Hunting moose with the No5 Mk1
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Topic: Hunting moose with the No5 Mk1
Posted By: 303carbine
Subject: Hunting moose with the No5 Mk1
Date Posted: December 03 2021 at 2:13pm
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Back in 83 or 84 I shot a moose at about 60 yds with a No5Mk1 Jungle Carbine with old Dominion brand 215 grain RN bullets. The moose ran up a skidder trail where I was waiting on an old log deck, I had about 4 inches of powdery snow on me. I saw the moose as it got to the top of the hill, I moved and the snow fell off me, the moose saw the snow fall and stopped. I flipped the safety off just as he saw me, I fired the first round into his left lung. He then turned and tried to walk away, I didn't want that to happen, so I shot him again in the right lung. He did a wobble for about 10 seconds and fell over, he rolled down the skidder trail for about 20 feet with all fours in the air. The first shot went through the left lung and through the offside lung and stopped just under the hide, the second bullet went through the right lung and passed through the left lung and stopped under the hide on the off side as well. A double double lung shot, I recovered both bullets, they looked identical and mushroomed to nearly the size of a dime. I always wanted more of those 215 grainers but could never find them again, I have since bought some 180 grain Speer RN, they are the same I believe as 303hunter got his deer with, I got a 1.25 inch group today with my No5Mk1 Jungle Carbine at 75 -80 yds. |
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Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: December 03 2021 at 2:26pm
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Dominion has ben out of biz for going on forever. Musta bin old stuff. ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: 303carbine
Date Posted: December 03 2021 at 3:16pm
Yup, it was old ammo and it worked fine. I was sad when the last rounds went, but they put meat in the freezer and I'm good with that,
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Posted By: Canuck
Date Posted: December 03 2021 at 4:12pm
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I chanced upon 2 full boxes of Norma 215 grain ammo a few years ago at a local gun show in Chilliwack. I have not used them and most likely won't. To me they are now collector status. I do have a lot of 200 grain hard cast lead 200 grain bullets/she!! casings for reloading. Nice shooting on that moose from years ago. The #5/MK1 in close quarters is a fearsome performer and can drop large game. ------------- Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually |
Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: December 04 2021 at 3:14am
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true Canuck...but seriously, one doesn't need a heavy bullet like that. I took 2 moose (cow & bull) with 180 gr. few years back. Shot uphill about 80-90 yds away. Man, those big animals drop fast! ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: Goosic
Date Posted: December 04 2021 at 5:09am
| If you reload, you can buy 215grn Woodleigh RN bullets as well as the Lapua 200grn D166/7.62x54R rebated boattail bullets. |
Posted By: 303carbine
Date Posted: December 06 2021 at 6:04pm
| The 180 grain Speer RN that I was shooting tonight sure shoot to point of aim, a football sized rock at 200 was a dead center hit, the rear peep sight was used set to the 200 yd mark. |
Posted By: Rossfield
Date Posted: March 30 2025 at 10:02am
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Keep looking, the 215gr. slugs are still out there in the wild. I bought 100 C.I.L. Kling Kor Soft Point slugs recently. ------------- Treason doth never prosper; what's the reason? Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason. |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: March 30 2025 at 10:33am
Oh Man I just gave away 2 boxes of them. ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: 303carbine
Date Posted: May 04 2025 at 9:44am
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I found about 100 of these 215 KKSP bullets recently, they shoot the same on target as the 180's only about 2 inches right. I am getting right around 1900 fps with these giant gobs of lead. I have had many requests to sell some......I still have'em.
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Posted By: gilgsn
Date Posted: May 09 2025 at 1:49am
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I use the Hornady Interlock 175gr RNSP in my No5. They are .312 and work really well. My load is 40gr of N540 for 2276fps or 41gr for 2345fps. I have never hunted with it.. Gil.
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Posted By: 303carbine
Date Posted: June 03 2025 at 10:18am
Your jungle carbine will still be working when all other modern firearms are frozen shut, remember that when you are hunting on a miserable freezing day.
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gilgsn wrote: