Moose using 65x55 Swede

With a 130/140 gr premium bullet, moose will fall. Keep ranges and shot placement reasonable and it will do what it is supposed to do. I dropped an elk with a 260 Rem & 130 gr TSX, bang-flop.
 
6.5x55 with a 140 grain Speer bullet dropped a moose at 300yards. One shot in the neck it was lights out. You can eat right up to the hole. It had 49 inch rack not the biggest but fills the freezer with next to no waist. 6.5x55 is no slouch by any means. I'd use a 160 hr round nose for the grisly with out hesitation.
 
Actually likely a 156gr .......of which I was speaking.I hoarded 1000 /156gr Sako bullets from Higginsons in the early 80's They will shoot into the same hole out of my Win 70 FWT but 160gr Hornady's show signs of tipping at 100 yards.My son's T3 will shoot neither.....Harold
 
BigUglyMan said:
It's not 1947 anymore...there are better choices available.
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Europeans tend to favor heavy for caliber bullets. They're not overly concerned with flat trajectories because they tend to limit their shooting distance to 200 and under, the distance where 95% of hunters actually hit what they're aiming at. Not a bad attribute, and they have to do yearly proficiency tests in marksmanship in all Skandinavian countries. Here in North America it seems that the trend is to get as far away as possible.
 
Suther said:
Just for curiosity sake, what do your friends shoot? I'm guessing 300 win mags? Never listen to or trust anyone whos only rifle is a 300wm. They don't know what they're talking about.
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Quite the statement from someone shooting a 270 with one big game animal, a dinker black bear to his credit.

I'd have no issue with a 6.5x55 for moose, no experience with one but I'm sure anything shot with it wouldn't tell the difference between it and my 6.5-06.
 
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Most casual shooters can shoot more accurately with a lower recoil rifle than a magnum and since bullet placement is one of the most important factors ,the very moderate recoil but highly accurate 65x55 swede is a good choice for the average hunter. ballistically,the 6.5 bullet has one of the highest sectional densities available ,and after 100 yards the trajectory is virtually identical to a 270.I've been shooting 'Century' 139gr ammunition I bought for $10 a box for years and no deer or bear l shot knew the diference
 
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Use quality ammo & put one where he lives. The moose will never know the difference. I'd have zero hesitation taking a 6.5X55mm Swede moose hunting in October.
 
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