freddyfour
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- Brant County, Ontario
X2 on the great post.
6.5 for moose???
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X2 on the great post.
My son got drawn for CFB Suffield base Alberta antlerless elk and he will be bringing his T3 in 6.5x55 with 47gr/Re22/140gr Partitions.The cull is the first week of Feb. good for two elk.This load blows right through moose broadside and 1/2" or better groups.We'll see if they are 6.5 proof.........Harold
Thats great, good luck to you guys! I am rife with envy!
Somehow I dont think the elk will stop that bullet any better than the moose do!
We were down there last fall on a trophy antelope hunt[took him 11years to draw a tag] and you should have seen the elk down there! Huge bulls that could scratch their rumps with their racks standing and not just 1 or 2 but groups.This is a meat hunt so just cows/calves etc.
freddyfour
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- Brant County, Ontario
Awesome, the swede produces some good eating for the winter.
You could try the 6.5x68 with RWS and be good 2 go on any swamp donkey in the East.
Those who say it can not be done have not seen the results.
Enjoy your 7-08 or what ever 6.5 cartridge you choose and shoot within your ability.
Rob
Those who say it can not be done have not seen the results.
Enjoy your 7-08 or what ever 6.5 cartridge you choose and shoot within your ability.
Rob
BigUglyMan
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The 6.5mm will only work on those slender, effete European moose that drink fancy coffee and listen to europop music. They are completely ineffective when used on the burly lumberjackesque moose residing in the Yukon.
I've shot Moose, Bear and Deer with the 6.5x55 shooting Norma Oryx 156gr, I never recovered a bullet yet, all pass through with animal dropping a short distance. Great caliber. I also picked up some Norma 120 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip for the smaller stuff. didn't have time to try them out yet.
but are you taking the yearly test with it ....
here s for Norway
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Shooting proficiency test
No one is allowed to hunt big game with a rifle without passing a shooting proficiency test for that hunting season. Big game is here defined as moose, red deer, follow deer, wild reindeer, roe deer, wild sheep, musk ox, bear, wolf, wolverine and lynx. The test comprises two parts. First, 30 shots must be fired at a target of the applicant's choice. Then, for each rifle to be used for hunting big game, five shots must be fired at an animal figure approved by the directorate. For combined firearms (rifle-shotgun), triple-barrelled guns and double-barrelled rifles, three shots must be fired at the animal figure approved by the directorate. All shots fired at the animal figure must land within the approved area. Achievement of the silver medal in moose shooting (awarded by the Norwegian Association of Hunters and Anglers) is recognised as a shooting proficiency test providing the directorate has approved the shooting programme. The test must be taken without a fixed rest, but any position may be adopted. Foreign residents are exempt from the shooting proficiency test provided they satisfy the requirements for big-game hunting in their country of residence. Documentary proof to that effect must be shown on demand to police, game wardens and other supervisory authorities.
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Finland
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In 1959 the shooting test for moose hunters became mandatory.
For 46 years the shooting test was pretty much the same. You had a full sized moose figure standing on rails at the distance of 75 meters. First you fired three shots to a standing figure and then you fired three more shots at the running figure. The speed of the running target was 23 meters in four seconds. To pass the test all six shots must hit the target area which was 65 cm in diameter.
In 2006 a new shooting test replaced the old one. The most important motive for the new test was to emphasize the importance of a well-considered and precise shot among that the rifle used in test is familiar with the shooter and it is zeroed. The test is divided in three different levels of difficulty: the roe deer, the moose and deer and the bear.
All the three tests have the same basic elements. The target is at the distance of 75 meters. You can shoot from a kneeling, sitting or standing position and you can use a steady or a rest while shooting. You must shoot four shots within 90 seconds starting from the first shot and all the shots must hit the target area to pass the test. The cartridges used in the test must be the same you use in hunting. A passed test is valid for three years from the date of the test.
For the roe deer and moose and deer shooting tests the target figure is a live sized moose and the target area is a circle of 23 cm in diameter. The calibre of the rifle makes the difference between these two tests. For the bear shooting test the target figure is a live sized bear and the target area is a circle of 17 cm in diameter. If you have passed a bear shooting test then you are valid for all big game hunting in Finland. At a shooting test function you can try to pass the test max five times. Each attempt will cost you seven euro. For a passed test you will have a written certificate.
The mandatory shooting test is required from the foreign big game hunters too. If a foreign hunter can show a proof of a passed shooting test in his home country then he does not have to shoot a Finnish test. Otherwise he must demonstrate his shooting skills in the shooting range here in Finland.
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will find later for Sweden where running target shooting test is still on ...
Phil
Regarding the shooting tests in Finland and Norway above. I think the Fin's have a great idea going (not that I'm endorsing Canada follow suit). It proves at least the person has taken the time to fire their rifle and it shoots where it's supposed. I'm sure we've all seen the guys at hunt camp with cobwebs on their trigger guards.
Sweden:
During the test, hunters shoot at a life-size figure of a moose at a distance of 80 metres. The test involves shooting at the figure both while it is stationary and when it is "running"
like the finns the target is 65cm, there is 9 shots to be done and 6 has to be hit at mini, first run: 1 shot standing, 1 shot running right then 1 shot running left and that three times.
6 hits bronze
9 hits gold.
During the test, hunters shoot at a life-size figure of a moose at a distance of 80 metres. The test involves shooting at the figure both while it is stationary and when it is "running"
like the finns the target is 65cm, there is 9 shots to be done and 6 has to be hit at mini, first run: 1 shot standing, 1 shot running right then 1 shot running left and that three times.
6 hits bronze
9 hits gold.
the Norge has to do the test for every firearms they want to use and every year ... so just for two rifles 70 shots or 3 boxes and half ... once the scope is sighted ...
BigUglyMan
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- New Scotland
I need a robo-moose. Sounds like a fun challenge but I don't want to fly all the way to Scandinavia just to try it out.
