I’ll take two for “a moose once bit my sister” please...
45-70 gets my vote
IF I was going after either BIG bears or moose, I would take my Remington Model 760 in 9.3x62MM, that I bought to take a Cape Buff in Africa.= A 9.3x62 shoots a 300 grain bullet (JSP or SOLID) at about 2300FPS. - That cartridge has a LOT of MUZZLE ENERGY & STILL PLENTY of “knock down” out at 200M.
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Personally, I am a huge fan of Hornady. Also, a big fan of Swarovsky glass. To me, if your hunting big/dangerous game they are both your best bet.
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I own and have extensively shot two on the list - the .45/70 and the .338 Win Mag. I’d feel properly armed with either of them inside 100 yards which is about as far as I am willing to take a shot while hunting.
Weatherby 460.
338 Lapua mag, 375 H&H, 9.3x62 Mauser, 35 Whelan, 300Win Mag, 7mm Rem Mag are the calibers I own suitable moose and that’s the order I would chose them in. The author is right about the 6.5 Creed I own two in AR10s and neither gets the nod for moose. Elk in none bear country maybe.
If I’m taking an AR to anywhere bears are it will be my 338 federal in AR10 or 458 Socom if I really wanted to be light and carry the 12.5” Socom in AR15 but only with 400 grand hard cast hand loads that duplicate the 45_70 400gr@2300 fps it beats the tar out of the bolt group even with the gas block turned all the way down. So that upper usual shoots 250s@2200 perfect for feral hogs on walkabout haven’t recovered a single round all were pass through.
My 375H&H gets the nod anywhere there’s something with claws, teeth or hooves that’s big enough to eat or stomp me. Recoil is unnoticed when then go sideways.
DEP is a great shooting sportswriter. I look forward to all of his columns and his reviews. The old crank. LOL
.270 not powerful enough, the the 6.5 Creedmor is?
This guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
Krag 30-40 180 grain....I’d use a Krag Jorgenson or a Winchester 95’ chambered in 30-40.Look at the records and see how many records were taken using a Krag.
300 Winchester Mag. Should be adequate.
I knew that old coot would work Nosler into his review somehow. Nosler to him is like crack to a junkie.
On my like-to-acquire gun list, the #1 spot is occupied by a Husqvarna 1600 (or 1640) in a .358 Norma Magnum. An Alaskan moose hunt would be a great way to test-drive the rifle if I can locate one. An ideal load for moose and more than capable of ending an argument with an angry brown bear if the need were to arise. As I am typing this, I can see my .45-70 which would work just fine too although with less range than the .358.
Reminds be a story an old timer Mainiac told me yrs ago....
When times were tough and meat and hi powered rifles were scarce He explained to me how “the locals” would get together to shoot a moose.....Catch a track in the snow and follow it..but if the moose got a lil too deep in the woods they'd “ponch” it with a 30-30 and herd it towards the nearest road.....I asked why a 30-30 and he replied...Moose ain't very smart or tough...if you ponched one witha 30.06 they'd just lay down and die and you'd have a hell of a long drag........
Now...as Paul Harvey use to say...Stay tuned....for the rest of the storys..
Worked like a charm.
106 mm