winchester 180 grain powerpoint for moose?

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will these do the trick, or should I used the regular silvertips. I have used the silvertips 2 years ago on a nice bull, and dropped him in his tracks, breaking both shoulders and neck/spine. I just sighted in my new rem 700 with powerpoints 180 grain, and they are shooting 1/2 to 3/4 inches at 100 yards. so instead of sighting in with the silver's would the powerpoints do the trick?
 
Absolutely. I was party to a 1450 lb bull drop face first into the snow with a 180 winny power point. They work just fine. They never stopped working fine, just started to get overshadowed by the "super premium bullets" that seem to have made all the originals stop working.
 
sounds great!! good to hear. according to winchesters cxp guide, 180 powerpoints are only for light, thin skinned game, cxp2 like deer etc.. why would they class them like that? when a 180 silver is classed for cxp3? (I know more penetration and whatever) but the powerpoint is still a 180 grain pill. i know they should probably work fine, but just curious about the classes and guides that all.
 
I have seen a large moose drop to a 100 grain .243 round, so 180 grains is a lot. Cup and core bullets have worked well on moose and deer for a hundred years or so, I don't know when exactly they stopped working.......
By the way, My friend and I dropped a pretty big bull this afternoon with a ...........you'll never guess............... .30-30 winchester . 1 shot to the back of the neck at 80 yards and drop dead Fred. We had given up on the idea of seeing a moose as we had gone about 90 miles up a friggin hard river with 3 portages dragging that Goddamned aluminum boat up and down them all day. Well, we were about 5 miles from the dock, and had all the rifles put away in the cases, but of course left old beat up faithful (marlin 30AS lever baby) out in the boat (just in case).
Well I'll be damned, he was just sitting asleep on the shore, and when he heard the boat come around the corner, he stood up and started walking towards the trees. My friend had only 1 shot at an animal facing away and going fast. He saved the day and the trip. I think that nothing has changed in a game animals anatomy in centuries. You will do JUST FINE with the power points. (the bullet in the .30-30 was a flat point 150 grainer, and the moose is easily over 1000 lbs on the hoof. ) I will try to get some pics tomorrow and post. We just hung him in the shed for now.
Can't wait to try out the new jerky recipe......... Yahoo!!!!!!!!
 
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I only use a 150 grain Silvertip in 30-06 which has dropped many a moose from 25yards to 300 yards. I have never had to use two. I have never changed as you cant beat what works. rigrat
 
i use 180s for everything b/c its what my savage likes best- just have to fire a couple to ck poi, and that's it- a 180 is a 180, no matter who makes it, as long as its the same shape- ie a boat tail for a boat tail, rn for rn, etc- its when you start changing bullet shapes and ballistic coefficents that things begin to get weird
 
For years that is all I used on moose. I have switched because there are better bullets out there. I have never lost a moose using a power point. I have found that they can shed a lot of weight, even finding an empty cup a time or two, but they always did the job. With the powerpoint I would often find the bullet under the hide on the far side whereas with the bonded bullets I tend to get pass throughs.
 
GameStalker30-06 said:
will these do the trick, or should I used the regular silvertips. I have used the silvertips 2 years ago on a nice bull, and dropped him in his tracks, breaking both shoulders and neck/spine. I just sighted in my new rem 700 with powerpoints 180 grain, and they are shooting 1/2 to 3/4 inches at 100 yards. so instead of sighting in with the silver's would the powerpoints do the trick?
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Of which variety moose do you speak? Internet moose need super-premium bullets at hyper velocities. Old-fashioned regular type moose don't need premium bullets. The internet moose is harder to kill because it's a mental fabrication, the product of internet armchair experts feeding off each other's imaginary experiences. Hype and BS in other words.

Seriously, the 180 PP is a great bullet in the 30-06, and more than capable of enough shock and penetration to do the job. I use this bullet in a 300 winmag and have penetrated deer from stem to stern, and had a pass throughs shoulder shot on a moose at 90 yds and similar experince on elk. If anything this bullet will be even better at 30-06 velocities.
 
jethunter said:
Of which variety moose do you speak? Internet moose need super-premium bullets at hyper velocities. Old-fashioned regular type moose don't need premium bullets. The internet moose is harder to kill because it's a mental fabrication, the product of internet armchair experts feeding off each other's imaginary experiences. Hype and BS in other words.

Seriously, the 180 PP is a great bullet in the 30-06, and more than capable of enough shock and penetration to do the job. I use this bullet in a 300 winmag and have penetrated deer from stem to stern, and had a pass throughs shoulder shot on a moose at 90 yds and similar experince on elk. If anything this bullet will be even better at 30-06 velocities.
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I speak of the good ol'e regular newfoundland bull moose as a matter of fact. :D
 
Most under-rated big game bullet out there is the Win Power Point.Will be a excellent moose bullet.
 
sgt.rock said:
I have seen a large moose drop to a 100 grain .243 round, so 180 grains is a lot. Cup and core bullets have worked well on moose and deer for a hundred years or so, I don't know when exactly they stopped working.......
By the way, My friend and I dropped a pretty big bull this afternoon with a ...........you'll never guess............... .30-30 winchester . 1 shot to the back of the neck at 80 yards and drop dead Fred. We had given up on the idea of seeing a moose as we had gone about 90 miles up a friggin hard river with 3 portages dragging that Goddamned aluminum boat up and down them all day. Well, we were about 5 miles from the dock, and had all the rifles put away in the cases, but of course left old beat up faithful (marlin 30AS lever baby) out in the boat (just in case).
Well I'll be damned, he was just sitting asleep on the shore, and when he heard the boat come around the corner, he stood up and started walking towards the trees. My friend had only 1 shot at an animal facing away and going fast. He saved the day and the trip. I think that nothing has changed in a game animals anatomy in centuries. You will do JUST FINE with the power points. (the bullet in the .30-30 was a flat point 150 grainer, and the moose is easily over 1000 lbs on the hoof. ) I will try to get some pics tomorrow and post. We just hung him in the shed for now.
Can't wait to try out the new jerky recipe......... Yahoo!!!!!!!!
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Yup, I just spoke with two guys at Epps last week who combined have taken 3 moose with 7.62 x 39mm soft point 124gr. I know it's been said a million times but shot placement is key.
 
"Internet moose" - now that's a good one!!! On Friday evening, I overheard a counterman at Wholesale Sports in Calgary telling a young fellow that he could, "Sight in with these (holding a box of Win PP's), then use a "premium" for the kill". The kid was trying to buy ammo without a PAL.......:p:p
 
"...don't know when exactly they stopped working..." When the marketing department(s) told the gun rag writers to tell everybody you need a super-duper premium bullet or your moose won't drop with one shot.
 
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