a good moose gun?
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Except, of course, for its' abysmal lack of versatility.Levi Garrett said:375 h&h , no need to look for more or less of a cartridge.
Which is not to say it won't kill moose very well indeed and has a certain cachet to it... And definitely a historically important caliber
I wouldn't get too obsessed with recoil, if that is what you are thinking about. Unless you're moving from something like a .243 to a .300 Winnie, the extra recoil is not all that much greater than "ordinary" calibers. That is all the more true if you choose to buy a BAR which is definitely not a featherweight rifle. I've never understood how some guys can shoot heavy 12 gauge loads at geese all day and then whimper about something like the 300 Winnie which they might fire two or three times during the season and yet has similar recoil levels.colt45gunner said:
More to the point, the shooter is dealing with perceived recoil, not mathematical recoil values. And perceived recoil has a lot to do with making sure the rifle is properly fit to the shooter and the shooter has a general idea of how to properly fire the rifle - by way of example, tucking an old crescent-shaped brass buttplate of an old .405 Winchester into your bicep and pulling the trigger isn't going to leave you with a happy impression of perceived recoil. Too high of a comb will magnify recoil as it socks you in the cheek, too short of a length of pull will do the same thing, etc.
Why, incidentally, do you like the BAR? I'm a Browning fan (well, not of the new gaudy firearms) and own Browning shotguns, rifles, and handguns. But the BAR leaves me cold. Too heavy and handles like a brick on a stick - at least for me. So what's the appeal of the BAR?
If I need to shoot that often, that fast, while out big game hunting... I better invest in some help from a shooting coach.BIGREDD said:I can answer that question in five words.. BANG BANG BANG BANG BAND
If a person loves the look and feel of a firearm and it reliably performs as they want it to, then that's the firearm they should buy no matter what others think of that particular model. I just kind of scratch my head at the BAR because it is heavy, looks kind of clunky (I know, personal tastes differ), handles like a brick... etc. Maybe I've had the priviledge of carrying Husqvarna featherweights out in the sticks for too long and am overly critical, but the BAR suffers in comparison to rifles like that - at least in my eyes.
But still, people should buy what THEY like, not what others like.
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the best moose rifle is the one that will hit the moose, swedes have hunted em for years using 6.5x55 and i took my first moose with a .270
to be fair, Scandinavians moose are different than the moose we have around here, and are quite a bit smaller. Not that the 6.5x55 is inadequate for north american moose, just be aware that you're not comparing apples to apples
prosper said:
Yes, scandinavian moose is smaller but can be a vicious animal......have been bitten by one on my treestand.
More seriously, a 300WM is very close to 30-06 and not a big step up im my mind. (+-150 fps). Sorry but not enough to justify a new rifle, glass, mounts, dies, brass, sling, case and lock.
Use a premium bullet in your 30-06 like TSX, accubond, interbond it will do the job fine.
Or buy a real big gun.
A 338WM or 375HH is the next step up.
Just what ever you do don't ever shoot anything with a .308 Win exspecially with a 180 grain bullet,the elk will see it coming and just step into the bullet and grin! Then just walk away saying under his breath (Glad that wasn't a 300 win mag)!
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Yup, I do.BIGREDD said:My answer was tongue in cheek, as I'm sure you know Rick.
But while the species is hopefully rare here, there's far too many "hunters" out there who think the answer is the sheer application of firepower until you whittle one down to the point it's on the ground or SOMETHING ends up on the ground. Have seen that first hand far too many times around here; while I would like to think we're the only place with such idiots, I suspect things are the same pretty much everyplace else.
Well, I own a couple of those myself. I am still very much a "one shot kill for sure or watch 'em run off" guy, so whatever appreciation I have for those actions has nothing to do with their speed of action. Not saying running shots are wrong or anything like that; it just isn't for me. I suspect I could convert all my hunting rifles to single shots and never know the difference.But we do have a serious appreciation and usefull application for semi-autos, pumps and levers here in the east.
Anyways, I still think one of the most excellent and versatile .35 caliber rifles is the way to go (.35 Remington excepted).
