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banditt007 · April 10, 2009, 08:43 PM

i'm going to second the notion of more about bullet design than weight. on top of that all things being equal the heavier bullet should penetrate deeper and not create as explosive/high shock effect as the smaller bullet, due to less velocity. so if anything i'd worry more about the caribou having not enough damage due to a more sturdy constructed bullet. whereas it would work nicely on the moose.

perfect example is on white tail deer if one was to use a 220 grain corelockt bullet in say a 30-06 the damage will be significantly less than if one was to use the same bullet in 150 grain.

Either way i'm sure there is a load out there that can handle both well enough. sorry dont have a suggestion though

April 10, 2009, 08:43 PM	#6
banditt007 Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2006 Posts: 694	i'm going to second the notion of more about bullet design than weight. on top of that all things being equal the heavier bullet should penetrate deeper and not create as explosive/high shock effect as the smaller bullet, due to less velocity. so if anything i'd worry more about the caribou having not enough damage due to a more sturdy constructed bullet. whereas it would work nicely on the moose. perfect example is on white tail deer if one was to use a 220 grain corelockt bullet in say a 30-06 the damage will be significantly less than if one was to use the same bullet in 150 grain. Either way i'm sure there is a load out there that can handle both well enough. sorry dont have a suggestion though