CZ527 7.62x39 moose

[captonion]

Kudos on the moose.
I have also taken a nice bull moose and 2 elk with the 7.62x39. All within 100yds, no real difference than anything else I have ever used.

 

[SuperCub]

Wouldn't be my 1st choice for moose.

 

[9.3mauser]

A calf moose is about the same weight as a decent deer. Not quite the same thing as shooting a 1200 lb bull.

 

[Boomer]

A friend of mine here killed a large bull with the then new Ruger 77 in 7.62X39, and claimed a .300 Winchester would have done no better. IIRC, the range was within 100 yards. A million moose have been killed with .30-30s, and although I consider the .30-30 the superior game cartridge, the ballistic similarities are close enough to draw comparisons, particularly with some of the anemic factory loads we've seen since the demise of CIL.

 

[medvedqc]

that caliber is used in europe for elk, european moose, bears there is maybe better choice but it is working. i know trappers here using it on moose and or caribou while on their traplines. it was sks and 858 or vz and now t81 ...

 

[350 Mag]

I would imagine at the velocity the 123 gr Hornady SST load would work as well out to 200 yards....

Now I only wish I had an SKS when I was growing up because I think it would make a fine Deer/Mm pose woods rifle???

 

[LolaPP]

I always wanted to give it a crack with 150’s but it seemed like a stunt

Well, then it's a stunt that many companies have seen fit to publish data for.

With CFE BLK and Sierra 150 Pro Hunters , I get 2350 fps and right around MOA. That's the same performance as .30-30, but with a spitzer bullet.

The real stunt was loading Campro 180s... get 2200 fps and again right around MOA with those. Rifle is a 527 carbine.