28 Nosler Alaskan Moose

[WildBillG]

I guess I figured the chances are higher in Alaska then in Alberta and BC where we have had a number of Griz attacks in the past few years. In some areas now firing a rifle is like ringing a dinner bell. On Alaska's side though they still allow Grizzly hunting where Alberta and BC do not now. I agree with loading whatever you are using with know weight retaining bullets.

 

[Josie]

If'n you can't kill them with a 28 Nosler then you are doing something wrong. Load her up with Partitions, 175 Hornady Bonded, or TSX and you are golden. (Not the place for Bergers) I have killed them with everything from a 243, 257 Bee, 7 Rem, 7 RUM, 300 Win, 308 Win, 375 Win, 38-55, 375 Ruger, 45-70 and even one with a 460 Bee just to try it out. Right bullet in any of them and you are fine. All Canadian moose, Alberta, B.C., Ontario and Yukon. Never shot an Alaska moose but don't see why they would be any different, though they are big.

Dean2,
Your correct I'm currently shooting 180 Berger Hybrids. I shoot Barns TSX in all of my white tall rounds (308/270wsm/338 fed) and they perform awesome. I've been reading a lot and seeing the recommendations of 338 and larger for brown bear which I'll have a tag for also but can't find a reason that the 28 shouldn't do the job either.

 

[257Tony]

Dean2,
Your correct I'm currently shooting 180 Berger Hybrids. I shoot Barns TSX in all of my white tall rounds (308/270wsm/338 fed) and they perform awesome. I've been reading a lot and seeing the recommendations of 338 and larger for brown bear which I'll have a tag for also but can't find a reason that the 28 shouldn't do the job either.

If Brown Bear is on the menu with your 28, I'd load up some 175 A-frames, or 175 Woodleighs .

 

[Bill28]

September I shot a shire moose here in Utah with my 28. 401 yards hand load 175 partition. Bullet went all the way through, both lungs hit. Took about 10 steps and nose dived. 28 is a great hunting caliber!

 

[ruby76]

Killed several with a 140/145 Barnes out of a 280ai. In a 28 Nosler a 168 Barnes lrx would be deadly.

 

[jtmpilot]

I second all of the above suggestions to use a stout non fragmenting bullet on a moose...ESPECIALLY if there is any possibility of a shot under 200 YDS.....this pic is a 165 pound whitetail deer that I hit with a 195 Berger from my 28 Nosler....The bullet didn't even get through the chest cavity of a smallish whitetail so I would doubt its performance on a moose with a high impact velocity. It just blew apart and the penetration was minimal on a behind the shoulder double lung shot. I'm gonna try the hammers next season because where I hunt my shots can range from very close to very far.....

 

[Bill28]

That's what my 2 deer looked like with the 180s Berger's within 200 yards . Moose are usually within 200 yards. I like the Partitions.

 

[Coyote_Hunter]

The 6.5x55 Swede has taken untold thousands of moose.

It makes sense, therefore, a 28 Nosler would be marginal at best or, more likely, totally inadequate.

 

[Coyote_Hunter]

I second all of the above suggestions to use a stout non fragmenting bullet on a moose...ESPECIALLY if there is any possibility of a shot under 200 YDS.....this pic is a 165 pound whitetail deer that I hit with a 195 Berger from my 28 Nosler....The bullet didn't even get through the chest cavity of a smallish whitetail so I would doubt its performance on a moose with a high impact velocity. It just blew apart and the penetration was minimal on a behind the shoulder double lung shot. I'm gonna try the hammers next season because where I hunt my shots can range from very close to very far.....View attachment 162623

Results like that are why I don't use thin-skinned cup-and-core bullets for hunting.

 

[Don A Parsons]

The now 5th or 7th largest world record Alaska Moose was taken with a broken wood stock iron sighted 303 British...

Who-da Thunk

Cheers from the North

 

[Ingwe]

I second all of the above suggestions to use a stout non fragmenting bullet on a moose...ESPECIALLY if there is any possibility of a shot under 200 YDS.....this pic is a 165 pound whitetail deer that I hit with a 195 Berger from my 28 Nosler....The bullet didn't even get through the chest cavity of a smallish whitetail so I would doubt its performance on a moose with a high impact velocity. It just blew apart and the penetration was minimal on a behind the shoulder double lung shot. I'm gonna try the hammers next season because where I hunt my shots can range from very close to very far.....View attachment 162623

This is going to be fun....watching the Berger guys scrambling to defend their magic bullet

I'll start with one sure to come up:

"Next time try using a 195gr Hybrid. The regular VLD isn't the best choice at close range and at 28 Nosler velocities."

 

[Tidus56]

I killed a bison with a 28 Nosler and a 169 Hammer Hunter bullet. Not the same as a moose but similar. It did the job and the bison fell DRT. Hope this helps.

 

[Varmint Hunter]

I killed a bison with a 28 Nosler and a 169 Hammer Hunter bullet. Not the same as a moose but similar. It did the job and the bison fell DRT. Hope this helps.

I'd be curious to know if the bullet shank exited on the bison.
I shot a bison twice with a 260gr Partition bullet. Both bullets expanded perfectly and were caught in the off-side hide. I expected them to exit. Either way the animal was quite dead.

 

[Tidus56]

The bullet entered behind the front shoulder, expanded in the chest cavity blowing up the lungs and hitting the heart with a couple petals. The shank pushed to the offside shoulder and made it to the hide but didn't push through. The internal damage was shockingly good. I figured coppers would all act the same, pretty much like a FMJ. That's what I had witnessed with all the Barnes bullets I had seen people use. The damage with the hammer was just what I was hoping for. The shank was 58% of starting weight.