.308/6.5CM/6.5x55/7x57/7-08 For moose

[Gatehouse]

Which one of these is best for moose and which one is the worst? And why?

 

[tony d]

All are fine go kil that moose already!!

 

[rascal1]

Which one of these is best for moose and which one is the worst? And why?

You must be bored tonight or drinking too much..

 

[PatchRat]

They'll all work, but on a critter that big, I want to punch as wide a hole through the lungs as possible. You can't rely on hydrostatic shock to bang-flop it.

 

[AlbertaJohn]

You don't need any of those because everyone knows that the .30-06 is best.

 

[DGY]

None are good, need a magnum something, if it ain’t a magnum your moose will walk away!

 

[Gatehouse]

You must be bored tonight or drinking too much..

Looking at lower recoil options for a friend. I've shot moose with .270W, 6.5 PRC, .308, .303. 7RM, 300WM, 300WSM, 338WM, 375 H&H, 375 Ruger and maybe a few others I don't recall.

 

[nomad 68]

I know many who've cleanly taken moose with .308 win. However, the swede has accounted for a lot of moose in the Scandinavian countries.

 

[aboynamedsuita]

There was a recent thread about moose with 6.5 creedmoor, seems to do the job with proper ammo.
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/2225985-Another-Churchill-moose?highlight=Lupo+Benelli

Sako also makes a 156grain round with moose pictured on the box.

 

[ShrtRnd]

Looking at lower recoil options for a friend.

Of your list then, 7-08, .308, 6.5x55 and maybe add in the .260 Rem.

All have procen track records on and leading up to Moose in the typical 2-300 yard range.

 

[vp6111]

Which one of these is best for moose and which one is the worst? And why?

All those calibers with heavier projectiles and pick the most common, more easily found.

 

[9.3mauser]

In order of preference, if that's what I had to choose from:

.308 with a 180 gr bullet. If a .30/06 will kill a moose, so will a .308.
7x57 with a 160 or 175 gr, preferably Partition.
7-08, same as above, but less suitable for heavy bullet IMO.
6.5x55, 140 gr & up
6.5 CM, as above.

 

[freire]

Toss a coin.

 

[LittleBoyLefty]

7o8 and 6.5CM have worked well on bull moose for us the last few years. Elk fall over quickly as well.

I'd happily hunt with any on your list. It's more about the rifle that the chambering, within limits of course.

 

[rral22]

Use a heavy for caliber bullet in any of them, and you will never know which one you are using if you judge only by the effect on a moose.

 

[medvedqc]

Which one of these is best for moose and which one is the worst? And why?

affected by recoil on a saturday night i will 7-08 and 260 in whatever preference order ...

 

[medvedqc]

None are good, need a magnum something, if it ain’t a magnum your moose will walk away!

and you re so right. the 6.5 rem mag is the most underrated cartridge ...

 

[hoytcanon]

I think a hook and minnow will outperform a Rapala...

 

[Jgoulin]

I think a hook and minnow will outperform a Rapala...

The Rapala is clearly superior in a bear-defense situation.

 

[hoytcanon]

The Rapala is clearly superior in a bear-defense situation.

I was thinking more about the pasty, pudgy, dodgy, gun nutters both in and out of the trucker convoy...