BC Bigbore
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- BC's Peace Country
A co-worker uses his Ruger #1 .375 H&H for everything. Boom..Thump..Flop is the normal sequence of events.
Best "one Shot Kill" cartridge
- Thread starter Foxer
- Start date
catnthehatt said:
Yes, but when it doesn't QUITE go where it was supposed to, the bigger ones will provide more leeway. Deeper penetration for those texas heart shots, bigger holes for faster bleed out, deeper penetration for an exit hole to go with the entrance...
All factors in your favour for when things don't just got perfectly.
I'm a big fan of the 338, even though I fully acknowledge that it's a lot more than absolutely necessary in most cases.
Moose is what's throwing me off... if just bear and deer, then my vote's the .260/6.5x55. These two penetrate beautifully, and kick little, which seems (for me at least) to translate into shooting animals directly in their hearts, whereof they expire without taking a step.
I've never shot a moose, but something that size I'd feel very confident with a .338 Win Mag, good bullets (200 or 225 Accubonds, or maybe the 210 TSX....), put right into the middle of the action.
I've never shot a moose, but something that size I'd feel very confident with a .338 Win Mag, good bullets (200 or 225 Accubonds, or maybe the 210 TSX....), put right into the middle of the action.
Bishopus said:
Moose are not as hard to put down as you would think.A good shot in the kitchen with your 6.5 is all you need.
In my oppinion elk are harder to drop in thier tracks than moose.
Or at least it seems they have more stamina..
Bishopus said:I've heard that, but having never shot one I just had to say 'dunno'. Every time I see one I'm blown away by how BIG they are, but I guess they're made of meat and bone, just like everything else
I've taken 14-15,yeah my memory is failing..
But really,give them a good heart/lung shot and it won't matter if it was a 6.5,.270,.30-06 or anything bigger...dead is dead..
btw...I always give them a second one in the head if they need it or not..
Another '06 voteFoxer said:
I've never understood the need for a "bang-flop"
Granted, if a bull is on the edge of a swamp and you don't want to winch it out 100 yds it would be nice. But would you chance loosing an animal over a cliff because you think the caliber you're shooting will drop them every time?
Choose your shots within the distance of whatever you're shooting's ability to scramble it's lungs and you're eating tenderloin for supper.
And yes, moose are pussies compare to elk
- Location
- Ft. Mac. Alberta
Every year it seems that I load for yet another fella that has a 6.5X55, and I can teell you that they take elk and moose with absolutley no problems.win70 said:I've taken 14-15,yeah my memory is failing..
But really,give them a good heart/lung shot and it won't matter if it was a 6.5,.270,.30-06 or anything bigger...dead is dead..
btw...I always give them a second one in the head if they need it or not..
I like the 160 grain Seirras when loading for big game....
Cat
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
The best bang flop I've personally witnessed, would be a tie, between the 338WM and believe it or not, the 30-30 Winchester. It's all in were you hit 'em.
The 338 moose, fell so fast it was on the ground before I recovered from the recoil, I had to hunt for the moose in the scrub, as I didn't see it fall, and I thought it had run. (Chest shot, heart/lung)
The 30-30 moose simply went UUNGH and collapsed, never took another step. (Spine shot)
The 338 moose, fell so fast it was on the ground before I recovered from the recoil, I had to hunt for the moose in the scrub, as I didn't see it fall, and I thought it had run. (Chest shot, heart/lung)
The 30-30 moose simply went UUNGH and collapsed, never took another step. (Spine shot)
I'd vote for the 30/06 too, even if it isn't on the list, never had a deer make it more than 70 yds, bear 25 yds and a bunch of drops on the spot (spinals and 1 shoulder shot) lots of range. I don't know much about the other calibers. I think it's more about the shooter than the shooting iron, put a decent bullet in the right bunch of goodies and you've got a dead critter, whether it knows it or not, might make a little distance with a heart/lung shot, but it's going down shortly.
I've heard thatn the 6.5 has little recoil and that helps to make it an easy caliber to be accurate with.
I've heard thatn the 6.5 has little recoil and that helps to make it an easy caliber to be accurate with.
That's what i use. The 'concern' was over the fact he only had 'one shot' so which is the best 'one shot gun' for killing game. Especially with black bear in the mix.
Although, i have heard from those who use one shots like the ruger or the contender that with a little practice you can get pretty quick at reloading anyway.
