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<blockquote data-quote="Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow" data-source="post: 1177531" data-attributes="member: 7123"><p>Oh yeah, +2 to ldp4570's advice. In fact, I personally "know" through the internet, from another board, an Inuit who (a) uses a Finnish M39 Mosin (7.62x54R) with military ball ammo, quite effectively, for caribou, moose, wolf, polar bear, walrus, etc., and (b) uses a .22lr to kill caribou crossing the rivers, by shooting them in the head from a boat. He also indicates that .223 rem, .243 win, and .30-30 are the most popular calibers for hunting among Inuit. IIRC, he said .223 rem was the most popular - in the 'old days', it was .22 mag, but it seems most of them stepped up to the BIG boy (.223 rem) over the years. <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /> Also, I've read that among non-Inuit, .30-'06 is the most popular among those that live there, with .375 HH mag coming in second, and .338 winmag 3rd, but some flavor of magnumbuttstomperloudenboomer .30 or .338 is the favorite among tourist hunters.</p><p></p><p>I've also read that, at least in the past, the .303 Brit was/is the most popular Canadian cartridge for going after moose.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow, post: 1177531, member: 7123"] Oh yeah, +2 to ldp4570's advice. In fact, I personally "know" through the internet, from another board, an Inuit who (a) uses a Finnish M39 Mosin (7.62x54R) with military ball ammo, quite effectively, for caribou, moose, wolf, polar bear, walrus, etc., and (b) uses a .22lr to kill caribou crossing the rivers, by shooting them in the head from a boat. He also indicates that .223 rem, .243 win, and .30-30 are the most popular calibers for hunting among Inuit. IIRC, he said .223 rem was the most popular - in the 'old days', it was .22 mag, but it seems most of them stepped up to the BIG boy (.223 rem) over the years. :) Also, I've read that among non-Inuit, .30-'06 is the most popular among those that live there, with .375 HH mag coming in second, and .338 winmag 3rd, but some flavor of magnumbuttstomperloudenboomer .30 or .338 is the favorite among tourist hunters. I've also read that, at least in the past, the .303 Brit was/is the most popular Canadian cartridge for going after moose. [/QUOTE]
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