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Bob's moose and 308 R

He should of held off for a big one! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

That's "Awesome"! Where were you hunting? And where's the story?

Nice moose. Is that an Alaska/Ukon bull?

I was hunting S.E. of Fairbanks,AK. I had seen 2 smaller bulls earlier with cows in the same area and kept watching them, when I found this bull while glassing. All I could see was pretty much his paddles most of the time. The bull played hide-n -seek off and on for about 2 hours. Then he "showed" himself, but was 250 yds away and only offering a "Texas Heartshot", which I declined to take. He then followed the cow in the brush and we lost them for a while, till the cow came out of the brush(different location) and then we could see his paddles only. I had raked trees and called a couple of different times. He would stand back in the brush and rake also, but would not challenge me. While trying to keep the bull in sight and keep moving on him, I had to wait for 5 different cows to feed thru in front of me at different times. I always had the wind in my favor during the 3 hr stalk. At 11:00 am he followed the cow he had been trailing out of the brush enough for me to shoot. He was broadside at 185 yds and I took him through the shoulders(high). He dropped at the shot and never moved. I was shooting 165 gr partitions at 2700 fps. His spread is 56 in and has 19 points. He was the first legal bull ( min. 50 in ) I saw and didn't think twice about shooting him. 1 day after shooting this bull we ended up getting 6 in of heavy wet snow. I shot the bull about half a mile from camp. The day we broke camp and headed back to the trailhead, I watched 2 bulls fighting for a cow-pretty cool. Also had a big boer grizz wandering around and checking gut piles close to us, but he woulded show during daylight hrs. 2 other hunters had seen him but did not have a tag. All around a good trip. Debull Jed thanks for posting the pic.

Great Moose!

I love a good Partition story. You should post about this up in BIG GAME as well...

Mike

I was shooting 165 gr partitions at 2700 fps

What are partititions?

Thanks for fielding the rookie questions.

www.nosler.com

Nosler Partition's are one of the first and most proven "specialty" bullets...and also my go to bullet!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Mike

Nosler Partitions are "the bullet" by which most others are judged! If you were to cut a Partition in half, from top to bottom, you would see that the jacket actually looks somewhat like an "H". When the bullet impacts, the front of the bullet will expand back to the partition only, thus allowing the bottom of the bullet to retain its weight and continue to cause damage.
Clear as mud? Hope this helped

Yes it did, thank you.

The difference between a partition and a hollow point, the hollow point open more, and won't penetrate as much?



Why I am at it, how will a silver tip hit.

DEBULL,
Wow, I'm envious! Good bull, good rifle, and good story, it just don't get much better <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />.-Joe

DEBULL..Great account of a successful moose hunt..
I'm curious tho..With the 165 Nosler Partitions, what sort of load and powder did you use to get over 2700 FPS MV from a 24" barreled M99 in .300 Savage?

Without excessive pressure signs, I end up at about 2645 to 2655 FPS with the 165 grain bullets..tho I am using the Speer Grand Slams..I use Rel 12 & 15 powder..

I shoot a 50's vintage M99 R in good condition and do a partial resize on my reloads..jim

Shucks..nevermind my last question..I see you are shooting the M99 chambered in .308...:) jim

Jim,

DEBULL used 43.5 grains of IMR4895 with the Nosler 165 gr. partition bullet. I know because I loaded the shells for that hunt. I never chronographed them, but 2700 fps is what the Nosler Reloading Guide Number Four lists them as. Actually lists 2708 fps with 43.0 grains of IMR4895. These loads were in a m99R, in .308 win., not .300 savage. Hope this helps you.



Regards,

Hunter01

Published velocities are just that. Writing on paper or a screen. In reality, most times it's about 100fps slower.

But that doesn't make that moose any less dead.

Thanks for the pic and story Jed and Bob.