Im tossing up whether to go on one of these hunts, and need some advice as to whether to take a 7 mm WBY Mag or 300 win mag and which weight proj to use .cheers and thanks from any experienced hunters on these animals

If you are talking about one of the fall hunts, I used my 35 Whelen on the caribou and my 375 H&H on the Musk Ox. If I were to do the hunt again, I would have no problem using a 300 Win Mag with 180 or 200 grain premium bullets on both animals.

I wouldn't hesitate shoot caribou or musk ox with either chambering. Use a good bullet and don't worry about it or over think it.

Take the .300 with 165's or 180's, ....mainly because you have a better chance of replacing your ammo locally, if needed. Anything from the 35-06 on up will do a superb job.

I used a .300 Win with 168 TSXs for a couple, but honestly I doubt that it matters much. if I went again I would give some consideration to a bullet that would stay in the target animal and not hit one behind it. Not that it happened to me, but that 168 went through lengthwise.

I hunt caribou and musk ox every year. (meat hunting) and a 270,30-06 is good for both.
The caribou will be a longer shot but the Musk-ox should be under 100 yards.
A musk-ox will go down quickly if shot in the heart/lung area
joe

Here is the thing about Musk Ox hunting they don't tell you. If you choose the run them until the stop and fight because they can't go anymore. So it makes it easy to kill them with a bow or rifle.

My mate just did this hunt and used the guides open sight 303 they don't run just mob up so they got within 20 feet to shoot!

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Originally posted by Dogleg:
I used a .300 Win with 168 TSXs for a couple, but honestly I doubt that it matters much. if I went again I would give some consideration to a bullet that would stay in the target animal and not hit one behind it. Not that it happened to me, but that 168 went through lengthwise.

I know a number of people that have had problems with the Barnes product mushrooming on game when it is a long shot. There is just not enough velocity left to open their hard bullet and it zips right on through the target animal. Up close to game is different.

Also some have had cooper fouling problems with Barnes bullets.

I keep hearing about how piss poor Barnes bullets are, so I am going to sacrifice my future hunting success by volunteering having all folks that have had problems with Barnes bullets on game, to just box up all those defective bullets in the following calibers and mail them to me at Randall W. Weems, 1134 FM 3329, Olney, Texas 76374 and I will pay for ther shipping.

this applies to only Barnes bullets in the following calibers, .257, .264, .358, .375 and .377.

People should not have to put up with such pis poor products and I will willing sacrifice my own hunting success so others do not have to suffer.

lol i love barens bullets they have never never failed on me iv used them in 270,25-06,338 lapua,375h&h,416 rigby,458 lott and not a sinlge 1 has failed all target died quickly and penetration far exceeded that of all lead core bullets...

im not saying they shoot great out of all guns but its kinda funny iv never encountered a rifle that would not shoot barnes bullets into under a inch if i did my part with load development


"IF YOU ARE HAVING COPPER PROBLEMS" then you havnt properly cleaned the guilding metal jacket material out of your rifle barrel from lead cup and core bullets and you need to go back and properly clean your rifle this i know is a hard task for some people and cleaning a fire arm properly must be a bitch of a job. oh well.

the other cause is excessive tool marks if you have this problem you need to send the rifle back as the manufacture obv dosnt know how to make a proper barrel.

Back off 700 Nitro, I am offering this projetile dysfunction sufferers a way around their problem. I wish it wa for a wider range of calibers, but I no longer have a.224, so I have no real need for that size. I think being willing to pay for shipping should be more than enough to ease the fear of embarrassing projectile dysfunction.

right on bro there all your's

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Originally posted by boliep:

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Originally posted by Dogleg:
I used a .300 Win with 168 TSXs for a couple, but honestly I doubt that it matters much. if I went again I would give some consideration to a bullet that would stay in the target animal and not hit one behind it. Not that it happened to me, but that 168 went through lengthwise.

I know a number of people that have had problems with the Barnes product mushrooming on game when it is a long shot. There is just not enough velocity left to open their hard bullet and it zips right on through the target animal. Up close to game is different.

Also some have had cooper fouling problems with Barnes bullets.

People say a lot of things...from my experience they don't always know what they are talking about. The TSX does like a bit of velocity but still performs adequately below 2000fps...the TTSX isn't so fussy about lower velocities but will come apart at higher velocities. Most premium bullets don't offer great expansion below 1800fps....regardless of style.

Either of the calibers that you mentioned will work fine. Use the one that is most accurate, and that you are most comfortable with.

I did a fall combo caribou/musk ox a few years ago and my 7 mm Rem mag with 160 gr Accubonds worked great.

The avg weight runs at 600lbs a biggy prolly 900.
If you can take an Elk or Moose with it then its enuf gun for the Musk Ox.
Most shots are pretty close from what I understand.

Hi Tankhunter
Both of your caliber choices would be very good for both Muskox and Cariboo.We have had our hunters use from 270 win to 375 and 45/70.375 is too much a 300 is perfect be it a 30/06 or a mag.Of course as usual it all boils down to good shot placement is more important than huge caliber.As to bullet use a good bullet that will hold together.
Now on the no good Barnes bullets if the guys that hate them don't want to send them to Texas I'll take everyone you have I'll pay shipping too! Bill