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Need a new gun & help


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I know wife will not agree that I need a new gun as I already have 31 long guns but a guy can't have too many.

I need ideas: (HELP)
The gun will be used for moose, We hunt from boats ALL the time and think a stainless would be the way to go. I have found a clip helpful in the past. I have seen the Browning with clip that attaches to a floor plate but do not know much about them, ideas. I would also like to get a much shorter 7mm than I hve now (Parker Hale 1200C).
Oh yes, I will hve to put glass on it to........

If anybody has sugguestions PLEASE I am open. I have until next fall but would like to get used to it ASAP.

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Sorry I don't have any thoughts on your moose gun, just had to say Hey to a fellow Parker Hale shooter. Most of the time guys have never heard of em'. I've had a 06' for about 20 years now, darn fine weapon.

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.300 Win Mag or a .338 are both very *range friendly* guns and have the power to drop any moose with a clean shot... neither one are a whole lot of fun to shoot continuosly at a target.

I no longer have a .338, the .300 I have I built myself .. I have no idea which direction to point you for a factory rifle.

For a scope I prefer adjustable 3x9... scopes too powerful are tough to get a moving (or still) target into at closer range (not all shots are 500 yards on large animals)

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Rem 673 in 350 rem mag. Short,light, and will hit hard. If you reload even better. The only negative is not availabe in stainless, and has a laminated wood stock. It would still be a heck of a good choice.

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Many elk and moose have been shot with a 270. Use good bullets such a Nosler Partitions, Barnes X bullets, Swift A-Frames, etc. I am partial to the Barnes bullets my self.

Bullet placement above all else is the key. A 270 bullet behind the shoulder and through the ribs will kill elk and moose dead all day long.

I prefer the 338 as there is a bit more mass should I hit the shoulder bones on the way in. A spooked elk can go a LONG way with a bullet in the vitals. This rifle I have shoots very well, and I do not mind the recoil.

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I was looking at a Remington Model 7 in the new .300 ultra mag the other day, and it was one cute little package. Stainless steel and it was outfitted with a laminate thumbhole stock. It was in a Gander Mountain in the north end of the cities, I think in Columbia Heights.
The choice of scope they put on it wouldn't have been mine - but it was nifty. Just from the literature, looks like the .300 would have plenty of snort to down a bull.

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