30-06 Bullet Weight for Caribou

[joelkdouglas]

Gents,

I'd like to go on a mountain caribou hunt one day. Still maybe 5 years away or more, but I was curious...

What bullet weight would you use for caribou? From a 30-06.

v/r
Joel

 

[shoots_5]

If it were me I'd go with a 165 AccuBond assuming accuracy was good.

 

[Guest]

I don't know much about hunting caribou, but from what I understand, they're closer to deer than elk. I'd agree that any moderately constructed bullet in the 150-180gr range should do the trick. I'm thinking Partition, AccuBond, Interbond, Deep Curl, Grand Slam, or whatever. Just pick the most accurate one for your rifle and go with it.

 

[jmad_81]

If it were me I'd go with a 165 AccuBond assuming accuracy was good.

+1

 

[muleman]

If it were me I'd go with a 165 AccuBond assuming accuracy was good.

+1

+2
Scott

 

[SJB358]

If it were me I'd go with a 165 AccuBond assuming accuracy was good.

+1

+2
Scott

X3! 168 BT's would be good for caribou as well.. I would probably roll a 165 AB though..

 

[gerry]

Mountain caribou are a lot bigger than deer big bulls can go over 500 pounds on the hoof easy. That said they are pretty easy to kill you can't really go wrong in good 30-06 bullets anywhere from 150-200 gr spitzers will do well. FWIW I shot my one and only caribou with a 308 Norma and 180 gr Partition Golds.

 

[6mm Remington]

165 gr. Partition or AccuBond. The one out of those two that your rifle shoots best.

 

[JD338]

Mountian caribou are big, the 165 gr AB would be good but I would look at the 180 gr AB. It will buck the wind better.

JD338

 

[DrMike]

Mountain caribou are a lot bigger than deer big bulls can go over 500 pounds on the hoof easy. That said they are pretty easy to kill you can't really go wrong in good 30-06 bullets anywhere from 150-200 gr spitzers will do well.

I'm in full agreement.

 

[gerry]

I would love to hunt caribou again in the next few years, do a fly in for 10-14 days and hike up into the high plateaus, maybe have a moose and grizzly tag as well. There is nothing quite as spectacular as a big white necked bull caribou with polished up antlers especially a mountain caribou with their heavy palmated antlers. Like the others have said it would be hard to beat a good 165-180 gr 30-06 bullet for them, Nosler alone has a lot of good choices.

 

[barthowes]

Every 30-06 I have owned loved 165-168 gr bullets. Nothing would shoot better for factory ammo. Now with hand loading you can tailer what ever you want. But I haven't found anything that my 168gr Barnes TTSX won't kill. I shot a cow moose in 2010 with it, so I would say it would be good on anything

 

[onesonek]

This is one animal I know very little about, and with that,,,never have hunted.
But for me, a critter pushing 500 lbs., would warrent a 180 gr..
By now most know I'm pretty much a NPT fan, but wouldn't hesitate using the NAB as well.

 

[barthowes]

I do wish they made a 165-8gr Partition. I would stop using my TTSX if they did.

 

[joelkdouglas]

I do wish they made a 165-8gr Partition. I would stop using my TTSX if they did.

Sorry, do you mean this one?

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/793524 ... -box-of-50

 

[barthowes]

don't apologize, don't know what came over me when I said that. I momentarily had amnesia and forgot they made one other than the 180. LOL. I'll have to keep and eye on SPS for some

 

[onesonek]

"I'll have to keep and eye on SPS for some"

Leave some for me!

 

[DrMike]

Barthowes,

That is more than a Freudian slip. Man, you need some serious counselling. Take two aspirin and phone SPS to ask that they ship you some 165 PTs. You'll feel better in a day or two. :grin:

 

[onesonek]

Barthowes,

That is more than a Freudian slip. Man, you need some serious counselling. Take two aspirin and phone SPS to ask that they ship you some 165 PTs. You'll feel better in a day or two. :grin:

At least it wasn't a Frigate slip, and he fell off the boat completely like some!

 

[tjen]

Nothing wrong with a 180gr AccuBond for its wind bucking ability. And you can't go wrong with 110% penitration. I would use the most accuate between the 165gr and 180gr but would lean to the 180gr if possible, both are flat shooting enough.