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06-12-2003 | 05:00 PM
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RE: Too light?
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.
06-13-2003 | 05:56 PM
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RE: Too light?
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 . 
06-13-2003 | 07:52 PM
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From: Body in SE WI, mind in U.P.
RE: Too light?
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.
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.
06-14-2003 | 07:38 PM
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From: Body in SE WI, mind in U.P.
RE: Too light?
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.
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.