Ultimate Moose Rifle

My current “moose” rifle is a 375 Ruger. Awesome moose gun, but I think if I was building a rifle strictly for moose hunting it’d be a 338WM. Detachable mag is nice, and with your budget you shouldn’t have a problem finding something very nice and useable.
 
Browning xbolt in 308 might be a good option. Put a decent scope on it and it should be more then enough gun to handle any moose you want to shoot.
 
nowarningshot said:
Caliber. If its a "one rifle" then my caliber choices would be 270, 7mag, 30-06, 300wm. Depends on your normal game, and recoil tolerance. You mentioned moose, but......

Get a good bolt action, not a entry level pos.
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:) And just when I was going to tell you all about my full wood ;) 'inexpensive' Zastava in 9.3x62 aka .366 Wagner :p.
 
Havent make up my mind yet, thanks for all the share everyone but i do have a solid attraction by euro rifle so no i won't get a browning, rem or ruger. I did find an interesting rifle in 300wm but i feel like i should go with a 30-06 with a 20-22 barrel. I do love firearms but im not a collectionner if i own a rifle its because its going to be used, rifle who sleep in the safe last 1 year before i sell em. That being said i kind off want a ''do it all'' rifle who perform well in all situations and is relatively easy to carry. To be continuated...
 
It would be worth your while to look at the new Remington model seven in 300 wsm. The new stock is supposed to be very good for a factory offering, short and handy. No detachable mag, but honestly they are over rated.
 
BigBraz15 said:
It would be worth your while to look at the new Remington model seven in 300 wsm. The new stock is supposed to be very good for a factory offering, short and handy. No detachable mag, but honestly they are over rated.
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Hmmmmm. If your talking about the Model Seven HS Pecision Stock SS I don’t see that rifle in the 300wsw?
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Have you looked at the Steyr Mannlicher SM12?
European rifles with nice wood and detachable magazines. As for moose calibers, you can go with the 308 Win in a short action or the 30-06 or 9.3x62 in a long action.
Sorry, not sure of price in Canada.

My wife has an older mountain classic model in 7mm-08 and it is a beautiful little rifle.
 
Johnn Peterson said:
:) And just when I was going to tell you all about my full wood ;) 'inexpensive' Zastava in 9.3x62 aka .366 Wagner :p.
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While that is a great rifle, its not what the OP asked. I have had Zastava rifles, solid meat and potatoes " Chevrolet " trim level. Many entry level rifles are "Yugo" or " Lada" quality. Poor functioning and when one wants to upgrade unsellable or only at a huge loss. The four calibers i chose were the ones i would recommend as a one rifle does all.

Really, Moose are not particularly tough, take out one or both lungs, they don't go far. Many calibers that could maintain say 1800 lbs of energy out to 300 yards would do. Most of my Moose have been taken at short range, so many times( but not always) the energy is not needed.

Just like the 35 cal thread, i have rifles with more common bores, allowing me to bypass 9.3/366. I almost exclusively reload, but in a pinch could buy ammo for my rifles.

YMMV....
 
nowarningshot said:
While that is a great rifle, its not what the OP asked. I have had Zastava rifles, solid meat and potatoes " Chevrolet " trim level. Many entry level rifles are "Yugo" or " Lada" quality. Poor functioning and when one wants to upgrade unsellable or only at a huge loss. The four calibers i chose were the ones i would recommend as a one rifle does all.

Really, Moose are not particularly tough, take out one or both lungs, they don't go far. Many calibers that could maintain say 1800 lbs of energy out to 300 yards would do. Most of my Moose have been taken at short range, so many times( but not always) the energy is not needed.

Just like the 35 cal thread, i have rifles with more common bores, allowing me to bypass 9.3/366. I almost exclusively reload, but in a pinch could buy ammo for my rifles.

YMMV....
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:) Just pulling your leg a little. After hearing a number of comments on the '.366 Wagner' (9.3x62), I decided to pick one up for something a little different to 'play with'. I opted for the 'inexpensive' route and got a Zastava from TRADEX. I got it in a full wood model as I :) have a soft spot for Mannlicher style guns, but only in European calibres. As it turned out, considering the cash outlay, I couldn't BELIEVE the accuracy with my first couple of reload combos :eek:!! I promptly ordered another to match it, but went for it in 7x57. Admittedly, while they don't have the finish or smoothness of many of the other brands available today, you can't beat the 'bang for the buck':d:d.
 
My moose rifle....

Browning A-bolt composite stalker in .300 Win Mag. :cool:

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Figured I would use my .300 H&H Ruger No. 1 on my big moose hunt, but we ended up planning a week long float trip, didn't want to subject my nice No. 1 to that. Took my SS/Syn 7mm08. It dropped a moose, high lung shot, must have shocked the spine because it just collapsed in a heap.

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