Ericbc7
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21 Bullseyes
Yukon al is the best source for barrel changes I know. He is keen on the particulars and has the best advice on modifications
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21 Bullseyes
YukonAl, I have sen lots of posts that say a 6.5 will do the job on moose. Let me tell the story of my friend.
He was armed with a .338 mag I think
He was using Barnes Ttsx that grouped well. He was high above the landing strip of the gold camp and was scouting.He saw the moose heading down briefly. He dropped his pack and ran over 1/2 mile to get down to airstrip .
He was stressed to the point of vomiting when he cleared the runway, and the bull stepped out a hundred yards away.
He raised up and pulled the trigger and the bull just stood there. He fired again and the bull took a few steps and keeled over. 2 shots in the boiler room and thank the fates that the gold guys could bring a loader to bring that massive beast back to camp
I can't help wondering if the .284 is light for Canadian moose.
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21 Bullseyes
Im seeing sale on Barnes lrx 127 gr 6.5 bullets. I'm thinking these are the way to go. Has anyone tried these?
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If you have the coin then go the standard route. That said any good smith can change the length of the bolt stop and even an amature can do the same
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Dog down is the best source for load data regarding the Berger full bore 80.5 bullets. I have some load data on the 75 gr amaxes but dog has convinced me to go with the 80.5's Bergers.
I am still working loads using 4166 and might see some good things. -
21 Bullseyes
Yea saw that, and would love to repeat it. Fact is these K31 are hard to find I think. Am I wrong?
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He YukonAl. My friend was thinking biggest is best and that guy got a lucky opportunity. He was hunting a gold field with permission and had the best/ hardest hitting round he had available. As much as I would like to deal with big game with my 6.5, I recognize it is not the end and be all of cartridges.