308 for Moose hunting????

[RT]

308 is lots and lots.

Bullet placement is what counts, and moose arnt really all that sturdy of and animal.

 

[Ganderite]

308 with 180 gr bullets works well for me.

Gramps shot 50 moose with his 30-30. All but one were one shot kills.

He said 308 was too big.

 

[ssi.john]

I am glad you all agree with what I thought. I should have gone with my gut and never sold my 308. When one of us were standing guard for grizzly during the cleaning we used a pump 12ga with sabot slugs. The year before my buddy had a huge grizzly get in the back of his truck, so he was concerned this time.

 

[kamlooky]

I am glad you all agree with what I thought. I should have gone with my gut and never sold my 308. When one of us were standing guard for grizzly during the cleaning we used a pump 12ga with sabot slugs. The year before my buddy had a huge grizzly get in the back of his truck, so he was concerned this time.

Now if only the mewses would do that................aye?..................

 

[Gatehouse]

I'd stick a 130 or 150 gr TTSX bullet over a max charge of powder and go slay a moose.

 

[JCMarin]

That's also my solution. Short pump 12 g with slugs in the sling back pack. You take it out at night on your way back or while working on the moose for bear protection.

 

[the spank]

I would not feel uncomftorable in the least with a loaded 308 in my hands to defend myself from a Grizzly and I don't have any Grizz experience but I do know how much firepower a 308 has. I hunted one weekend with a PH from Africa and he told us how since the turn of the century more big and dangerous game in Africa had been taken by British servicemen during the war years wielding 303 Lee Enfields than probably any other calibre before or since those years and a 308 and 303 are negligible in difference.
As others have stated though, given the option I'd take a 12 gauge loaded with slugs over anything else, except maybe a 10ga. slug?!!

 

[Northman999]

The OP's buddy is just drinking the magnum kool-aid, but there is no reason for it.

If you like your .308, then use it.

 

[brucey]

My friend killed a moose with 63" antlers with his 308. I don't know what he would have done if a big one showed up, though, probably wouldn't shoot.

 

[hakx]

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...moose-down-good-eats!?p=10585616#post10585616

With his own cast bullet no less.

 

[hometownhero]

. Where I live, people like 300mag, 300 wsm and 7 mm rem for moose with huge scopes.

Around here those are only good enough for coyotes.

 

[Gunoholic]

When I think of the dozens of moose that have fallen to the Win 94 30-30s of my dad and uncles the 308 Win caliber seems like a cannon.
With a good 180 grain Nosler Partition or Accubond bullet the 308 Win will drop a grizzly plenty fast too.
More depends on the shooter than the gun.
Anything 30-30 Win and above will take a moose IN THE RIGHT HANDS.