|
|
07-16-2008, 09:38 AM
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: THE LAST SERENGITI
Posts: 237
|
|
The 200 grainer in barnes tsx or federal premium boattail will do the job quite nicely and if you don t like the big stuff the 165 grain TSX willl quite nicely do the job good luck
|
07-16-2008, 11:40 AM
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by stubblejumper
I will guarantee that I will never own one,let alone hunt with one.
|
Absolutely! I am still in serious withdrawal from selling my truck last year.
Now my wife is talking about minivans... I think she's just doing that to freak me out.
Sorry FatBuck, didn't mean to hijack your thread!
Stinky
|
07-16-2008, 11:47 AM
|
|
Quote:
The 200 grainer in barnes tsx or federal premium boattail will do the job quite nicely
|
Be aware that the 200gr tsx is very long compared to most other 200gr bullets,and it may not stabilize properly in some rifles.
|
07-16-2008, 12:32 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 70
|
|
From what I have read here on this thread, and from talking to various individuals, it is just fine to use a 165 grain bullet on a Moose.
This works for me, that way I don't need to use a different round for deer hunting.
I will however try out some of the various types of ammo that have been named. Perhaps I will find a round that my rifle works better with.
Thank you for all the information everyone.
Just for the record stinky, the minivan I own if for my wife. She would have a tough time stuffing our four small children into a car with four car-seats.
|
07-18-2008, 09:49 AM
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 4,341
|
|
Don't worry about the mini-van thing .I once put a 2 year old bull moose [quartered] in the back seat of a 72 Datsun 510!Forgot my meatsaw and had to leave the legs sticking out of the window! Good traction on the ride home................Harold
|
07-20-2008, 08:15 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 17
|
|
308+
anything from 308 and up will make a clean kill.....assuming you hit it in the right spot...the 30-06 was made to hunt anything from deer to caribou...good luck a moose will fill the freezer all year
|
07-21-2008, 04:56 PM
|
Banned
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Central Alberta
Posts: 7,861
|
|
The only 2 rifles I have ever shot moose with are a .303 British and my trustY .270.
The .270 is responsible for deer, antelope, coyote and bear with 130 grain, and moose with 150 grain.
Don't let people talk you into over-gunning yourself. If you have any of the .30 caliber rifles, they will do the trick. You may want to step up to a Nosler bullet, but that is about it.
Don't forget most moose are taken at less than a hundred yards.
Last edited by avb3; 07-22-2008 at 05:26 PM.
|
07-21-2008, 06:26 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 244
|
|
A guy could drop a Bull with a 30-30 no big deal, Elk are a different story though.
30-06 is actually the most ideal rifle for hunting Moose. Anyone that thinks a 300 Win is minimum is out of their minds.
|
07-21-2008, 07:05 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Spruce Grove
Posts: 2,992
|
|
My .02 cts
A properly placed shot into the boiler room and its game over....Like has been stated further back in the forum you do not need a "pet cannon' to get the job done.
HH
|
07-21-2008, 10:55 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 82
|
|
Re: 30-30 and moose within 100 yards. Back in NL my brother gave my Dad a 30-30 for his birthday one year (the latter was getting older and could use a light gun). The first 7shots he fired out of that rifle netted him 7 moose, all taken within 100 yards.
|
07-22-2008, 08:30 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Athabasca
Posts: 173
|
|
I have harvested two moose in the last 3 years with my .30-06. About 5 years ago I switched from 165 to 180 for everything. With the new Federal Premium ammo the 180 fly very fast. I use the 180 nosler partitions and have had very good success, a great balance between penetration and expansion. The two moose I shot both pancaked on the spot. SM
|
07-27-2008, 04:39 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 36
|
|
Ammo
I think anywhere from 170 to 200 is good for 200 yard shots and not just wounding them.
|
08-03-2008, 02:08 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 10
|
|
If you are buying factory ammo I would give this a try. It is a 200 grain accubond and generates 3100 lbs/KE at the muzzle.
http://www.doubletapammo.com/php/cat...roducts_id=247
You seem to like the 165s and I have also used the Hornady light magnums (165 grain Interbond) on elk with good results. We killed 3 elk with them and had 3 pass thrus out of 5 shots. These rounds chrony 2950 fps out of a 22" barrel. Damage was tremendous, one of the reasons I am going heavy and slowing down is to limit damage.
Last edited by 3006savage; 08-03-2008 at 02:18 PM.
|
11-02-2008, 07:39 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 70
|
|
Thanks for the help guys.
I used a Hornady 165 grain interbond bullet in my savage 30-06.
One shot to the lungs, he ran 55 yards and laid down and expired within two or three minutes.
To be fair, he came out right in front of me, about 15 yards, so I guess I was extremly lucky. I probally could have shot any bullet at that range!
|
11-02-2008, 08:00 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Dreadful Valley
Posts: 14,648
|
|
Moose steaks anybody?
Congrats.
