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| 1470.1 | shotgun/smokepole - same/same | POBOX::ROGERS | hard on the wind again | Wed Oct 04 1995 17:24 | 13 |
| With a starting velocity of around 1600fps and a Ballistic coefficient
that is not very stellar, you lose a lot of velocity past 100yds. With
velocity gone, windage and projectile drop do ugly things to your
reliable kill zone. And that is the operative issue.
If you are willing to keep your hunting range in the 50 to 80yd maximum
(remember this is a 1500lb moose), and you have the discipline for the
"archery" shot (in the heart/lungs zone), why not use it? I face this
same issue with my .54cal mountain rifle and it uses a 230gr (lighter)
projectile with a worse yet BC (.059). Max range is 100yds ( I can if
willing to accept the bruising, get to 1800fps)
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| 1470.2 | | SALEM::PAPPALARDO | | Wed Oct 04 1995 18:36 | 9 |
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Look into the load data for the Remington Copper Sabots. I and many
others have been shooting these particular sabots and have had excellent
groupings (1-2" @ 100 yards) with fully rifled slug barrels mounted
with scopes. I also believe Remington's tables go out farther than 100
yards on their load data for this ammo. As re.1 states you must keep in
ming that using a shotgun will alter your shooting distance.
Guy
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| 1470.3 | What gauge??? | MSBCS::MERCIER | | Fri Oct 06 1995 11:57 | 16 |
| Everybody is mentioning ballistics but the author never mentioned what
guage he is shooting!!! I would assume that it is a 12 guage which I
believe is what everyone else is doing. If that's the case, a descent,
rifled 12 guage with Sabot slugs should not have any problem under
100 yrds as long as your shot placement is true (IMHO). Heart/Lung,
spine, neck or head will take him down. The hydro shock caused by the
slug alone will do severe damage on an animal that large.
Two of my last three deer were taken with a 12 gauge. I'm not saying
there is a great comparison but neither traveled anywhere. On a side
note, my girlfriends father just took a Moose on Monday with a .308.
Can you say Moose Tenderloin ;^)
Bob M�
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| 1470.4 | Get a real moose gun | OTOP89::"[email protected]" | | Tue Oct 17 1995 15:23 | 13 |
| If you are going to go to the expense and trouble of moose hunting get a gun
that can get the job done.
I have gone moose hunting for over 10 years, and let me tell you you do not
want to be messing with a shotgun. This is not deer hunting, where most of
the shootin is 50 yards or less. When you see your moose 300 yards down a
swamp you will feel pertty silly standing there with a scatter gun. We have
never shot a moose at less then 150 yards.
Go get a 30/06 or better and have a good hunt.
Les
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