what heavy 30 cal bullet would you take to the woods for bull moose in WA

[bobcat]

I'd go with the Swift A Frames over the Long Range Accubonds for sure, even if the accuracy wasn't as good. How accurate do you really need to be for a target the size of a moose? I haven't used them, but the LR Accubonds are made to work at low velocities. If you're within 300 yards, especially with an Ultra Mag, I wouldn't expect to see very good performance.

[BULLBLASTER]

First off thank you everyone for the great advice. Since the 300RUM brass is so hard to find I bought 2 boxes of nosler premium loaded with 210 LR Accubonds 66$ each at sportsmans warehouse and 2 boxes of Remington premier lvl 3 with the 200 gr swift a frame 38$ on clearance (there was about 10 more boxes at this price cabelas Lacey)I will use these to break in the barrel and I can hunt with whatever one shoots better just in case I don't get enough time to properly find a good hand load. But to me it is so much more real shooting with the bullet you put the time in for as in the ONE! All you handloaders know what I'm talking about, when the stars align. So I will be hitting the range every chance I get to get her dialed in.

Shaun

I don't think you could go wrong with either that you got. Both are good bullets. You should hurry and shoot them a frames and if your gun likes them buy all cabelas has! That's a screaming deal!
Again it really doesn't matter as moose aren't hard to kill. I just like big heavy bullets personally.

[bobcat]

I have shot a moose, and been on numerous hunts where moose were shot and just don't see how any bullet accepted for big game hunting wouldn't work when put where it should be. These things just stand there and take shots till they fall over dead.

Well, the person who started this thread obviously wanted opinions on what bullet he should choose for his moose hunt. If he felt that just any bullet would work, then I guess he wouldn't have needed to ask the question.

Also, you stated any bullet would work if "it was put where it should be." That's the thing- I prefer a bullet that still works well if it's NOT put in the ideal spot. If I hit a shoulder, I still want a bullet that will penetrate to the lungs, and not leave lead shrapnel throughout the meat.

[white121]

Bobcat thanks for the advice. And that is a screaming deal on the a-frames at 38$ a box, that's why I posted it to help some others out

[GoldTip]

I've personally seen or personally shot a total of 8 Moose with Nosler Accubonds, they work very well.  Calibers ranged from 7RUM to 325wsm,  and all bullets held together.  My biggest was my 55" Canadian bull that was shot at around 80-100 yards, angling away shot with a 325wsm with 200gr Accubonds.  Hit last rib going in and broke off side shoulder going out.  Ran like a whitetail for 75 yards and crumped.  My 45" Washington Moose was shot at 290 yards, through and through at the lungs, he took two jumps and stood with just a neck shot presented, took the shot and anchored him with a broken neck, bullet pulverized 2 neck vertebra and passed through, also with my 325wsm and 200gr accubonds.  Your 300RUM with 180 or 200gr accubonds will do fine.

[Falcon]

270 with a 140 grain trophy bonded bear claw bullet

[Taco280AI]

Ttsx or partition for under 400

[Caseknife]

The Canadian that my Dad hunted with in Alberta back in the late 60's used a 30-30.  Don't think that moose are that tough of an animal to kill.

[coachcw]

pretty tough to beat a accubond or a sst

[Ingwe]

I would shoot 180 grain Partitions for 30 cal. I have shot 3 moose in Alaska and all were one shot with 130 grain  partition out of my 270. That was all back in the 1970's when the 270 was all I had.

[higunner]

Nosler 180 or 200 grain AB's

[gunnarnewt]

I shoot 180 gr accubonds, and also triple shocks out of my RUM. Never a moose, but it sure pummels elk. I can't imagine they wouldn't do the job on a moose. 

[Utah]

pending the fires stop and the rain starts i will be entering the woods to fill my any moose tag oct 1.my 308 has been giving me problems that i was going to use so I recently decided to get a 300 RUM sendero that i will bring to battle with me and i am getting ready to do load development for. I usually go straight for the nosler accubond as i have had lots of success. but that might not happen cause 1 i cant find the 200 accubond or 210 long range accubonds anywhere. 2 i dont plan on taking that far of a shot, mabey 400 yards max so i don't need the super high bc bullets.

just trying to pick some brains on good heavy bullets

Thanks, Shaun White

If your gonna go big, GO BIG!  220gr Partition.  Or just shoot some 130gr TTSX in your .308...