Ammunition for moose hunting

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Hi, with all the sorts of ammo today and being new to moose hunting, what ammunition is good for the job ?

My neighbor says he uses Remington scirocco in 150gr..

I mainly have access to Remington, Winchester and Hornady interbond ammo. Do I really need the Core-Lokt Ultra Bonded or Core-Lokt is good ?

Should I stay in the 150-165ghr range or up to 180gr ?

I do not have a camp so I will be on thew move and have no idea how far the shot will have to be.
 
Moose are big, thick animal. I'm assuming that you're talking about a .30-06. I would go with a 180gr if you're going to use a regular cup and core bullet. Regular cup and core bullets are good, bonded ones better, mono metal the best.
 
One of my friend hunt moose in Vald'or, he hunt with a 30-06 and all he use is regular Core-Lokt 180gr. Never lost a moose and he's got many many of them down, about at least a dozen so.... they work.

There are better bullets out there for sure but they are not always necessary, it all comes down to personal preferences and shot placement
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He said "hey, listen, it's working fine with me, all moose that I've shot went down so why would I change".
 
bullets kill straight up. witch ever gn u use make sure to practice with some first. learn the ballistics of the bullet so u can land one right were it needs to go.
 
use a 180g rem core-lokt in my tikka 300winmag. My dad uses the same bullet in his rem700 300winmag and has shot 6 moose with that gun. One was at 275 yards, moose went about 40 yards before dropping dead. havnt shot anything with my tika yet, besides paper. Real accurate. Paid $27.99 a box. Using the same for bear this year, may drop down to 150g for deer in a few months.
 
My Model 70 .300WSM really likes the Winchester 180 grain Fail Safe. It groups tightly and consistently. It has proven deadly for me on moose - killing 4 bulls in the last 6 years. The last one a big bull at 240 yrds took one shot to the vitals and moved less than 10 feet. Fortunately I have plenty of stock as Winchester is no longer making this ammo.

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DarkStalker said:
Hi, with all the sorts of ammo today and being new to moose hunting, what ammunition is good for the job ?

My neighbor says he uses Remington scirocco in 150gr..

I mainly have access to Remington, Winchester and Hornady interbond ammo. Do I really need the Core-Lokt Ultra Bonded or Core-Lokt is good ?

Should I stay in the 150-165ghr range or up to 180gr ?

I do not have a camp so I will be on thew move and have no idea how far the shot will have to be.
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30 plus years ago there was no such thing as premium bullits of today. Tons and tons of moose were shot with so called non-premium bullits with 30-30's and 303's and killed just fine. I've never questioned the use of Core- Lokt bullits. You hit your target where you should and get your tag out of your pocket to attach to game. Crafty marketing on companies part can make you believe to buy anything. 180 grain would be good but I take what ever shoots better from my rifle. My 308 throws 180g all over the place and 150-165g shoot far more accurate so thats what I use.
 
I use a .308 usually, now admittedly I use the "Lite Mag" variety, for a little extra zip, so she's a little in around that 3000fps range, but I only buy the regular 150 gr SST variety, I don't use any bonded varieties. Through and through on a nice bull elk last year. Because it was bushes on both sides I kept shooting because I hate fighting elk or moose out of deep bush.... so honestly it was 3 through and throughs.... The first would have been fine as they were all in a 6 inch area through the lungs. That was about 120 yards.

My other calibre is a .257 weatherby, and I use 100 grain TSX bullets. Mostly because there isn't a "regular" load with Weatherby ammo. But that's almost the lightest you can get and it works fine on moose, elk and deer. Of course... 3600 fps causes lots of shock....

In the end, most animals I successfully get, I don't think it would matter if I was using super premium or the cheapest round. A good lung shot with any calibre is fine. Just pick a load and use it consistently.

Here's a good lesson, I test fired .308 Super-X and .308 Hi-Shok. Both are the respective companies respective "cheap" load in 150 grain. There was a 6 inch grouping difference between the brands on the same rifle. Goes to show you can't just buy another brand in similar weight while hunting and expect it to shoot the same. Buy 1 bullet, stick with it. Take enough you aren't buying something else while your hunting.

If you are shooting Interbond, it's better than Core-Lokt ultra for accuracy in my experience anyway....
 
Got a sweet load worked up with Nosler ABs in 140gr for my .270 this year. Now I just need to find a moose :D

The Core-Lokts should server you just fine. I always liked those bullets.
 
I've used 180 grain Nosler Partitions and 168grain Barnes ### with success.

My uncle has used 180 grain Cor Lokt successfully for a number of years as well.\

Both out of .308.
 
Thanks for the help guys :)

I bought 1 box of Remington Core-Lokts Express 180gr PSP, 2 boxes of Core-Lokts 180gr SP and one box Federal Premium Barnes TSX 180gr BTSP

We'll see how it goes but I will practice with the cheaper Core-Lokts since Im only used to rimfire calibers :D
 
180gr Winchester Super X Power Points have made any moose i've shot over the years very dead...

Remmy Core Lokts are good to go as well...whatever your rifle likes best is the way to roll

cheers
 
We got our moose in Norther BC again this year. Mt son shoots a 303 175 grain I think and I shoot a 175 grain 7mm I just like that grain I use it on Deer and Moose along with bear,elk and so on. Placement is always the key grain is really not an issue
 
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