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<blockquote data-quote="elkaholic" data-source="post: 854490" data-attributes="member: 13833"><p>For whatever its worth, I shot a 44" Shiras, which is by no means an Alaskan moose, but a large animal nevertheless. I shot him at 400 yards with my 195 SXR's which I will readily admit is not a Moose bullet. This moose lived 1/2 mile from my house and I knew what the shot would likely be. I intentionally stayed away from the shoulder but just behind. I was shooting a 30" barreled 300 RUM with a muzzle velocity of 3350' so the impact velocity was around 2900'. The moose was on a ridgetop with a steep ravine well with his reach. The first shot he never moved but I was sure of a good hit. I shot again and he took a step or two. I shot the third and fourth rounds because the last thing I wanted to do was to pack him out of that hole when I could get my quad to right where he was. The fourth shot dropped him. When I gutted him out, there was an approx. 5-6" group right behind his shoulder. His heart and lungs looked like he had inhaled a grenade! None of the bullets made it past the far rib cage, but all traveled through the vitals. My point is, moose are tough, and as the above poster said, any one of the shots would probably have killed him in short time. I have also seen a few elk do this, but not to that extent. I will let everyone else decide whether or not a Berger is a moose bullet!. By the way, my attempt at humor (above) was not an attack on any bullet or person in particular. It's just that I have seen so many of these bullet discussions get ridiculous over the years......rich</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkaholic, post: 854490, member: 13833"] For whatever its worth, I shot a 44" Shiras, which is by no means an Alaskan moose, but a large animal nevertheless. I shot him at 400 yards with my 195 SXR's which I will readily admit is not a Moose bullet. This moose lived 1/2 mile from my house and I knew what the shot would likely be. I intentionally stayed away from the shoulder but just behind. I was shooting a 30" barreled 300 RUM with a muzzle velocity of 3350' so the impact velocity was around 2900'. The moose was on a ridgetop with a steep ravine well with his reach. The first shot he never moved but I was sure of a good hit. I shot again and he took a step or two. I shot the third and fourth rounds because the last thing I wanted to do was to pack him out of that hole when I could get my quad to right where he was. The fourth shot dropped him. When I gutted him out, there was an approx. 5-6" group right behind his shoulder. His heart and lungs looked like he had inhaled a grenade! None of the bullets made it past the far rib cage, but all traveled through the vitals. My point is, moose are tough, and as the above poster said, any one of the shots would probably have killed him in short time. I have also seen a few elk do this, but not to that extent. I will let everyone else decide whether or not a Berger is a moose bullet!. By the way, my attempt at humor (above) was not an attack on any bullet or person in particular. It's just that I have seen so many of these bullet discussions get ridiculous over the years......rich [/QUOTE]
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