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Originally posted by A.J. Hydell:

... whereas a 35 Whelen 'mini'-Garand gives you an 8-rd clip-fed autoloader that spits out 250gn .35-cal slugs as fast as you can work the trigger.

Some AK residents understand the benefit here ...

https://www.gulfcoastgunforum....-Mini-G-in-35-Whelen

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Originally posted by Alaska Hunter:
Smack down on several moose is called poaching up here.

I've never felt under gunned with my little 300 WM. Killed a lot of moose (one at a time), and that little 300 is so light an trim it only holds 2 rounds in the magazine.
I will admit though to killing a couple with my 375 H&H.
Like Phil, I would feel perfectly comfortable hunting anywhere in Alaska with a 30-06.
Bullet placement, aim small miss small equals dead animal.

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Originally posted by Atkinson:
I watched an elephant kill with a 7x57, a heart shot, the big boy went 100 yards or so and expired..I suspect it would kill a moose with the same shot..

Im fond of the 7x57 and find it as good as a .270 or 30-06 with a good handload, in my long throated, long magazine rifle. Its as good as anything up to a .338 Win or there abouts and that's questionable.

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One shot, 20 years and plop.

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Originally posted by Use Enough Gun:

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One shot, 20 years and plop.

Wow, that must have been one looooooooooong follow-up!

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Originally posted by Paul Truccolo:
I'm relieved to see that the local guys who have the on-ground cred are all leaning towards the upper medium bore end.

Not that I need anyone's permission but this is a hunt I have thought a lot about and it rates high up on my bucket list. If I was to do it it would be quite an undertaking in terms of cost, time and travel.

I have both a 9.3x62 Sako Black bear and a semi custom 9.3x64 that I am happily using to knock down deer with here in Aus that I would feel more comfortable in using on a hunt for moose.

Don't get me wrong, I have nothing but the most admiration for the performance of the .270, 30/06 and 7mm range of cartridges, all of which I have extensive field experience with, but for a hunt such as this I think i'd be packing a tube with a bigger hole in it. My perspective might be slightly different if I lived there and could get out every week-end, then again it might not.

Thanks again to all of you Alaskans for sharing your hard earned knowledge and no bs responses.

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Originally posted by Jon Beutler:

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Originally posted by A.J. Hydell:

... whereas a 35 Whelen 'mini'-Garand gives you an 8-rd clip-fed autoloader that spits out 250gn .35-cal slugs as fast as you can work the trigger.

Some AK residents understand the benefit here ...

https://www.gulfcoastgunforum....-Mini-G-in-35-Whelen

Good Hell AJ are you really that bad of a shot that you need 8 round clip for a moose? Are you using tracer rounds?

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You dont need to lead them that far as they are moseying through the underbrush 20 yds away.

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Originally posted by A.J. Hydell:

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Originally posted by Jon Beutler:

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Originally posted by A.J. Hydell:

... whereas a 35 Whelen 'mini'-Garand gives you an 8-rd clip-fed autoloader that spits out 250gn .35-cal slugs as fast as you can work the trigger.

Some AK residents understand the benefit here ...

https://www.gulfcoastgunforum....-Mini-G-in-35-Whelen

Good Hell AJ are you really that bad of a shot that you need 8 round clip for a moose? Are you using tracer rounds?

Good gawd, dude ... did you just go full-auto nipper? Don't do that. That's Ray's job, and he's darn good at it.

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You dont need to lead them that far as they are moseying through the underbrush 20 yds away.

Did you even bother to research the .35 Whelen Mini-G?

You're right. Neither moose nor caribou are that hard to kill. And one round of .35 Whelen will certainly do it. Heck, on his hunts Chuke kills them with his 30'06 M1 Garand (full-size, with forward-mounted scout scope), loaded with Hornady's 180gn SSTs.

With the .35 Whelen Mini-G, the remaining 7 rounds in the clip are for protection. Why? Well, let's suppose you're out in the bush hunting for your trophy moose with a veteran guide like, say, Chuke or Phil.

You stalk and eventually spot your moose and then put him down with the first shot, a 250gn .35-cal Whelen pill taken high-n-hard. Good shot, good on you. Heck, you even get a manly man-shake from Phil, or a consensual hug and butt-slap from Chuke.

Now, you're just getting started with the cutting and gutting when a big Grizz suddenly pops through the bush 50-yds away. He heard the shot too. He sees your moose as dinner, and he ain't taking 'shoo, please go away' for an answer.

So he charges ... At that point, are you really going to say: 'Geez, I wish I'd only loaded this damn Mini with a 5-rd clip instead of an 8-rd clip'?

C'mon, don't be an Okie-Mo. Think it through.

You may well need more than one shot to stop the bear's charge, and with your Mini-G you can quickly point and dispense rounds into fur in much less time - precious seconds - than working a longer barreled bolt-gun in the same caliber.

That's why the 16" Minis in .35 Whelen have become popular in AK as a bush 'carbine,' whether for hunting or just generally for protection against whatever aggressive critter(s) you might chance to encounter - around your cabin, camp site, or out on the trail.

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Originally posted by Frostbit:

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Originally posted by Use Enough Gun:

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One shot, 20 years and plop.

Wow, that must have been one looooooooooong follow-up!

You gotta love spell check. Took that moose a year to average one yard. Simple math.

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Originally posted by Fury01:
No-Chute or 16” mini G whelen in any of those stories. Maybe AJ the social media influencer / troll had a point. We will never know.
I know no-Chute is a bad day when the prop stops. Other than that, I’m stickin’ with Phil and whatever he is carrying that day.