What caliber for long range moose?

Once again, not answers to the question , just a bunch of criticism.

To do the job that you ask, I would be inclined to go with a fairly stout chambering in the 30 cal(300WM, RUM , etc...) range and decent projectile.Some .284 stuff will work(7 STW) or step up to larger case .338 offerings

again, this is my opinion.
 
I regularly shoot a 300Win mag to 1100+ yards (at steel) with a Tikka/Tac. 600yds with a 200gr Accubond is very doable, launch them as close to 2900fps and 600yds is the outer limit for good Accubond performance. You will need a range finder and a scope with turrets ( this includes a complete study of ballistic charts and factor wind in as well). On steep angular shots one must be aware of up and down chirping, this phenomena of refraction makes using mil dots sketchy at best (errors up to 30" at this 600yd distance).
Its not as easy as it looks :(
 
Keep it within 300m, for longer I use 338 Win Mag however past 300m there is too many variables that can go wrong. Hunting vs. combat shooting too different things
 
I think the Nosler LRAB offer a good compromise between the explosive expansion of a Berger vs good ballistic coefficient. I've used them a 4 animals so far - 2 deer, 1 bear and 1 elk. The BC don't seem to be as high as Nosler claims, but they are probably pretty close to a Berger of similar weight. This will give you a little bit more room for error (i.e. flatter shooting and less wind drift) than with a regular bullet.

By way of example the .308" 200gr Accubond has a claimed BC of .588, but has been tested at .524 (Litz). The 190gr LRAB has a claimed BC of .640 but I suspect it will be closer to .550 -.570 which is in line with other 190gr Match bullets tested by Litz. The 210 LRAB will probably be around .620 or somewhere around there.

The reloading manuals will give you a certain velocity and you may be surprised to see actual velocity measured by a chronograph. I have been as much as +200fps off from what the reloading manual says a load should be. Add that to the variation between claimed and actual BC and the errors can start to stack up. What does this mean? It means please go out and actually test your loads.
 
I don't shoot long range. but if I was going to get into longer range hunting. I would looking at a custom rifle in 338-375ruger or 30-375ruger. the 338-375Ruger would be good 800yrd elk medicine I think.

Beyond my skills at the moment. If you dedicate the time and money to shoot that far I say giver. I have yet to take a animal past 200yrds. sheep hunt in a month may change things
 
This is long range shooting and requires lots of range, trigger time and training. Having said that a 300 Weatherby with a 190 grain VLD hunting round, 338/378 Weatherby, with a 300 grain Burger , 300 Winchester Mag, and on and on. Also to make a shot like that U need good glass that should cost as much if not more than your rifle. There are many calibers and offerings on the market, they are almost too numerous to mention. For me the 338/378 and the 300 grain Burger is the answer. That rifle is scary accurate, at 100 meters it shoots one hole 5 shot groups fairly consistently.
 
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3006 is fine for the distance mentioned. However you need a lot of practice if you want to be effective at those ranges. Correcting for environmental factors is going to be your number one concern and not your equipment.
 
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