MOOSE AT 550 yards

We have gone through this over and over on other threads.
550 yds is not a huge distance. It is doable for many who have a good rifle and shoot well at distance through knowledge and practice.
You may prefer turrets or prefer specialized reticles or prefer some other arrangement.

The key is to know your rifle, practice like crazy (for some it's a matter of shooting over decades )

But is is certainly not unethical or stupid for many, many experienced people to take such a shot.
 
You a hunter or a target shooter, just cause at times a LONG shot is made during a hunt , does not mean plan for this, and have to lug a rifle that will take game at these ranges.,
Get together with local hunters, and do some hunting , its fun !
 
See a moose at 550 yards, shoot that moose at 550 yards and you are a damn fine shot.

See a moose at 550 yards, shoot that moose at 200 yards and you are a damn fine hunter.
 
I hate t say it but it's these sorts of threads that make me wonder if mandatory live fire training is needed in Canada as it is in other places...

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Know you rifle. Know you loads. Practice. At the end of the day it's shot placement that effectively and humanely takes the game.

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NAA.
 
goring said:
The moose was in a clear cut where moving closer was not an option, you couln't walk 2 feet without cracking a branch on the ground plus the weather was 0 degrees and very crisp, the sound would carry to much. Didn't consider shooting but after 50 years of moose hunting, first time I was faced with a shot like that. Just curious if a weapon was available which could have done the job. All 20/20 hindsight now !
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After this sort of experience ,why would you need to pose the original question?
 
It's way cheaper to learn how to stalk.


Far too many hunters like to "take a poke" at animals well beyond their skill level. It's refreshing to here the OP isn't one of these people.
 
This is just my opinion, but to me there is nothing impressive about taking an animal as grand as a moose at 500+ yards. Where is the sport and ability in that? Anyone who knows how to pull a trigger can do it. A friend of mine just took a 50" bull moose a few weeks ago with a bow at 5 yards. Now thats impressive. He called it in, did his part to close the distance, and got in position. I'd have shat my pants having a moose at 5 yards with only a bow in my hands. Don't mean to offend with my comments, again, only my opinion.
 
You'll need lots of practice shooting at long distance, while scoring lethal hits in the required kill zone. Equate that to hundreds of rounds in the past year from 300 to 600 yards. You'll need a range finder for the unknown distance, meters to check wind speed and direction. A drop chart or ballistics calculator with your load details. And finally, not a pump gun! Make that a bolt gun that is capable of less than 1 MOA; bedded and tuned to delivery the accuracy required. Sounds like a lot of work; however, it is what it is.
Seems like you have a long way to go to get to this point, I’d recommend just as many others have; get closer, or pass up the shot. Most hunters cannot even realize the 1 MOA accuracy while in the hunting woods. Too many variables..


goring said:
Hi just wondering if anyone could tell me the best rifle, load, scope for knocking down a large bull moose at 550 to 600 yards. Have a 30-06 pump and did not want to take the shot being afraid it wouldn't have enough when it got there and did not want to wound it and turn it into wolf bait. Thanks
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I have no problem with a proficient long range shooter attempting longer range shots when hunting. Because these shooters are already aware of the limitations.

If you want to shoot at long range you need to get proficient at it. For every 100 people talking there's 1 person who actually has seriously practised long range shooting. Note i said shooting, not hunting.

Buying a really good hockey stick won't turn us into NHL players, just as buying really good rifles and scopes won't turn us into proficient long range shooters.
 
Silverado said:
This is simply excellent.
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There was a qual in NB for Moose only, not deer :confused:, anyway Its gone, my own little notion , 2 many were not getting it done on a 18x18 inch target 2 of 3 shots, any position at 40 meters. :D A joke, yet some could not load the gun safely , and near shot one of us one day.:(

Part of what happens when you restrict the use of firearms to where their a danger to the owner. I blame the system , no effort by leaders to help make it easy to have access to a range, but still want to restrict numbers of animals ending up in traffic.
So this is way to much for a Liberal mind to take in , so failure once again...
 
I actually had the conversation about hunter shooting qualifiers with a friend last night, and of course the practicality of designing and provisioning the test would be daunting to say the least.

Given the importance of game as a resource, I really think there is merit to the idea though.
 
I shoot a 9.3x57-considered to be a ''short range'' 200-250 yard rifle,but that is also about the extent of my ability to make an accurate shot.Most of my deer kills have been with a 6.5x55,probably capable of maybe another 100 yards beyond the range of the 9,3x57,but with the exception of one 175 yard shot-everything else has been about 50 yards-or less.I'm not doubting other peoples ability to make 4 and 500 yard shots-but I still say wind drift at that range can result in wounding an animal,and no ballistics table is going to tell you about a little breeze between where you are and where the moose is.A gut shot moose or worse-blowing a jaw off isn't worth it
 
Silverado said:
I actually had the conversation about hunter shooting qualifiers with a friend last night, and of course the practicality of designing and provisioning the test would be daunting to say the least.

Given the importance of game as a resource, I really think there is merit to the idea though.
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Especially given that this has been done successfully in several countries.

Personally I know that if my local club set up a qualifying course with the technology seen in the vid I would take the course in a heartbeat. :)
 
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