Sako76
WKR
Vern—I will be hunting 80 fly-in miles from Port Alsworth (direction unknown)! The outfitter is Canoe Bay. I’m probably overthinking this. I have extensive hunting experience. Swamps and rivers and everything in between is the terrain I have been told.
I have shot two moose, one in New Foundland at 260 yards using an Alamo Precision Maverick in 300 Weatherby shooting 200 grain Nosler Accubonds. Scope was a Nightforce NXS 5.5-22x50 which is my primary elk rifle. Moose was shot lying prone (14X).
The other moose was shot in Maine last year using a Nosler Outfitter in 30-06 using 180 grain Nosler Accubonds at 40 yards using a Bog Pog. Scope was a Leupold VX-R 3-9 Firedot which I used. The moose first came out at 200 yards and when I put the scope on him (6x) it looked like the reticle covered a good part of his shoulder. I then lost sight of him till he stuck his head out between two trees. Both moose died on the spot! I love my APR, it weighs 10.2 lbs and is a little heavy. The Nosler had the bolt open and eject a shell while I was walking through some thick brush and I never knew it! I have the same Nosler rifle in 35 Whelen and shoots great, the bolt is making me hesitant! A buddy had the bolt open on his Outfitter also!
I usually shoot a Nightforce in 5-25, 5.5-22 or 4-32 for elk and mule deer out west. I guess I like seeing them up close. I have three 500 yard elk kills, all with first shot hits (all prone). I have shot one elk at 300 yards with sticks and 5 head of African game from 80 to 156 yards, 4 clean kills and one mess! I do not like shooting off sticks.
I guess I don’t like to be under gunned or under scoped. I have a horse farm across the street and practice on them daily from my living room. It’s been 100 degrees out so the horses haven’t been out, the MOAR on the 2.5-10 covers the sheep at 200 yards on 10X. I just recently bought the 2.5-10 scope. I’m leaning on taking a Legendary Arms Works rifle in 300 Winchester Magnum shooting 180 grain Barnes TTSX, it will weigh about 8.5 lbs with the 2.5-10 NF. The scope is still up in the air.
Just trying to cover all the bases, this is probably my first and last hunt in Alaska . Thanks for your help.
300 LAW shoots like this.
I have shot two moose, one in New Foundland at 260 yards using an Alamo Precision Maverick in 300 Weatherby shooting 200 grain Nosler Accubonds. Scope was a Nightforce NXS 5.5-22x50 which is my primary elk rifle. Moose was shot lying prone (14X).
The other moose was shot in Maine last year using a Nosler Outfitter in 30-06 using 180 grain Nosler Accubonds at 40 yards using a Bog Pog. Scope was a Leupold VX-R 3-9 Firedot which I used. The moose first came out at 200 yards and when I put the scope on him (6x) it looked like the reticle covered a good part of his shoulder. I then lost sight of him till he stuck his head out between two trees. Both moose died on the spot! I love my APR, it weighs 10.2 lbs and is a little heavy. The Nosler had the bolt open and eject a shell while I was walking through some thick brush and I never knew it! I have the same Nosler rifle in 35 Whelen and shoots great, the bolt is making me hesitant! A buddy had the bolt open on his Outfitter also!
I usually shoot a Nightforce in 5-25, 5.5-22 or 4-32 for elk and mule deer out west. I guess I like seeing them up close. I have three 500 yard elk kills, all with first shot hits (all prone). I have shot one elk at 300 yards with sticks and 5 head of African game from 80 to 156 yards, 4 clean kills and one mess! I do not like shooting off sticks.
I guess I don’t like to be under gunned or under scoped. I have a horse farm across the street and practice on them daily from my living room. It’s been 100 degrees out so the horses haven’t been out, the MOAR on the 2.5-10 covers the sheep at 200 yards on 10X. I just recently bought the 2.5-10 scope. I’m leaning on taking a Legendary Arms Works rifle in 300 Winchester Magnum shooting 180 grain Barnes TTSX, it will weigh about 8.5 lbs with the 2.5-10 NF. The scope is still up in the air.
Just trying to cover all the bases, this is probably my first and last hunt in Alaska . Thanks for your help.
300 LAW shoots like this.
