7mm 08 for moose

Go hunting. Author Topic: Some of your opinions on 7mm and Moose hunting Read times. I'm a member of mff and ice shanty, but this is my first hunting forum post

However, the goal of this article is simply to address the question of whether the 7mm Remington is within the ideal range of suitable calibers to harvest moose. As with anything, the devil is in the details. To answer the question completely, we would need to evaluate the downrange distance to the moose, the bullet type, the grain weight of the bullet, the physical condition of the firearm, the size of the moose in question, the shot placement, the local wind conditions, the expected accuracy of the shooter, the ethics of the ideal maximum number of shots — the list goes on. What we can do is provide a framework to understand what average conditions might look like, and whether those are reasonably viable for a shot from the average shooter to harvest a moose in the fewest number of shots possible, i. What is the average muzzle energy for a 7mm Remington? In this case, we have assumed the average muzzle energy for a 7mm Remington round is approximately foot-pounds.

7mm 08 for moose

User Name Remember Me? July 22, , AM Berthold. I drew a Minnesota Moose license this year ' A bull in MN is pounds. Would a gr bullet be sufficent? Any handload data would be appreciated. July 22, , AM Al Thompson. I would imagine so. The has a SD off. Looks like great penetration capabilitys. I would not trust anybody's data over the internet for reloads. Too easy to transpose a number or just make a tiny error.

A bit overly positive Chirogrow Oct 12, Moose. Thus, a caliber that is effective from 50 yards may not have enough stopping power from yards.

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Remington has domesticated more wildcat cartridges than any other company. The 7mm is one of them. Announced in late , it became available in two rifles in One was the Model Varmint Special with a inch heavy barrel. At the time the 7mm wildcat was popular among metallic silhouette competitors, and many of their custom rifles were heavy-barrel jobs on Model actions. The Varmint Special was aimed at that segment of the market. The other rifle, the one of greater interest to me at the time, was the Model The first s in 7mm had The first factory ammo introduced by Remington was loaded with Hornady grain hollowpoint and grain softnose Spitzer bullets at advertised velocities of 3, fps and 2, fps.

7mm 08 for moose

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Would bet the gr bullets would do as well or the lighter monolithic bullet's! I noticed that in my Speer 12 manual the 7mm gets some pretty good velocity with both bullets. That being said, I do use a custom 7x57 for the majority of my big game hunting now. Thread Tools. Joined Oct 14, Messages Location colorado. No, surely not. It's basically just a 7mag minus yards. Book series reviews. Search Advanced search…. July 23, , PM fiend. The kinetic energy of the projectile drops dramatically the further downrange it travels primarily due to energy lost in the form of heat generated by friction against the air itself.

And the fact of the matter is that, at MeatEater, we commonly use different ones for different hunts.

What load? I've had a 7mm for years and it's OK but overall nothing special. I would imagine so. Find More Posts by fiend. So be it. Even the Needmoor can do some things well Replies 59 Views 2K. Pick you shot very carefully, Mooose more so than any other deer species seem to show no initial reaction to being shot. Don't be surprised if your moose doesn't even flinch after taking a bullet and B. Good luck out there, -Daniel. Any load data I might get would be worked with cautiously and compared to book data. A well placed shot with this cartridge is much better than a poorly placed shot with a larger one. Hold that Forend! I'm not sure there.