Why not? said:
I have too, and they died quick! The 150 Partition has killed a pile of really big game up here.

The second biggest moose I ever killed was so far away I am embarrassed to tell the story. It was 700 long paces in the snow, probably 600 yards, but there was only three days left in the season, and we needed a moose. I had brought that old Husqvarna Model 5000 with me from Ontario, where I had shot many hundreds of rounds using it hunting groundhogs, coyotes and wolves.

Always using the same load, a 130 gr Silvertip ahead of 62 gr of the old surplus H4831 powder and a magnum primer, I was very familiar with the rifle and the trajectory. That day, Oct 28th, 1972, it was -28F, and one shot with the same load was all it took.

Witnessed by three guys who were all hungry for fresh meat, needless to say I was their best friend that cold morning.



Not quite 70 inches, this was the last trip down the mountain the next day.
Ted
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Ted is that hunt the one with Alex?

those were the men and im glad to know one of those and even shared some campfires in the middle of our wild Yukon.

hope to share some more ...
 
medvedqc said:
Ted is that hunt the one with Alex?

those were the men and im glad to know one of those and even shared some campfires in the middle of our wild Yukon.

hope to share some more ...
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Yes, that was the hunt: Alex Van Bibber, Mike Hassard, Frank Whitehead, and myself were about three miles South of Champagne. That is Mount Bratnober in the background. It was almost three miles back to Alex and Sue's cabin. That was a long way to pack a huge moose, even with four guys sharing the work!

We were tougher men those days,......... or maybe just a bit crazier. Today I wouldn't consider for a moment shooting a moose that far from transportation of some sort.

Look forward to enjoying a campfire with you and your sweet wife. We should do an overnight camp/ice fishing trip soon.
Ted
 
Why not? said:
I have too, and they died quick! The 150 Partition has killed a pile of really big game up here.

The second biggest moose I ever killed was so far away I am embarrassed to tell the story. It was 700 long paces in the snow, probably 600 yards, but there was only three days left in the season, and we needed a moose. I had brought that old Husqvarna Model 5000 with me from Ontario, where I had shot many hundreds of rounds using it hunting groundhogs, coyotes and wolves.

Always using the same load, a 130 gr Silvertip ahead of 62 gr of the old surplus H4831 powder and a magnum primer, I was very familiar with the rifle and the trajectory. That day, Oct 28th, 1972, it was -28F, and one shot with the same load was all it took.

Witnessed by three guys who were all hungry for fresh meat, needless to say I was their best friend that cold morning.



Not quite 70 inches, this was the last trip down the mountain the next day.
Ted
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They had colour photos in 1972? :nest: cou:
 
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I have taken 1 bull elk with 140 accubonds in my new 270 win. I never owned a 270 before but over the years with other calibers I found elk are way tougher than moose so I am confident with what I am loading. If your gun happens to shoot the accubonds good then you should be fine with good shot placement.
 
Hi probably the premier moose bullet in the 270 is the 140 gr. Winchester fail safe . ; in factory and in handholds with H or IMR 4831 .Next is definantly the 150 gr partition with either of said powder
 
ronecol said:
Nosler partitions do an excellent job however, I'm not a fan of .270 for moose. It will do the job but not as good as .300 win mag or .300wsm. In any event aim up the inside of the front leg, half way up the body.... bang. Moose will not go farther than a few feet before retiring
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I love this mentality. 270 will kill it, but a 300 magnum will kill it better. :)

I use the federal blue box 150gr, seems to be what my rifle likes best.
 
bang_on_sk said:
I love this mentality. 270 will kill it, but a 300 magnum will kill it better. :)

I use the federal blue box 150gr, seems to be what my rifle likes best.
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Same with my 270, blue box 150's....kills moose and other game just as good as any of my 300 mags. I don't really think the game can tell the difference. :)
 
Never recovered a 160gr 6.5 bullet from a moose regardless of angle and you can eat right up to the bullet hole.Harold
 
medvedqc said:
that is a big problem ... how do you know how the bullet perform if you cant recover it... lol
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There's a few ways. A classic method is to
poke the moose with the rifle barrel and see if he's dead, then consider how long it took it to get that way, how far it traveled in the meantime. Somewhat later, observations can be made on what the bullet did, instead of what it looks like.
 
Why not? said:
I have too, and they died quick! The 150 Partition has killed a pile of really big game up here.

The second biggest moose I ever killed was so far away I am embarrassed to tell the story. It was 700 long paces in the snow, probably 600 yards, but there was only three days left in the season, and we needed a moose. I had brought that old Husqvarna Model 5000 with me from Ontario, where I had shot many hundreds of rounds using it hunting groundhogs, coyotes and wolves.

Always using the same load, a 130 gr Silvertip ahead of 62 gr of the old surplus H4831 powder and a magnum primer, I was very familiar with the rifle and the trajectory. That day, Oct 28th, 1972, it was -28F, and one shot with the same load was all it took.

Witnessed by three guys who were all hungry for fresh meat, needless to say I was their best friend that cold morning.



Not quite 70 inches, this was the last trip down the mountain the next day.
Ted
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Great story and fantastic picture! You were shooting moose and I was running around in diapers! Just bagged my first moose this fall, a friend and I shot at the same time at 30 yds in thick timber (we were side by side and that is a story in itself) with .270 and .270 short mag mag and of more shots in the forward end than I care to admit only 1 was a thru and thru.

While I think the .270 is great medicine for all critters, I will be using a 150 gr partition round for moose in the future.

P.S. you look like the epitome of the old voyageur "Black Jacques Shellac" in that pic!
 
medvedqc said:
that is a big problem ... how do you know how the bullet perform if you cant recover it... lol
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I received a postcard from some guy in China that showed a 6.5 bullet with an intact core + jacket perfectly mushroomed , that landed in his won ton soup ............good enough performance for me.Harold
 
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