308 moose load

Where is he hunting?

My moose hunting experience is in central Ontario where most moose are shot at 30-50m. I've seen truckloads killed with regular old soft points.

Myself I use Nosler Partitions, but it's hard to say that's the correct answer when the other guys kill them just fine with Corelokts or PowerPoints.
 
I moose hunt with a model 7 in 308 and have always loaded 165gr partitions. Gamekings, Interlocks etc would work just fine, just need a bullet that penetrates and expands well.
 
About 30 years ago, I bought a bunch of cheap then commercially loaded Speer Grand Slam 165 grainers (the yellow box) with nickeled cases... That was a deadly combo.
Now, for my daughter and son, I load 165 grains Accubond, Partition and Grand Slam.
 
I like 165 gr swift sciroccos on top of some imr 3031 for my .308, and like an old trapper/guide once told me "just give im one in the slats and sit er down"
 
The hardest part of killing a moose is finding a moose. After that it's basically an execution. They are curiously easy to kill, and occasionally hard to impress.
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They are slab sided like a sask river goldeye, shot in the ribs they’ll die. They usually trot a few yards and stop for another shot or two. I haven’t shot a lot of moose but have yet to knock one off his feet, took a couple with 375’s and one with a 458. A .308 will do the same, but some of us want a “moose gun.”

Correction: I did knock one off his feet years ago. It was the first bull I’d ever shot at and probably the biggest antlered. The old boys advice was to shoot moose in the hump they drop in their tracks. I remember having a whole damn moose to shoot at and aiming at his hump. “Boom” when I cam out of recoil there were 4 feet sticking up in the air where the moose was! Took a minute to get over there and he got up and ran away. Once again I had a whole damn moose to shoot at and can remember where my crosshairs were when I shot between his horns as he trotted straight away. It was a tough lesson for a kid and I’ve never tried to get too fancy with my shooting since.
 
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I've heard of moose running after getting shot in the hump, ive never seen anyone hit them there. I aim around 9 inches below the hump, inline with the front leg then you hit spine. They drop on the spot, it takes out the front legs every time. Sometimes it takes out the back legs too. That's the first shot to take if you don't want them moving into a bad spot. When I do this I always have to shoot a finishing shot. If they are in an open area then i like a good lung shot. I have always had long action cartridges, I just got my first 308 a couple weeks ago, the 165 accubond was my first choice but its not grouping as well as I like. I have some 150 and 180 accubonds to reload and some 130 ttsx to load up in the next month or so. I prefer the accubonds then the ttsx then the partitions as my first choices.
 
Seen several Bulls turn 180deg after being shot broadside or quatering away, as if to say "what was that?". Makes the follow up shot for good measure on the opposite side a no-brainer.

It's interesting to note the recommendations of bullets choices on here are vastly different then say if this was a 6.5 or 7mm etc for Moose thread where the VLD, ELX-M etc are the norm for those Cals.
 
It's a 308 hunting rifle load he's asking for, slower speeds don't need an over built bullet or a long sleek bullet. Depending on the cartridge the 6.5 and 7mm are usually a long range load that guys are using. I have one gun set up for long range and it shoots a 30 cal 210gr and i have some 230's to load up later. It's the least used gun for hunting in my safe so far.
 
I have had the privilege of living for most of my life in prime game areas.
As a result, My family got to eat a lot of moose meat.

As Dogleg stated, once you find the moose, it's basically an execution. :)

For an animal of their stature, they are strangely easy to kill with any
decently placed shot.

I have taken them with everything from the 6mm Remington [not a moose chambering, BTW]
up to and including the 338 Win Mag.

The vast majority of almost 5 dozen moose have required only one shot
to take down.

But a young Bull is such a tasty morsel!! I just had a sirloin steak from
the last immature Bull I shot. It was tender and mouth watering.:;)

I'll continue to hunt alces alces for as long as I am able. Dave.
 
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