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Title: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: huntnut on June 29, 2011, 02:49:53 PM

Going moose hunting need some  recommendations for 7mm rem mag

Title: Re: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: GoldTip on June 29, 2011, 02:55:37 PM

Factory load or handloads?

Title: Re: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on June 29, 2011, 02:57:19 PM

just be sure they are hornaday bullets and your do well ....... :tup: i think no one likes me because I always brag up hornaday but I have good reason to .... :chuckle:

Title: Re: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: RadSav on June 29, 2011, 04:08:57 PM

For as big as they are moose go down reasonably easy.  Elk will take one heck of a lot more than most moose.  I'd say if you have a 160 - 175 grain round you like for elk you're good to go.

Title: Re: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: Emptyhanded on June 29, 2011, 04:13:16 PM

I'd probably run a 160 grain bullet (Hornady, Nosler, Sierra, whatever shoots good in the gun.) , but I wouldn't be a bit worried running a 140 gr. Accubond, Partition or TSX either.

Title: Re: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: Curly on June 29, 2011, 04:22:02 PM

Whatever you use, make sure it isn't a Remington Cor-lokt.  There was a member on here that shot a moose in the back of the neck with a 175 gr Cor-lokt and it didn't penetrate enough to knock down the moose.

Title: Re: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: 6x6in6 on June 29, 2011, 04:27:35 PM

Assuming it's not a new to you gun, why not shoot what it's already sighted in for?
140, 165, 175 doesn't really make that much difference.  It's more about placement than weight anyways.

I'd just grab my Nosler 175's and call it done.

Title: Re: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: manfromspam on June 29, 2011, 04:44:50 PM

I'd just grab my Nosler 175's and call it done   :yeah:

Title: Re: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: str8meat on June 29, 2011, 05:59:12 PM

what does it like to be fed? find out and give it that. 168 or 180's in bergers will do well also the nosler partition

Title: Re: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: huntnut on June 30, 2011, 02:12:05 PM

The 7mag has been with me for years it loves 150gr rem psp core lokts which have worked great on deer and elk in the past.I just was not sure about them for moose. Not set up to hand load.

Title: Re: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: bobcat on June 30, 2011, 02:24:02 PM

150 grain core lokt?   :yike:    No! Anything but that. I'd go with a Barnes TSX, weight doesn't really matter but I'd try 160 to start. Something like a Nosler Partition or Accubond would work well too, but in those I'd go with the 175.

Title: Re: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: GoldTip on June 30, 2011, 02:28:58 PM

I'd run a 160-175gr accubond in that bad boy if I was gonna use it on Moose.

Title: Re: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: huntnut on July 01, 2011, 09:37:06 AM

Thanks for all your help

Title: Re: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: Curly on July 01, 2011, 10:27:23 AM

Below are several loaded cartridges that should be worth a look.  If I were you I'd probably go over to Bob's and see if they have any of the loads below.  (All of them are better than Cor-Lokts in my opinion)

Here's a 150gr bullet that will work: Barnes 150gr (http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=780419)

These may be worth a look too:  Double Tap (http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=971506)

150gr E-Tip Link (http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=547456)

175 gr Trophy Bonded Bear Claw (http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=793387)


Here is a link for the 160 gr Accubond (http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=897110)


I don't know much about the Hornady SST bullet, but maybe someone that has tried them has an opinion.  The 162 gr might be worth a look but I think the other options listed above would be better...... ??? Hornady (http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=643742) (It is the least expensive of the options I listed).

Title: Re: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: PA BEN on July 02, 2011, 03:23:00 AM

