All good posts. I have killed more moose off-hand with my Ru77 in .338WM than any other rifle I own, tho the “Stub” - a 17 inch barreled RU77 .30-06 is pushing it hard. Of the 21? moose I have killed( not counting car hit ones with a .22 handgun) only two were over 100 yards, None over 160. A Ford 150, at about 52 feet per second worked also. That’s a close range proposition tho ....🙃

A heavier rifle is easier to shoot accurately.

Last edited by las; 08/18/18.
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