Recent content by mike-ind
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Any other handgun hunters here?
Have taken a couple deer using a mod-29/44 with a 8 3/8". Have set up a Encore in 460 last year, didn't get to use it because to scope mounting holes were off, T/C replaced the barrel, so going to try again this year. I have also have taken 4 coyotes with a mod-19/357 4", I carry it when I'm... -
Newfoundland Moose?
Hey thumper, I was up there last Oct, down in the southwest corner (South Branch area). Seen several moose (around 25+) there that week (13th-17th). There were 5 hunters in our camp, 4 went home with meat, the one guy passed on 17 because he wanted a 45"er. Most of the outfitters do the sit and...- mike-ind
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- Forum: BIG THREE - Moose, Goat, Sheep
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best for elk hunting
The elk I took in '06 was with a 300 WSM, it was OK but weight was an issue (size/weight of the cartridges, rifle Win mod 70, etc) so I sold it. I bought and used a Ruger (20" barrel) in the new 338 RCM on a moose hunt in Newfoundland last Oct, a lot lighter and easier to handle. I'd look into... -
Back up rifle for big game hunts
I always try to have a back-up. For elk, primary is a 338 RCM, back-up either the 30-06 mod 70 or 460 S&W mag (encore pistol). If going ML, Encore 50cal with the Traditions 54 side lock for back-up. Only time I didn't have a back-up was last years moose hunt in Newfoundland because I flew up...
