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Old 05-28-2008, 03:18 AM
PaulS PaulS is offline
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I tend to be a big bullet fan. The 3006 is enough cartridge for the big animals without reservation. From a 24" barrel the 180 grain partition would be a minimum - borderline bullet in my opinion. I would opt for a 200 grain premium grade bullet for moose because sometimes they do wear Kevlar. I watched my brother hit a mudpack on a shoulder shot on a moose and the result was a very upset, very BIG animal. While he was coming at us he took 1 more shot from my brothers 300 mag and two from my 3006.
All three shots were fatal and he dropped less than twenty yards from us.
I was using 180 grain partitions and my brother was shooting his 180 grain bullets. That was the last time we loaded 180 grain bullets for moose.
So, find out if the moose in your area wear Kevlar before your hunt or just choose the largest premium bullet you can shoot well.
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