I'm the guy who shot his Washington moose at 37yds in the back of the neck w/a 7mm Rem. Mag. 175 REM. Core-lock. I thought I missed, he just ran off, I put two more in him quartering away. He made it another 200yds, never did find those bullets, but found some copper in the t-loins on the side they went in. I found the neck shot bullet between two vertebra. Perfect mushroom but it didn't penetrate the bone, opened up right away and didn't have the wt to drive it home. I shot my elk last year w/a Nosler Accubond 160 gr. Chest shot face on, he went about 30yds and went down.
BTW, I've shot core-locks for 27 years, but I wouldn't use them on moose.
Here's the core-lock 175gr from my moose's neck
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi154.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs276%2FPABEN07%2F100_2486.jpg&hash=13ca951a99bf6cb256547e146eda41a3b523461a)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi154.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs276%2FPABEN07%2F100_2482.jpg&hash=fc23cd79fa12bc81311fffb175e5b1704a33da28)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi154.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs276%2FPABEN07%2F100_2483.jpg&hash=1c80fed52755f240379a6076db68973045d39971)
Here's the 160gr Nosler Accubond from my elk
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi154.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs276%2FPABEN07%2F100_3922.jpg&hash=28e022dd3c8be4ab9819ed6a03663481767ea439)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi154.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs276%2FPABEN07%2F100_3926.jpg&hash=ffc127036b68051e870056d1634d1fd28b0a1758)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi154.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs276%2FPABEN07%2F100_3925.jpg&hash=d49b35a76daf6a44eefc67845115c6a498dd7645)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi154.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs276%2FPABEN07%2F100_3923.jpg&hash=df394b4c3e30ac7d1dae244dbfc8352835d944e8)
160 gr Nosler Accubond target
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi154.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs276%2FPABEN07%2F0801101923.jpg&hash=2577e543fb3a9208485ec040768dacdb876d9857)

Title: Re: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: RadSav on July 02, 2011, 04:34:13 AM

At 2800 fps into solid moose meat and bone I'd say that Core-Lokt held up much better than I would have thought. 

I take it shot placement was a little better on the elk ;).

Darn good pictures thank you.

Title: Re: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: PA BEN on July 02, 2011, 10:56:48 AM

He was faceing away, centered on his neck and shooting sticks, I was shocked when he didn't drop. :yike:

Title: Re: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: 700xcr on July 02, 2011, 11:06:39 AM

Quote from: PA BEN on July 02, 2011, 10:56:48 AM

He was facing away, centered on his neck and shooting sticks, I was shocked when he didn't drop. :yikes:

I am not familiar with moose antimony, does moose have a pretty large mussel mass all around the spine on the neck? How mush mass is around the backside of the neck?

Title: Re: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: PA BEN on July 02, 2011, 12:31:52 PM

He had 3/8's of hide and about 12" of meat before the neck bone. And in the rut so his neck was tuff.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi154.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs276%2FPABEN07%2F109_3197.jpg&hash=7a236e70c357fb77fa5be3a53632a37eb53abc82)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi154.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs276%2FPABEN07%2F100_2383.jpg&hash=d3f253b5971df2828a24d206590d8b0c8d68f0ad)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi154.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs276%2FPABEN07%2F100_2388.jpg&hash=54972ceebc31aa3183797b900eef543716c188c6)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi154.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs276%2FPABEN07%2F100_2398.jpg&hash=c4c1693cb545adb011558c0487fe9b09d2b58a24)

Title: Re: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: rtspring on July 02, 2011, 12:35:59 PM

PABEN,

I never would of believed that wouldn't of knocked him on his ass. Truly amazing that he kept going with a shot like that at such a close range  with a 7mm. thats just nuts.....

Title: Re: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: PA BEN on July 02, 2011, 12:39:14 PM

Like I said I thought I missed untill I boned out his neck. What a rush. :tup:

Title: Re: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: PA BEN on July 04, 2011, 07:53:31 AM

BTW, I would like to say I like core-locks on deer and bear, done shooting them now that I reload. I've been shooting them since my 30-30 days at age 14. But they do come apart.

Title: Re: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on July 04, 2011, 07:58:37 AM

Quote from: PA BEN on July 02, 2011, 12:31:52 PM

He had 3/8's of hide and about 12" of meat before the neck bone. And in the rut so his neck was tuff.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi154.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs276%2FPABEN07%2F109_3197.jpg&hash=7a236e70c357fb77fa5be3a53632a37eb53abc82)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi154.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs276%2FPABEN07%2F100_2383.jpg&hash=d3f253b5971df2828a24d206590d8b0c8d68f0ad)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi154.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs276%2FPABEN07%2F100_2388.jpg&hash=54972ceebc31aa3183797b900eef543716c188c6)
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Damn nice Moose Ben ....I want one so bad but I guess I need to start putting in for one first inorder to recieve one ... :tup:

Title: Re: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: PA BEN on July 04, 2011, 11:28:08 AM

Took 10 points for me. See the red marks on his shoulders, looks like blood shot meat. That's from fighting, they will most always come in to a call, they like a fight.

Title: Re: Bullet Weight and Brands
Post by: huntnut on July 05, 2011, 01:12:13 PM

Beautiful moose, How wide was he?