Andreas: A little translation error there on my part. He does very well academically in school. Rather, he picked a meal plan this year where he pays for only a few meals from the school and he does most of his own cooking at his apartment, so he is stocking up on grub. This critter is winter's meat for him.
Next we see if one of us can connect with an elk which is going to be tough due to the shortened seasons and declining herd.
Interesting to hear the .45-70 and .444 are gaining ground in Sweden. For the close shots common to the dog handlers, no better gun exists IMO than a Marlin .45-70 especially on älg and when shooting my Lee cast bullet load. That load is the short-range equal of full power 300 grain .375 H&H Mag with Swift A-Frame bullets, penetrating at least as much or more. Perfect for the angled shots that might be presented.
I would NOT use this new Houndsman's Load on älg/moose. This new load penetrates shallow, and might not get very deep, or even deep enough on bigger animals. It should make a perfect cougar load, and as far as that is concerned, maybe a good leopard load, too, especially for the first shot from a blind. The load shot accurately and I think would make an effective cat load, though not for followups or lion. Again, on a side shot, it would be devastating on lion even, I'm sure, but I would NOT want to face a lion with only these in the gun. The Remington 300/2050 combination is an explosive combination.
Here is a pic my son took when he had just opened the animal up while butchering it down in the deep hole. You can see 1/2 of the rib cage was demolished by the shot. This bullet really let go. No exit wound.
Rod
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