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Deleted User · 06-12-2003, 02:49 PM

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06-12-2003, 05:00 PM

You know what my guide hunts moose with in Newfoundland? A 243Win. I was surprised too. I hit one last year with a 30-06. It acted like it didn' t know it was hit. But the land is much different than Newfoundland where you will be hunting also. I would perfer to take something heavier than either of what you got. But after seeing them kill moose with a 243win, I would say they would be good enough. I wouldn' t lose sleep over it. As long as you hit it broadsided, I believe you will be fine. I would use a bonded bullet. Or maybe Barnes if yours shoots it. You want all the pentration you can get.

handloader1 · 06-12-2003, 10:27 PM

I would go with a 175 gr. Barnes X, Swift A-Frame, Trophy Bonded Bear Claw, or Nosler Partition. Good luck.

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halcon · 06-13-2003, 05:56 PM

Actually either rifle would work ,it just might not be the best choice depending upon your experience . If you are familiar enough with the guns to know thier limitations and stay within them then go for it . Myself I would get a bigger gun .

Briman · 06-13-2003, 07:52 PM

Alot of moose are killed by .308' s which don' t give much up to 30-06' s- just 100 fps and some muzzleblast. Withthat said, a 7mm-08 is almost ballistically identical to the .308 and the .260 is very close in comparison if used with 140 gr bullets. A 6.5 mm bullet will provide better penetration than a .30 bullet to boot.

If you think using a 30-06 or a magnum will help you in the event that you gutshoot the animal, stay at home until you are sure enough of your shooting skills to go hunting.

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Briman · 06-14-2003, 07:38 PM

I didn' t mean any offense to you Maineah, I' m just sick of alot of people always reccommending that you should use a superduperultramagnum because of the chance of a gross shooting error when a standard caliber is adequate even with a moderate level of shooting skill.[>:]

With lighter cartridges use adequate cartridges like X-bullets or Nosler partitions and you will never have a problem. In a whitetail deer, there isn' t any heavy bones or muscle blocking the boiler room that would stop a properly designed .243 bullet from passing clean through. I know its hunting and cosmic crap happens, but I' ve seen many more wounded animals escape after being shot poorly with a more powerful cartridge than in total with lighter stuff.

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losthwy · 06-15-2003, 06:41 PM

7mm-08 is fine use a good bullet like the Barnes X/XLC or Fail Safe.