Best milsurp caliber for moose.

jerry

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I was sitting down this morning thinking about moose hunting, and i started to wonder what would be the best milsurp caliber for moose? This is taking into account the proper bullet design. What would your choices be?
I have at my disposal the following cals:
6.5 carcano
6.5 swede
7.62x51
.303 Brt
7.62X54 R
 
Everything that's in your list will work fine as long as you do your part and become familiar enough with the rifle you choose to shoot it well out to 250 meters. bearhunter
 
I use my German mauser k98, Isreali converted to 7.62NATO (.308).
Also know guys very succesful with their .303 Brit's and swear by them.
comes down to confidence and ability with your rifle. The .308 is ballistically superior though, by far.
 
I think that a .303 with big 180+ grain bullets would likely do more than .308 with lighter 150gr bullets, but your mileage may vary. The 54R is a good choice too.
 
Claven2 said:
I think that a .303 with big 180+ grain bullets would likely do more than .308 with lighter 150gr bullets, but your mileage may vary. The 54R is a good choice too.

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Most of the factory loadings for 7.62x54 are 150gr (Igman, Bell, etc) while most .303's are 180gr. Stop by any Wal-Mart, there's a good chance they'll have Remington 180gr Core-Lockt's on sale for about $16 per box.
 
Mosse gun

Not my 1st choice but no one has metioned the 6.5 x55 Swede. Ya.... its only killed thousands of big moose in Europe:rolleyes:

My choice would be the 8x57 Mauser loaded with (Factory loads) Sellier & Bellot 196 cutted Edge rounds, its basiclly has 30-06 ballistics and at 196 grains thats serious bullet density too. Just shoot well and let the bullet do its job. Good luck!:rockOn:


HHB
 
Hi Jerry

In no particluar order, here are some comments about the various milsurp calibres you listed.

1. 6.5 Carcano - Nothing wrong with it, just the slowest of all the bullets (160 grain at about 1900 - 2000 fps) and probably the hardest to shoot accurately. The Carcano is capable of quite good accuracy, however, the sights on any Carcano that I own are not so good. Unless you shoot this rifle well, I would leave it at home.

2. 6.5 Swede - Once again, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this calibre and the Swede Mauser is generally a tack driver. The 160 grain bullet in this round has good stopping power. Lotsof Moose in Scandanavia have been downed with this round.

3. 7.62 Russian - Sellier and Bellot makes a nice 180 grain package for this gun and it would do quite nicely for moose. It is hard to find, and if all you can find is the 150 grain Bell/Igman, then forget it. 150 grain is not a good moose choice.

4. 7.62 x 51 - Good choice, with a larger bullet zand you should be able to find ammo just about anywhere (165 grain or 180- would be my choice). My only comment is what tyype of rifle do you have? If it is a weak actioned 1916 Spanish Short rifle then I wouldn't want toshooot fullhouse 308 load in it. I also would not want to fire 180 grainers through a M14 clone either.

5. 303 - 180 grain bullets and you would have a good moose gun.

As mentioned, all of these rifles are capable of dropping a moose, Personally, I would take the one out of the list that I could shoot the most accurately, with the right round. Nothing under 160 grains in the 6.5's and I would stick to 180 grains in the 30 calibres.
 
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