Moose Hunting with the .22 ARC

[Justin Crossley]

Tyler takes his 22 ARC moose hunting.

 

[JGRaider]

Why would you want to when there's much better moose hunting cartridges around? (I've always wanted to instigate a 40 page thread.......)

 

[mitchellmountain]

lucky that wasn't a rut infused bull elk with Kevlar hide and adamantium bones, you'd need your magnum ol' chap.

 

[KHntr]

Tyler takes his 22 ARC moose hunting.

You know that Tyler is a member here right?

 

[PNWGATOR]

Why would you want to when there's much better moose hunting cartridges around? (I've always wanted to instigate a 40 page thread.......)

Which bullet in which cartridge at what impact velocity?

 

[Justin Crossley]

You know that Tyler is a member here right?

Yep.

 

[General RE LEE]

 

[mwoolsey5]

Was just reading the write up about this hunt. Anyone know Tyler’s name on here? I’d be curious to ask him a question.

“One thing I’m willing to bet on is whether I’m using a .25/06, .243 Win., or 22 ARC, the animals won’t be able to tell the difference.”

But he also says:

“I wouldn’t recommend the 22 ARC as a moose cartridge, but not for the reason most would assume. With good bullet selection and thoughtful consideration of your shooting parameters, it’s perfectly capable. However, for most moose hunters specifically, there aren’t any compelling advantages to using it over any number of medium-sized moose killers

So…it worked exactly as expected from a terminal performance perspective, damage was similar or better than what you would get with a larger cartridges, but he does not recommend it?

I guess I just wanted to ask him directly what advantages the medium bore cartridge would have given over what he used. It seems like there would be more disadvantages than benefits moving up in cartridge size.

 

[UnckleBob]

You know that Tyler is a member here right?

He is a better hunter than most of us. He can get away with the "smallest possible cartridge" strategy. I get that it can be done.

Nevertheless, should it be a standard strategy? I think the vast majority of hunters would probably be better adopting a "most powerful cartridge" that the shooter can comfortably shoot accurately.

That does not mean people need a 375 Ruger, but I don't see any reason to pick a 22 ARC over a 6CM.