Recent content by TMac

Your experience and conclusions from it mirror mine. An elk’s chest is not that deep, looking broadside, even on a large bull. Wait for a broadside or close to it shot and most any deer capable cartridge and bullet will work well. Want a little more shot angle flexibility, use a stouter and/or...

The main goal is to place your first shot well. You do that and elk die easy. Either of your choices can do that. So it would depend on how much shooting comfort you have with a larger cartridges recoil vs something in the 270 class. I’m not sure what 270 you are referring to. 270 Win or 270...

Best contact Eli soon, unless you have gobs of points in WY, NV or AZ. A NM landowner tag maybe your best shot, unless he knows of some TX options. Last I checked with him the landowner tags went fast.

Not sure how much of this applies to flying, but here it goes. My last trip into Canada, driving, we stopped at US customs to declare the rifles on a 4457. They inspected the rifles and ran the serial numbers. Then we stopped on the Canadian side, all they wanted was to see the filled out and...

All of yours will work. Which one do you have the most confidence in for that possible 400 yard shot? I’d start there. Taken or been a part of taking 4 Moose. Rifles used were 7 RM with 150 Core-Lokt, 30-06 with 180 TTSX and 180 Fed blue box ammo, 270 Win with 130 TTSX. All worked equally...

I've been thinning the herd lately and I have one that just sits in the safe. Just could never take it out. Used my laminated stocked SS 30-06 on Moose instead. Not looking to sell necessarily, but will as I’ve not shot it. So someone ought to use it I guess. Was from the local Cabela’s. It...

Pressure point between barrel and stock when the barrel warms up is a possibility. If you are shooting 3 shot groups, try 5-10 and see if a more normal pattern develops.

I am sure you could find a load that will do what you need with your 7x57. To stretch the range with that cartridge and shorter barrel, you may need to look at a “softer” bullets. If you hand load that would be an advantage. Hornady SST/Eld-X, Nosler BT etc. I’ve shot a 280 Rem for almost 40...

Same. Not sure about what the PH may or may not have said. Don’t plan to watch it again to find out.

My take is they were trying to prove a point, at the animals expense. They should have kept shooting, especially when using such a small bullet on a large animal. It begins to look like a stunt to a degree due to them watching and not shooting till it drops.

Based on 4 Moose, I’d say they are not particularly difficult to kill. They are large, but it is easy to get adequate penetration into the chest. They have a very deep chest, but for their size not excessively wide. They can take a while to show the effects of a traditional lung shot is what...

I use them all depending on quarry and hunting conditions. Match, Cup and Core, Partitions, Bonded, and Mono’s. No debate here. They all work well when properly understood and employed.

11 animals, 3 longest shots were 340, 300, 250, the other 8 all between 110 - 200. We always stalk closer when feasible.

One just never knows. Each rifle is a rule into and of itself in my experience. But I’d never suggest someone not buy more powder to have on hand. I’d do the same as you are in trying to mitigate recoil. Actually what I have gone to for kids is a suppressed 6mmARC. Virtually no recoil and...

From the Moose. 80 yards under skin on opposite side, wrecked both lungs.