Advice on Moose rifle

Woodsman said:
I'm an '06 user myself. Bought my first hunting rifle a Ruger M77 about 25 years ago. I have taken deer, caribou and moose with it. Every animal I ever shot with that same gun. I can hit quarters with it at 100 yards and never needed to sight in my rifle ever over any of those years. I will never sell, trade, or "upgrade" to anything else. I can count on it everytime and it will put it on the money every time out.
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I assume you are hitting those quarters at 100 yards with open sights since I've never heard of a rifle/scope that doesn't need to be resighted at least once a season net alone not in 25 years. Pretty impressive.
 
I shot my first moose last year with my 7x57. I found moose very easy to kill with a well placed shot. Use a solid bullet like Nosler Partition. You may hit the front leg and need the extra penetration.
 
Super7, that's with a 3x9 40mm scope. I take it every year to the range, and it is bang on 2" high dead center. Yes, it's impressive since I have to sight in my dad's .300WM Kleingunther, .308 sporterized Mauser, and sporterized .303 British every season. Not mine. It's not a fancy rifle, but it's a real tack driver. My furthest kill was caribou hunting somewhere around 400 yards (about 450 paces). I had to aim about antler height to hit it. My ex Canadian military sniper buddy was along right next to me with his 7mm Rem mag. He was shocked when he saw the animal buckle on the shot. He was going to let them pass because he thought they were too far. He did end up shooting one too then and there. We were leaning on a big, fat rock shooting down into a pass.

I used to handload and shoot lot's in the past when we had access to a property that was perfect for long range shooting into a sand bank. Since then, I don't shoot much other than once a year at a range before hunting season.
 
Makes sense to me. I thought the magic scope readjusting fairy's were long extinct. Since I don't make it a habit of smacking my scopes around during the off season, mine don't usually have to be adjusted either. Otherwise, not much use in relying on optics, I would say...
 
beretta boy said:
How 'bout a nice new Sako 85 in 338 Federal.
Would compliment your existing 308 and satisfy your craving to
go a little heavier.
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I fondled a sako 85 last week, and decided I don't like the stock. The synthetic one anyway, maybe a laminate would feel better...
 
If money is an issue stay with your 308. Placed well it will do the job - like most cartridges from 270 on up. But if you have a want for more... 338wm.

Try and find someone with one so you can check the kick out and see if it works for you. I heard all the stories about how bad the kick on a 338 was and for me it doesn't feel much different than a 300wm or my light 3006.

I would be most concerned about being comfortable and very familiar shooting with whatever I had.

Did I say I liked 338's?
 
.308 in this corner.

I took my moose this year with the longest shot I've ever taken (700 yds I think:rolleyes: )

It was a bang flop (in the heart)

I love the .308, but........... a .338 is going to get a look see when I get to the city. It sounds like a great round for beavers.:evil:
 
Personal experience here.....have both 300WM and .308 Win.(BLR).

Shot an 800 pound moose at 200 yards with the .308 and 165 gr Rem Scirocco's...Moose was as dead as dead can be. I enjoy the .308 much better than the 300WM for recoil and handling issues (lighter and lighter in both cases). If you can't kill it with a .308, your not doing something right.

A lot of hunters at camp have Mags, SuperMags and UltraMags...funny that they often seem to either miss, or make bad shots...

Hope this helps

Sport240
 
thanks for all the replies, I ordered a bunch of reloading gear and bullets today and I'm going to try to load up some good moose and deer loads for the .308, but I'm looking for a .300WM anyway , jus' cause I like'em;)
 
super7 said:
I assume you are hitting those quarters at 100 yards with open sights since I've never heard of a rifle/scope that doesn't need to be resighted at least once a season net alone not in 25 years. Pretty impressive.
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My brother had a Rem 700 with a fixed 4X Leopold that was never adjusted(30 plus years!). There were small changes from zero when checked but not enough to warrant adjusting it. Quality gear installed properly will do that for you.
 
Moose aren't that hard to kill. People used to shoot lot's of them with 30-30's and 303's. A .270, 308, 30-06 or equivalent is just fine. If you think you have a good chance of a 400+ yard shot the extra hitting power of a 7mm, .300, .338 magnum etc. is fine too.

I like using the .338 Win. Mag. myself.
 
sport240 said:
A lot of hunters at camp have Mags, SuperMags and UltraMags...funny that they often seem to either miss, or make bad shots...

Hope this helps

Sport240
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Maybe hunters in Quebec where you are can't shoot their magnum rifles but the moose and 3 deer I shot in Alberta this year with my 338 Ultra Mag went down quickly with one shot each.:rolleyes: :p
 
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