- Location
- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
Accuracy is the same
Shooters ability may not be
Frank
Shooters ability may not be Frank
.308 effective range on moose
- Thread starter mdbuckle
- Start date
- Location
- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
The 06 , without question Accuracy of the firearm not a factor
Frank
Accuracy of the firearm not a factor Frank
I already have an 06 and I would take that for sure, but I already have a 06 in a Remmy Model 742 for my everyday hunter. That is the gun I pack through the woods. I am looking for something for range target shooting and something to take out of the truck when a longer, more accuracte shot is needed. My 742 will handle everything in close, that is the way I have it set up. It is way to uncomfortable to shoot longer ranges.
- Location
- Cleardale Alberta
oka i think a .308 is good at up to 500 maybe more if you can hit right its the only rifle i use for huntin it is sighted at 400 yards and hits hard also my grandfather guided for 40 years and its his weapon of choice to so you should be fine
dangertree
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- Location
- NL/ON/FL/PL
Lots of .308s killing lots of moose around here.
I'd not hesitate to use one if I didn't have another larger calible more exotic moose rifle in my possession, the 7.7x56mmR Number Five Rifle. Moose hunting at it's finest.
308 (and many below) = dead bullwinkle.
I'll use the 7.7mm on both bears this spring. Fingers crossed.
Cheers,
DT
I'd not hesitate to use one if I didn't have another larger calible more exotic moose rifle in my possession, the 7.7x56mmR Number Five Rifle. Moose hunting at it's finest.
308 (and many below) = dead bullwinkle.
I'll use the 7.7mm on both bears this spring. Fingers crossed.
Cheers,
DT
just for interests sake
308 Win w/ 165 Partition @ 2750 fps
zero @ 400 yards
100 yards - +8.2"
200 yards - +12.4"
300 yards - +10.1"
400 yards - 0.0
500 yards - -19.5"
hahahahahahaha
that 'sum##### is flatter than Kansas
308 Win w/ 165 Partition @ 2750 fps
zero @ 400 yards
100 yards - +8.2"
200 yards - +12.4"
300 yards - +10.1"
400 yards - 0.0
500 yards - -19.5"
hahahahahahaha
that 'sum##### is flatter than Kansas
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Long Ranger
May I ask why we be needin' all these extra long range shots at Moose? Are we planning to shoot from the middle of the lake or do moose out that-a-way run radar?
Please don't forget how most moose are killed--within 100 yds.
I'm just a local hunter so requirements may be totally different, elsewhere.
May I ask why we be needin' all these extra long range shots at Moose? Are we planning to shoot from the middle of the lake or do moose out that-a-way run radar?
Please don't forget how most moose are killed--within 100 yds.
I'm just a local hunter so requirements may be totally different, elsewhere.
- Location
- Saskatchewan
It's called moose hunting, not moose shooting. How many of you guys proposing shots over 300yds would hang up their tag if they cut hair with one of your hope shots and didn't retrieve the moose? Equipment is never a substitute for skill, and we do have a responsibility to the animal to only take shots we are reasonably sure of making. I have killed two bull moose and one elk at 250 paces (plus or minus a couple), with the .308 and 180 grain nosler partitions. Worked fine, bullets expanded Ok and exited. Futher than that I don't shoot. Those critters wouldn't have been any deader with a .300 mag. I do like a heavier bullet for early season hunting in thick bush, but then I use the .35 whelen / 250 grain.
- Location
- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
Sorry
Frank
Frank
If you have a 308, like it, and can shoot it well, then just accept its (your) limitations and hunt with it. If not, then develop the consistent long range shooting proficiency which would justify the the weight, recoil and expense of stepping up to a magnum.
Length of season is another consideration. If you have only 3 days to hunt like here in NB your first moose sighting might be your last and you had better feel confident you can make the shot or get ready to eat the tag! If you have weeks to hunt moose, you may have the luxury to pass longer shots and pick a comfortable shot.
Length of season is another consideration. If you have only 3 days to hunt like here in NB your first moose sighting might be your last and you had better feel confident you can make the shot or get ready to eat the tag! If you have weeks to hunt moose, you may have the luxury to pass longer shots and pick a comfortable shot.
lookout said:
Thats the thing about hunting in BC.......whatever style you like. I knowof areas for moose that shots will be 50-100yrds at the most. Then there are the areas where 300-400+yrds is not out of the question. Know your limitations. Thats the key.
