Rifle for Moose Hunting..

[kenneth Griffiths]

What type of rifle is everyone useing for this years Moose Hunt??

What type of call are you useing??

Do you sit and call or drive untill you see one??

 

Let us know what you use.

 

Thanks.

[Richard Cadigan]

Im using my good old 303 british, In the morning i sit and wait and do a few vocal calls if nothing moves by 10 or 11 then i will do a bit of walking, then back to sitting and calling in the evening!

[kenneth Griffiths]

Even when you are not hunting, you are thinking about hunting. LOL

[Peter Emberley]

Savage 300 Win Mag. Hope to try and wait one out maybe make a few calls. If that don't work I'll do a little looking. Might pick up a Cass Creek. This will be my first hunt with a 300 WM, so I'm a little excited.

[Kurtis Boone]

i use a remington 30-06 for moose hunting but thinking on buying a winchester sxr 300 wsm for the up coming season i checkout the bogs and cutovers and do a bit of walking and driving

[kenneth Griffiths]

I use  30-06 by rem. I like to check out the area's i am going to hunt a week befor, if that bad boy is there he will be there in a weeks time. Often i have done this and had good results. Looking for a good sign on tree's and dropping's as well. checking out the area befor the hunt gives you a little bit of advantage over the moose you want to take. I had often went back to the same place a few evening in a row just to see where he/she is laying up for the night to get that shot in the morning. A few calls in the morning and the moose is mine. Trust me it pay's off to do a little home work.lol

[Doug Piercey]

I am using a Sako 270 WSM, great gun, very accurate but pricey ammo. If you are lookingh at buying a new gun check out how much the ammo is too. I wanted mine for the gun range too, the cheapest place I could find ammo was 33.00 on Cabelas.ca website as compared to 43.00 in town anywhere for Federal Fusion (thats For box of 20) and the premium Nosler partion stuff is 80.00 for 20. I guess it just makes you take or time for a good shot at the range...LOL.

 

As for moose hunting times and technique.....Sit and call early morning, afternoon try spot and stalk, evening sit and call, you and also try scraping the trees and bushes.

 

[Ross Strickland]

I'm going to buy a rifle for Christmas...At the moment I have an old 30.06 that weighs a ton, even the gunshop couldn't indentify where it was made. I'm looking for accuracy and not a lot of kickback.  A friend of mind told me I don't need a 30.06 for a moose that a 308 is a better gun and with less kickback it would be more accurate for a average hunter like myself. Some of my friends have bought the savage..not the xp with the stainless steal barrel the one below it for less than $400 with a scope from Carbellas. I just want something basic that will do the job, I can normally get close to a moose. So should I go with 308 and are these affordable

guns and scopes any good?

[Fred Woodman]

There are certainly lots to chose from right now. You need to answer a few basic questions first. Its my opinion that comparing the basic calibers while a fun exercise for the most part its all paper talk and will have little use in actual hunting situation For most the limiting factor is the shooter not the gun. #1 buy a bolt action #2 buy a gun with a detachable magazine.!!

Ask yourself a few simple questions. Do the weight of the gun matter, will you carry it or shoot it off your quad or car bonnet? How much do I want to spend. ( dont save money by buying cheap scopes and rings)

as for caliber..3006, 270, 308, 7-08, all all more than capable of harvesting any big game animal in Newfoundland. If you like more ooommff all the magnums are nice but they are going to cost more to shoot,kick you harder,  especially in a light gun.( less than 7 lbs before scope) Inside 350 yds the magnums cannot do anything that any of the above mentioned calibers cannot do. Most people cant shoot magnums very well.Especially at ranges beyond 350 yds.

In terms of hunting there are no discertable difference in a 30 06 and a 308. !! In broad terms a 308 will be more accurate than a 30 06. But thats a general statement.Lots of 30 -06 are tack drivers.But for the most part a 30-06 will be 1/2 pound heavier than a 308. The 308 family ( which includes 243,260 Rem,7mm-08 are well known for thier accuracy.They all use the same brass but each sends a different diameter bullet out the barrel.

FYI a 30-06, 270,25-06. Are the same piece of brass.

If I had to pick one it would be a 308. But my favorite would be the 7mm-08. But i would take the 308 just because of ammo availability. If ammo availability was not an issue Id take a 7mm-08. The 7mm projectile is far superior ballistically and terminally to a 30 caliber.

As far as brand is concerned on the low end price range  under $500 grab a Axis or a Stevens 200.( Savages shoot well but are not as smooth or pretty as many others) They flat out shoot very good. BUT the trigger is stiff and not adjustable.For under $600 Savage has a couple nice models with the accu trigger. For under $1000 Id take a Tikka T3 blued scoped and ringed.Great shooters,light, well built and a great adjustable trigger.Also those Weatherby Vanguards are priced right and the few Ive seen shot very well.

"Theres an old saying in the rifle world....".We all love to date velocity but we want to marry accuracy.!!"

A properly placed bullet will drop any big game animal Newfoundland has to offer.

Have you checked out www.canadiangunnutz.com great place to look for a gun.

Good Luck and have fun...at the end of the day, you really cant go wrong with any of the above mentioned guns.

[Ross Strickland]

Excellent information, Mr. Woodman..I'm going to Central Nl on Friday and drop into The Outdoors store to see what they have. If I can't find what I want there I will check out online Canadian stores.

[Fred Woodman]

The guys in Lewisporte are great guys, they are priced right and are a great sponsor of this site.They can set you up with something you will be more than happy with.

ENJOY...

[Robert Sullivan]

Fred, just wondering why you recommend a bolt action?  I know that they are apparently "more accurate," but for hunting I don't think that they are that much more accurate then say a semi auto.  The reason I'm asking is because I'm trying to decide on the type and calibre of gun I want to get for myself.  So far, I've taken moose and bear with my fathers semi-auto 30.06, but I want to get something different.  I love the reduced recoil and fast follow-up shot, but the fast follow-up shot hasn't really been required so far.

The bolt rifle I like the most is the Tikka T3 lite, and the semi's I like are the Browning BAR Longtrac or Shorttrac and the Benelli R1.  I'm not too interested in getting pounded with recoil, so  I don't think something like a .300 wsm will feel too nice in the Tikka which is only a little over 6lbs, but I'm also concerned that I won't be satisfied with a caliber "smaller" than the 30.06 I'm used to...  Anyway, all opinions are welcome!

[alex march]

this year i have my first moose license.i recently bought a browning blr light weight in 7mm wsm.we sit in the mornings and do some calling then in the afternoon if no moose yet we ride or walk around and then in the evening we go back and sit.worked for us every other year so hopefully itll work this year.thanks, good luck to everyone and hope you have a succesfull season