300 wsm or 6.5 prc for moose hunt?
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Which rifle do you shoot better and also which one shoots the BEST ? 
Accuracy and Bullet placement are #1 ! RJ
Accuracy and Bullet placement are #1 ! RJ
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Heavier bullets never hurt for moose imo. Sometimes the only opportunity will be quartering shot or similar bad angle. Heavier projectiles will wade more meat and resist fragmentation on heavy bone hits. My 2 cents.
My dilemma was my custom 6.5 PRC that is pushing the 156 gr berger tips, that I practice with out to 1000 m, or my newly aquired ruger #1 in 450 BM that I practice with out to 350m. Yes the areas I sometimes hunt can and do present themselves with longer shots, and depending on current site conditions I have to make the call to shoot or not. I'll just leave it at that.
Well the 6.5 sat in camp all week and was playing my back up if need be. Didn't even get to see daylight, besides at the beginning of the trip when I opened the case to remove the other rifle that was travelling with it.
I exclusively carried my 450 BM, and got to use it a few times on my last trip. That will be for another story though.
It now gets the nod on my next trip, leaving tomorrow. It is now my newest love! The custom 6.5 will sit in camp as a back up again. Too boot, some freshly loaded 290gr solid copper tips.
Of the two you listed, the one that you can shoot comfortably with out to the ranges you will need, and the one that you can follow up quickly with a 2nd and if need 3rd shot. I specifically practice this at the range, especially now using a single shot, and well let me just say this, it pays off when you really need it and have no time to think and just react. not much different with a bolt action as well, and not too many actually practice this when they can.
Really, the moose will not know the difference of what hit them, if you hit them right!
Well the 6.5 sat in camp all week and was playing my back up if need be. Didn't even get to see daylight, besides at the beginning of the trip when I opened the case to remove the other rifle that was travelling with it.
I exclusively carried my 450 BM, and got to use it a few times on my last trip. That will be for another story though.
It now gets the nod on my next trip, leaving tomorrow. It is now my newest love! The custom 6.5 will sit in camp as a back up again. Too boot, some freshly loaded 290gr solid copper tips.
Of the two you listed, the one that you can shoot comfortably with out to the ranges you will need, and the one that you can follow up quickly with a 2nd and if need 3rd shot. I specifically practice this at the range, especially now using a single shot, and well let me just say this, it pays off when you really need it and have no time to think and just react. not much different with a bolt action as well, and not too many actually practice this when they can.
Really, the moose will not know the difference of what hit them, if you hit them right!
Of all the moose I’ve taken, smallest caliber was a 6.5 prc, and was the longest expiry time I’ve witnessed (140gr accubond @ 50 yards centre lung 2+ minutes to expire). It worked, but I wouldn’t do it again personally. Perhaps a different bullet might have done it quicker.
The bullet choice would me more important than the headstamp in my mind. Both will work. Both have suitable bullets and both have bullets that have better alternatives
My choice personally is bigger bullets for bigger animals
My choice personally is bigger bullets for bigger animals
I dunno, I have quite a few friends who have killed lots of white tails with 300 mags and WSM's, with the proper bullet they do no more damage than a 308.
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Took an Elk with a 140 grain bullet out of a 6.5 PRC last year. 380 yard lung shot. Required a follow up shot. It was flying at a little over 2900fps out of the muzzle. This year I’m using a 300 wsm, 175 grain LRX. Load development in progress but I’m seeing a lot of promise at 3045 feet per second with that bullet. This will hammer beyond 500 yards.
