Nice!!!
What part of the world did you get him?


Vooch

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Little old Vermont!

 

30-30 did it long before the whiz bang magnums...but then so did the stick and string. Shot placement and yer own wits about ya mean more than the caliber of gun in your hands...Just my lowly opinion.

Nice Moose BTW

 

For me it would be an elk or a medium-large black bear.

Moose...?... maybe, if it was small(ish) or if the 30-30 was all I had and I needed to take a larger specimen (I would most definitely concentrate even harder on shot placement though - praying for a one-shot-kill or at least making it more than probable that I can get a quick successive follow-up into the animal and drop it for good).

 

I don't think I'd intentionally carry one for Brown/Grizz/Kodiak, but if I wasn't in a rush, I'd be more than willing to spend some time working on getting in close for Moose, Elk, Caribou (probably tricky), and Megatherium.

If I could get a PH to go along with the plan, I'd even work up some loads for potential use on Kudu, Eland, and Oryx.
I don't think I'd be opposed to using the old dirty-thirty on Zebra or Giraffe, either. But I have a hard time justifying shooting a horse and a malformed camel ... it's already sketchy trying to justify the antelope species.

 

I'd be more than willing to spend some time working on getting in close for Moose, Elk, Caribou (probably tricky), and Megatherium.

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Elephant sized ground sloth with a .30-30?
Well I guess your a sick bastige for even knowing they existed. So why not? [emoji4]


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Although given a choice I'd pick something bigger in some cases, I wouldn't hesitate to tackle any hoofed beastie in North America with a .30-30, nor would hunting a black bear give me much pause. I wouldn't intentionally go after one of the big bears with a .30-30, but if I had to use it for protection from one I believe it could be done.

 

Given the close quarters shooting in most of the lower 48, I would use it on anything up to and including large black bears.

 

Nice moose, and if it was reasonable ranges, any or all of the species mentioned. ( But not the big bears, unless life or death.)

 

I've only shot one Moose, out of 4 hunts. Shot mine with a 375H&H, it flat out kilt it dead. Hunting opportunities are limited, I want enough gun to close the case under any circumstance. I like my 30/30s but where I Moose hunted there was a lot of chances for fairly long shots. Too far for a 30/30 to be a sure kill on Moose.


My official back up extra rifle when I go out of state to hunt is my trusty Maurader 30/30.

 

I've only shot one Moose, out of 4 hunts. Shot mine with a 375H&H, it flat out kilt it dead. Hunting opportunities are limited, I want enough gun to close the case under any circumstance. I like my 30/30's but where I Moose hunted there was a lot of chances for fairly long shots. Too far for a 30/30 to be a sure kill on Moose.

My official back up the extra rifle when I go out of state to hunt is my trusty Maurader 30/30.

Where I envision myself as most likely to be hunting Moose are an area in Northern Utah, about 5 miles by 20 miles; or an area in North-Central Utah, about 3 miles by 9 miles. They usually congregate in loosely formed groups of 5-10 animals during the season in the first area, and hang around in a certain chain of bowls and 'sinks' (in each area).
Most of the time, you're working harder to keep your distance from them, than you are at trying to find them or get close.

The last time I hunted in the smaller location, we were actually pushed out of our camp by a big bull and a little yearling that bit off more than he could chew for a sparring partner. And once the big bull went back to chasing tail, the little guy set up shop in our 'latrine' area for the night.
A few days later, after we had moved to a new location to avoid getting stranded by a big storm, a bull came through our camp and tried to make some sweet-sweet lovin' with the Elk cow that was hanging next to the 'kitchen'.

And the last time that I was in the first area, we had 29 Moose surround us in a 30-40 minute period, eventually forcing us to move elsewhere, because we couldn't keep track of all of them. (And didn't feel like becoming human speed-bumps or filing an insurance claim on the truck for "territorial moose damage".

The only reservations I would have about using a .30-30 for Moose in those areas would be: 1. Can I carry enough ammo in case I anger the herd? 2. Will I get trampled by one that I didn't see, while focusing on the target animal?

 

most any critter equal in size to my MIL...
anything bigger I want a 35Rem.