__________________
There are no absolutes
|
11-02-2008, 08:02 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2007
Location: South West Alberta
Posts: 814
|
|
Stick with your 165 grain Federals cause you are already familiar with the load. Switching to 180 gn will mean you will have to sight your gun in for that ammo. 165 gn will easily knock down any big animal.
|
11-02-2008, 08:04 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: St Albert, AB
Posts: 228
|
|
I've shot several moose with my 165 grain Winchester rounds and never lost one yet. Hit properly they won't go far. If you're new to moose hunting it might be worth your while to have a look at one of Craig Boddington's books on big-game anatomy, he put out a mini field version on North American Big Game that is very good. The vitals aren't always exactly where people think they are and a few minutes of studying isn't a bad idea before you go out and poke a hole in one.
|
11-02-2008, 08:09 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Whitecourt AB
Posts: 3,867
|
|
I have shot a bunch of moose. They are kin of like a really big grouse. Seriously once you find one they are not that much challenge to get a good shot at unless it is really heavy bush. Realize thought a bull during rut is easily as dangerous as a bear. I am not kidding. Have had a couple situations that are very scary. I have shot them all with all with a .303 that really isnt that acurrate but it didnt need to be cause i think the longest shot i ever took a moose with was 75 yards.
|
11-02-2008, 08:13 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: St Albert, AB
Posts: 228
|
|
I didn't scroll down far enough before I posted to see your picture, congratulations, very well done.
|
11-02-2008, 08:14 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Whitecourt AB
Posts: 3,867
|
|
I forgot. My brother got one with a 74 dodge van at a much slower velocity than your 30-06
|
07-06-2014, 11:36 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Calgary Ab
Posts: 30
|
|
my experience
You will likely be taking the moose well within your comfortable deer ranges. I like a 165 all purpose or you'd do even better busting him through the shoulders with a 180gr. Moose can take a good hit and walk into some nasty cover or bog making a nightmare of harvesting them. And some can show little sign of a hit, but if you've heard the expression,'stiffen up like a wounded moose', its true. After your shot, relax and mark the spot you hit em at and where he ran. Don't move for at least 15 honest minutes' then follow super slowly looking for sign, using trees as pausing spots. Chances are if you hit him non fatally, he has not gone far and made a j hooking and is facing downhill or at watching his back trail. Look hard and slow and chances are you'll see him facing your way, between a couple of trees a couple feet apart. God I miss moose hunting and breaded seasoned moose steaks. Mabey a couple more years. Have fun
|
07-06-2014, 11:45 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Dreadful Valley
Posts: 14,648
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by ropac
You will likely be taking the moose well within your comfortable deer ranges. I like a 165 all purpose or you'd do even better busting him through the shoulders with a 180gr. Moose can take a good hit and walk into some nasty cover or bog making a nightmare of harvesting them. And some can show little sign of a hit, but if you've heard the expression,'stiffen up like a wounded moose', its true. After your shot, relax and mark the spot you hit em at and where he ran. Don't move for at least 15 honest minutes' then follow super slowly looking for sign, using trees as pausing spots. Chances are if you hit him non fatally, he has not gone far and made a j hooking and is facing downhill or at watching his back trail. Look hard and slow and chances are you'll see him facing your way, between a couple of trees a couple feet apart. God I miss moose hunting and breaded seasoned moose steaks. Mabey a couple more years. Have fun
|
This thread is 6 years old!
The OP succeeded in taking his Moses with a 165gr. Bullet!
Why drag a very old thread back up?
__________________
There are no absolutes
|
07-06-2014, 12:04 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Calgary Ab
Posts: 30
|
|
oh yah
And I have taken several with 303 150 gr and 7mm 140 gr and 270 130gr shooting for the heart. Some stood and dropped, some walked/ran up to 150+ yards with fatal wounds. These were back in the day when we took moose every year. Now that you have to wait for 7+yrs and I'm not as fit anymore, I'd go for the little heavier bullet and anchor shoulder shot. Best luck and envy, robin
|
07-06-2014, 12:07 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Calgary Ab
Posts: 30
|
|
never noticed
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dick284
This thread is 6 years old!
The OP succeeded in taking his Moses with a 165gr. Bullet!
Why drag a very old thread back up?
|
New to this, thanks
|
07-06-2014, 07:28 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Vancouver Island ,BC
Posts: 715
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pioneer2
You don't need a howitzer for moose, like the US forums they are convinced they need a .458 or 416.I've dumped truck loads with a .270 and 130gr Hornadys.Any 30-06 bullet from 150 up will work fine as long as it's of stout construction you'll have no problems............Harold *moose arn't tough like elk
|
I agree for sure, I dumped my biggest moose vere with a 303 jungle carbine shoting 215 grain bullets that were probably only doing about 2100 fps. at the most.
The 165 grain bullet will work fine, the 180 will work too with well constructed bullets.
Elk are a lot tougher than their wimpy cousin Bullwinkle.
|
07-06-2014, 08:17 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 205
|
|
I shoot a browning x bolt 30-06. I am more than confident that I could shoot an Alaskan brown bear with it. I use 165 grain hornady superformance for everything. My dad and I have taken Yukon moose with no issues. Just my .02
|
07-06-2014, 08:33 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Alberta
Posts: 2,824
|
|
The only thing I feed my 06 is a diet of 165 Partitions, and A frames. These worked flawless for everything from Antelope to Moose on many occasions. I used to load 200 gr sierras for moose, and 150 gr sierras for deer, then I discovered the 165, and next the partition.
I do remember when an 06 was considered overkill for most game and not necessary. But back then a 30-30 and a 303 were what most hunters carried and were never concerned that they were under gunned.
|
07-19-2014, 06:05 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 137
|
|
The 165 fusion will do the job just fine under 300 yards.
|
07-19-2014, 08:09 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 142
|
|
I have taken many moose in central and northern Alberta over the years and although I use 180 grain bullets, not one was shot farther than 100 yards away.
|
07-19-2014, 08:33 PM
|
Banned
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Central Alberta
Posts: 7,861
|
|
Never needed more than a 150 nosler partition on a .270 factory loads.
30-06 will work just fine.
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 09:25 AM.
|