A subject came up about what caliber rifles are used most and for what game, up here in Alaska!
Considering the three most likely terrain hunts, NOT TROPHY, but food on the table hunts….WHAT CALIBER RIFLES ARE WE ALL USING up here?
Should be an interesting, and informative thread.
I'll start with mine: I'm in SE Alaska. I hunt mostly open field of fire muskegs for deer and moose and then tight brush/woodland for same.
For woodland, I use an 8mm FN Mauser carbine and load 250 grain Woodleigh RNSN. Good enough for deer & moose.
For open muskeg firing lane hunting, I'll take out my K98 AND my 9.3x62 BRNO Mod 21 for deer, moose and black bear. The K98 is loaded with the same 250 grain Woodleigh but the extra 6+ inches of barrel opens up the FPS by 300+! The 9.3x62, I mostly shoot 285 grain PPU, but when in Brown bear country, I load her with 320 grain Woodleighs.
Jim "FNmauser"
Considering the three most likely terrain hunts, NOT TROPHY, but food on the table hunts….WHAT CALIBER RIFLES ARE WE ALL USING up here?
Should be an interesting, and informative thread.
I'll start with mine: I'm in SE Alaska. I hunt mostly open field of fire muskegs for deer and moose and then tight brush/woodland for same.
For woodland, I use an 8mm FN Mauser carbine and load 250 grain Woodleigh RNSN. Good enough for deer & moose.
For open muskeg firing lane hunting, I'll take out my K98 AND my 9.3x62 BRNO Mod 21 for deer, moose and black bear. The K98 is loaded with the same 250 grain Woodleigh but the extra 6+ inches of barrel opens up the FPS by 300+! The 9.3x62, I mostly shoot 285 grain PPU, but when in Brown bear country, I load her with 320 grain Woodleighs.
Jim "FNmauser"
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