 

I would hunt moose with a 30-30. In fact I will find out soon if my brother and I got the moose draw here in BC this October, if we do, either my Marlin 30-30 or M36 32 Special will be coming along as an alternate/back up to my Tikka 30-06. And I'll be hunting with my Marlins too, they won't just go for a ride behind the seat of the truck!

 

Only in the past couple of years have I been able to respect the capabilities of the 30-30.

 

Black bear for me. Why? Because our ancestors and forefathers could and did. Not much larger though, they also had the .45-70 (as do I....) for bigger stuff.

 

Drop bears.

 

A caribou hunt with my 30-30 would be a dream come true. I'd limit my shots to about 200 yards or less.

TR

 

Moofy, I'm never going to trust those sleepy-eyed furballs again. Savage, that what they are.:biggrin:

 

Deer is the biggest game I would hunt with a 30-30 intentionally, the 30-30 is a great cartridge which I'm sure has done it all, and then some in North America and other areas as well. I have seen elk once in my life on the way to Pigeon Forge Tennessee, they are a huge animal, and these were a ways off in an open field at the park ranger/national wildlife cabin. Having never hunted, or killed an animal this big I would prefer using something with more power.

 

Curious, you said it took 4 shots. Was that a case of he wouldn't go down so you kept pumping lead into him or a simple case of insurance as in any one of the 4 would have done the job but you just wanted to make sure so kept shooting?

From what I've seen in person on my one elk hunt and what I've seen on videos or read about moose hunting, I suspect the average elk takes a good bit more killing than the typical moose.

I hunted with longbows and wood arrows for years so the idea of having to get close and choose my shot carefully is not any real inconvenience in my mind but many guys can't stand the idea of SEEING a game animal and not being able to take the shot. To many, that is pure torture. Max distance with my longbows was about 25 to 30 yards with a strong preference for shots between 15 and 20 yards so being able to shoot animals cleanly at 100 yards with the 30-30 still quadruples my average shot distance. Whoo who!!! Almost feels like I'm cheating!

I'm totally confident the 30-30 can kill almost any game animal in North America if the hunter is careful and chooses his shot wisely.

 

First shot was in the shoulder at close to 150 yards. It was snowing hard so I didn't see if he went down or not but he was in a thick regenerated clearcut. I came upon him at 10 yards and he was quite alive. He stood up and started lowering his head to charge. Even though we were only 10 yards apart the lay of the land had me higher than him so as he was coming to his feet I shot down on his spine. That dropped him. I went around his side and put 2 into his heart at 5 yards. The initial shot only got one shoulder so more gun may have been helpful in that situation.

 

Anything

 

Off-topic reply:

Two years ago I wanted to buy a 38-40 rifle. A fellow in New Mexico had one. I called and he told me it was "factory perfect." (First red flag). Then he said he had killed a Kodak bear with it (2nd red flag).
I asked what model the rifle was (knowing it had to be a Winchester). He said, "Winchester." (Third red flag).

With three red flags this deal was dead - so I asked him where he shot the camera (the Kodak) and was it hard to clean?

Anyone who would shoot a Kodiak Bear with a mild pistol cartridge and live to tell about it was either a very brave or very stupid man.

He got mad about the camera remark and hung up. I don't think he was very brave.

Michael

 

IF it has blood in it. Do your part the 30-30 will kill it.

 

Dinosaur................

 

I would be comfortable using the 30 30 on anything in North America except Grizzly, Brown or Polar bears.

 

and it would do in pinch for them....

 

A sawtooth woodchuck, only under a 75-yard shot. With 170 gr Winchester silver tip Ammo, and make sure you have a full mag tube, you can expect to have to make follow up shots. If you should happen on to a nest or a den of them, you could be under gunned.

 

I was watching Alaskan native people (TV) killing Caribou with one shot to the head from a .22LR last night.....

30-30? Anything on the planet today.

DR

 

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For me it was this. Taken with four 170 grain Silvertips. I also Black Bear hunt with the 30-30 but probably wouldn't try the larger Bear species with one. That's where I'd draw the line.

Four Shots? Dave asked that question too, and I haven't seen a Reply.




Mike T