Mission most certainly accomplished!!!
Does not take much for me to realize how nice a good Remington 700 CDL looks! That CZ 550 FS is simply awesome too.
The moose rifle selection: 35 Whelen vs. 9.3x62 vs. 375 H&H vs 375 Ruger
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Mission most certainly accomplished!!!
Does not take much for me to realize how nice a good Remington 700 CDL looks! That CZ 550 FS is simply awesome too.
x2...I've "one shotted" 4 moose with the .338 WM...bang flop! Very happy with it's performance. I may have gotten lucky once or twice, but the results were great.
Johnn Peterson
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Thanks SC,
great photo. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't doubting you, just that I was really suprised something that size didn't pass through. On Moose I've shot. I've only had one on a chest broad side shot that didn't make it through. Thanks again for the details including photo.
No worries .... I didn't take your comment like that. I too was quite surprised at the results but did learn that moose don't "bang flop" on a broadside lung shot. A couple or 4 yrs later I shot another moose broadside with a TSX. It too just stood there, but I knew better than to blaze away with the rifle. It just stood there for a bit and finally died.
If I was to do it all again, I wouldn't go with a 375Magnum but would prefer a lightweight 35Whelen or 9.3x62. There are lots of good bullets for each chambering and moose won't know the diff. from a 375.
Johnn Peterson
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Kinda' reminds me of a similar reaction when I was with Dad on one of my first occasions Moose hunting. Dad had just put one of his favorite 215gr 303 bullets into a young bull at about 75 yds. 'Nothing' happened so I commented, hit him again!! Dad said "no, he's dead, he just doesn't know it yet". Shortly after, it started to stagger a bit, then fell over.
Live & Learn.
Just out of curiosity...why is there a .338 Win Mag cartridge pictured with the bullets? Just to show scale?
Could it be a 375 CT ??
Johnn Peterson
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The Ruger works fine with the 350gr Woodleigh. Bullet seated to the cannelure and gets at least the velocity of the H&H. Never tried 380gr bullets though. Boomer uses the 380gr in his RUM and I think if someone wants to use them they might want to skip past the H&H and Ruger and use a RUM or 378 Weatherby. Or just get a 416
My dad just bought a Rem 700 in 35 Whelen and I had a chance to shoot it at the range last weekend and was very impressed. Manageable recoil, tight groups, nice big holes in the target. For me this caliber would be a strong contender.
Ardent
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Oh Ardent, Ardent, Ardent. I saw a picture of Finn Aagaard cradling a....wait for it...Remington Safari Classic.
I'm sure he used it well, and it didn't let him down. And I'm equally sure I don't like them, and never will.
I'll pitch in for the Whelen. Have 700 BDL from about '91. It shoots really well with factory 200 gr Cor-Lokts. So much I sometimes question why I reload for it. The Remingtons seem to have a thing for any 225 gr bullet as well, if you want to hand load. I run 225 TSX's on a bunch of 4064 just off of max and it groups incredibly well. I also have some 250 gr Hornady over 4895 thumpers that make you sit up and take notice.
I took my last moose with the Whelen and TSX. Full frontal, 30 or so paces from a tree stand. He started breathing badly, then fell down. In through the neck, clipped the windpipe and stopped in the boiler room. Did not get to the stomach. Did not take a step
I have a VX3 on QR rings. I also keep the iron sights and they are sighted in for the TSX's. My moose trip is fly in two provinces over and I don't want a scope death to lame it up.
Although I love my Whelen, it is not a flat shooting, long range rifle. This is cool to me, since the longest shot I made was approximately 200 yards. It was offhand, with this rifle and I had no business making that shot either. I tend to shoot animals at 100 yards or less. The Hornady 250's are indirect fire. 5' low at 500 yards.
Most Whelens have been barreled with too slow of a twist to stabilise big heavy long bullets well. This is apparently why you don't see any Barnes TSX in .358 heavier than 225 gr. Mind you, if you custom one up you'll have the choice of course.
FWIW, I'd love to have an accurate, reliable carbine length autoloader in Whelen, but I know that's not going to happen...
Hope this helps.
I took my last moose with the Whelen and TSX. Full frontal, 30 or so paces from a tree stand. He started breathing badly, then fell down. In through the neck, clipped the windpipe and stopped in the boiler room. Did not get to the stomach. Did not take a step
I have a VX3 on QR rings. I also keep the iron sights and they are sighted in for the TSX's. My moose trip is fly in two provinces over and I don't want a scope death to lame it up.
Although I love my Whelen, it is not a flat shooting, long range rifle. This is cool to me, since the longest shot I made was approximately 200 yards. It was offhand, with this rifle and I had no business making that shot either. I tend to shoot animals at 100 yards or less. The Hornady 250's are indirect fire. 5' low at 500 yards.
Most Whelens have been barreled with too slow of a twist to stabilise big heavy long bullets well. This is apparently why you don't see any Barnes TSX in .358 heavier than 225 gr. Mind you, if you custom one up you'll have the choice of course.
FWIW, I'd love to have an accurate, reliable carbine length autoloader in Whelen, but I know that's not going to happen...
Hope this helps.
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