Just wanted to say that i shot an bull moose about a week ago. Not so very large body and horns. Got him with my Sako Finnbeaar in 375 H&H and 300 gr. Federal Hi Shock. Shot one right behind the shoulder, completely destroying the lungs. Need i say that he dropped like a rock. Not to much damage to the meat. Going at it again this weekend, probably the last moosehunt this year .
Have a nice day
Fredde

Hi Fredde,
Congratulations with your bull. Last week I also shot a moose in Sweden - my first in fact - even though it was just a male calf. I shot it with my Remington 700 in .416 Rem Mag with a 400 grain Hornady RN Interlock bullet. Also it was a very quick one-shot kill - it simply dropped right at the spot, and almost no meat damaged. Also my brother got a huge moose cow, but the moosehunt in the area we hunted finished last weekend. We already completed the quota... Hopefully next year I'll get a huge bull!

Hi Tommy. Big congratulations to your first moose!! Hopefully you will get an larger moose next year. In what part of Sweden did you hunt? I can imagine that calf dropping, when taking a hit from a .416 Rem. I have a Ruger No. 1 in 458 Lott besides my .375 H&H. But i havent shot anything that is alive yet. I am going to change the optics on it. I have an aimpoint now, but am looking for a Leupold . The Aimpoint is no good for long distance shooting i have noticed.

Have a nice day.
Fredde

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Hi Fredde!
We were hunting in V�rmland near Fastn�s. Beautiful place with great people - and a lot of moose. Actually I've been starting having fantasies about purchasing a .458 Lott lately. I really need it! I would probably also chose a Leupold around 2-8x or maybe 3-9x as my scope. On my Remington I have a Bushnell 3-9x and I'm really satisfied with the higher magnification, espescially when shooting at the range.

Good hunting,
Tommy

Hi Tommy. I think you really need a .458 Lott. It is a dream to shoot if you are not afraid of the recoil. But i dont think that it is a problem for you, when you are used to shooting .416. I use Woodleigh 400 and 500gr. bullets, but as i said before i havent had the opportunity to shot anything besides targets yet. I am hoping to shoot a moose with it next year as soon as i have a new scope mounted on it. Havent tried a Bushnell yet but i have heard that it is a good and reliable scope. How about recoil in the .416 Rem Mag? Is it tolerable? How is it compared to the .375H&H?. By the look of the picture on your reply you have been to Africa, (lucky bastard ) so go ahead and buy that Lott. You will not regret it, i guarantee..
Have a nice day
Fredde

This is the 7 point that I and the rest of the team shot in near Molkom in Varmland this year.

The first shot (I think) hit a branch as I had a good rest and took my time at 40yards. The second was a snap at a rapidly moving bull between trees. We found blood and with a bit of team work (rejigging the next drive and putting the dog on the trail) this bull was bagged. The bull had been at a bit more angle than I realised but the path of the bullet was spot on unfortunately stopping at the diaphragm. The 15gram Oryx was overexanded and very dissapointing in it's penetration even though it only lost about 2% of weight.

I was lucky enough to shoot a very little bull earlier in the week.

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Great place and wonderful people. The homebrew's pretty good too

Hi 1894. Congratulations to bagging that bull. What kind of rifle were you using? Judging by the looks of it, it is a decent bull you have there. Strange that the Oryx did not do a good job. Many of the hunters in my team hunt with Oryx, and they are quite satisfied I assume that you are going back to beautiful Sweden next year to bag another one, if not you can come back here just for the homebrew
Have a nice day..
Fredde

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Congratilation on a sussefull hunt.
Is it hard to get permission to hunt in Sveden and what would be the pricetag for a lisence on a Moose. Are there any agents that you would recommend .All info will be appreciatid.

Fredde,

9.3x62. I would agree that most hunters swear by the Oryx. Norma have discontinued the 15gr. I think it opens a little too much and with the light weight doesn't have enough momentum to push on through. Ordinarily this wouldn't matter but in the case of the poor shot on my big bull a Barnes X would have killed it in 100m.

A bad workman blames his tools......Whatever the team and dog made up for it and judging by the amount of homebrew on meat cutting day it wasn't held against me.

Hello Solvi.. It can be quite hard to hunt moose in Sweden. If you dont know somebody that can take you along as guest, you have to arrange hunting via an outfitter. I am sorry to say that i dont know any good outfitters, as i hunt in an team where i live... But i know that several outfitters offer moosehunting. Try looking in one of the Swedish hunting gazettes if you can get a hold of one. The pricetag on an bull is different depending on where you bag it. If you hunt on privatly owned land like i do, it will cost almost nothing. But if you hunt on one of the big forrestcompanies land, it can cost as much as 6000 kr (Swedish), and that is besides the price you pay to rent the area where you hunt. Many hunting teams hunt on the big forrestcompanies land and they pay alot of money for their hunting. I am sorry that i cannot be of more help to you..
Have a nice day Fredde

Hi 1894. I have seen the work of the 9,3x62 many times, and it always works. It is a nice caliber for moose. Most of the people i know hunt with the 18.5 gr. Alaska , but then you dont have as god trajectory as with the 15 gr. A good tracking dog is quite handy to have in a situation like that. I have been in the same situation so i know the feeling.. But as you said, as long as the team is happy i am happy..
Have a nice day
Fredde

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