Type of rifle to shoot a moose?

[Sutty]

I noticed you had some ideas in area 22 I don't suppose you have some tips for 61

[monstermoose78]

Haha poor man thats bwca right

[monstermoose78]

It is haha shoot a little one they taste better and are less work for you. Not saying that you cant handle a big ol bull but its alot of cutting them into pieces and packing them out it takes a few trips unless you have enough guys going with ya. We have about 12 guys out fishing and grouse hunting while the moose party is out hunting we tie a flag out on the road once we shoot one. So that way we can get it done and not ruin the best tasting meat around. Once we get the moose back to camp we cut out the tender loins and cook them up for dinner with some of the fish and grouse we all got. Plan for this and make sure you have enough man power to do it fast not to waste your trophy. For tips scouting is help full calling has done well for us but most of the guys so far get so excited they shoot the first moose they see if it has antler. Good luck i dont know if that helps if there is anything more let me know.

[Sutty]

It is boundary waters... there is a road (12) out of grand marais that goes by the top of the zone and there is a lake in the NE corner that we could canoe in from. I suppose that will be our plan unless there is a nice close spot we could hike to...

[Sutty]

Oh and I went rifle shopping over lunch yesturday... I looked at a few differant tikka models that were all real nice. I didn't buy one yet, I did find a scope for my shotgun though there was a bushnell elite 1.5 X 4.5 with rainguard and the firefly reticle on clearance. I suppose I might be able to put that on a rifle for moose as well I don't really know if I would need more magnification or not.

I bought a tikka T3 lite today. I figure it will kick like a mule but be nice and light to carry.

[SpecialK]

Sutty good choice with the Tikka! I bought a T3 Hunter 30.06 2 years ago and this gun will get passed down! I have shot many different brands and like this one the best out of them all. First time out on the range was shooting groups inside of a .25 and I have a cheap scope.

You will feel the kick on the range when sighting in, but you won't feel a thing when you are dressed warm for the one shot you'll need.

Bring different types/brands of bullets when sighting in to find the bullets that your gun likes best. Mine loves the Remington 180 grains. If you are going for Elk, sight the gun in at 200 yards with 180's. If your going for deer just do 160's at 100 yards.

[monstermoose78]

Well check the ballistics for what to sight each bullet in for. for moose and elk i like to be about 1.8 inchs high with the federal shells i shoot and that means i am on at 300 and only 14 inchs low at 400 at 200 i am like 2.2 inchs high not a big deal when your in the middle of the big ol mooses chest. Thats with 180 grain nosler partition. Because you can get some long shots in those clear cut areas where moose feed. I like to know where my bullet should hit in case i need to reach out to 400 yards or even 500 yards.

[Jackpine Rob]

What I did last year with a new-to-me 30-06 was to head over to Gander and buy one box of pretty much every premium load they had on hand in 180 gr., and a few in 165 gr. As a "control" group, and for getting the gun on the paper I picked up your standard Federals and Remingtons.

Spendy? You bet!

Worth it? Every freaking penny....

Once I had the gun pretty much tossing 'em in the black at 100 yards, I set out to get a 5 shot group with each of the different loads. I let the barrel cool down after each shot, took my time, and pretty soon had the loads my gun liked separated from the rest. There were some very tight groups, and a couple that were absolutely unacceptable.

The discarded rounds went into a paper bag in my shooting bag, and then I moved out to 200 yards with the remaining contenders. After the second round of 5 shot groups, I settled on the Winchester Supremes, and got the thing sighted in to drop in dead on at 200. A couple of rounds at 300 to confirm bullet drop with my tables, and I was set (leaving out the part of the story dealing with a bad scope and several days of head-banging frustration).

When my bull popped out across a good-sized pond, my confidence in the gun and load was a great feeling. There was no hesitation or worry about making the shot.