308 or 7mm rem mag for moose

Nothing wrong with either cartridge.

Personally, I've killed more moose with my short barrelled Rem 600 in .308 win, using factory ammo, than with all my other rifles combined, including some very big, full bodied, Yukon-Alaska moose.

BTW - While you may be correct in assessing your own skills as being good out to 150 yards or so, the "little" 308 will kill moose much farther out than that.
 
My grandfather shot about 50 moose with a 30-30. Only one needed a second shot.

I saw a moose shot with a 308 (two hits) at 425 yards. It died within 50 feet. Bullets did not expand at all.

Unless your moose has read "Guns and Blasting" and knows 308 is inadequate, the rifle you already have and know will be perfect. i would test 165gr and 180 gr and use the one that groups best.
 
Forgot about the negative comments. 308 will do the job but that is why we are on this site. If you need another reason to buy a 7mm mag go for it.
 
It might be worth noting that shortly after the turn of the 20th Century, Stuart Edward White headed to Africa with a custom Springfield rifle and the only ammunition he had access to, the .30/06 with 150 gr full patch bullets loaded to 2700 fps from a 25" barrel. Over the best part of a year he fed his porters and camp staff with game up to the size of eland with that combination as he explored and mapped a large expanse of East Africa. A moose hit today with a 150 gr TSX moving 150 fps faster from a modern off the shelf .308 carbine won't go far. Its unlikely that hunters today could compete with Stuart Edward White's practical marksmanship, he was perhaps the greatest practical shot of all time, although his ability to shoot 2 MOA on demand from any position, regardless of physical exertion is something we might aspire to. Few of us can spend as much time with a rifle under field conditions as he did; but we can head to the field with better equipment than he could dream of.
 
It's so refreshing to read on an internet forum that the .308 is fully adequate for moose.Most other forums would have you believe that it is marginal at best. I have taken more moose with a .308 than with other cartridges, and have found in fully adequate. If you like your .308 RIFLE, I agree with those who suggested that you spend money on a good scope, ammunition and practise shooting.
 
Longwalker said:
It's so refreshing to read on an internet forum that the .308 is fully adequate for moose.Most other forums would have you believe that it is marginal at best. I have taken more moose with a .308 than with other cartridges, and have found in fully adequate. If you like your .308 RIFLE, I agree with those who suggested that you spend money on a good scope, ammunition and practise shooting.
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The problem is this: both 308 Win and 270 Win will do a good job on moose and elk at up to 200m.
A 7mm Rem Mag will extend the effective hunting range to 300m, at a cost of shorter barrel life, larger recoil and large muzzle blast.

Hunter's unrealistic expectations, not 308 Win, is the problem. Everyone wants a 500m effective range for moose hunting, want a 9lbs rifle, expect to pay $850 for the complete rifle/scope and want the recoil of a 243 Win!

Alex
 
If you buy the gun, will you have enough time to get it scoped and sighted in before the hunt? If so, buy it. If you're asking the internet, then of course we're going to say yes, because it's not our money.

If you won't have time, buy it in the spring.
 
Ummmmmmmm, Isn't that a 7mm-08 Stevens with a budget scope???

AlexF said:
The problem is this: both 308 Win and 270 Win will do a good job on moose and elk at up to 200m.
A 7mm Rem Mag will extend the effective hunting range to 300m, at a cost of shorter barrel life, larger recoil and large muzzle blast.

Hunter's unrealistic expectations, not 308 Win, is the problem. Everyone wants a 500m effective range for moose hunting, want a 9lbs rifle, expect to pay $850 for the complete rifle/scope and want the recoil of a 243 Win!

Alex
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thanks everyone, its true i won't have time to buy and sight a gun for this years hunt. However i just started my 2nd term of apprenticeship schooling so now the whole hunts off. So its really more of just preparing for next year.
 
no i'm in block release and your supposed to get 3 months notice but that doesn't always happen. I've already been waiting 2 years since my last term. So when i got the notice yesterday everything else got dropped, and i could have got the rifle in shooting order in time as i have a friend who offered to help sight it in it just would have been hurried.
 
AlexF said:
The problem is this: both 308 Win and 270 Win will do a good job on moose and elk at up to 200m.
A 7mm Rem Mag will extend the effective hunting range to 300m, at a cost of shorter barrel life, larger recoil and large muzzle blast.

Hunter's unrealistic expectations, not 308 Win, is the problem. Everyone wants a 500m effective range for moose hunting, want a 9lbs rifle, expect to pay $850 for the complete rifle/scope and want the recoil of a 243 Win!

Alex
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Either the .308 or the .270 will poleaxe a moose at 300 meters if the guy behind the rifle knows his business. Warren Page, who could be called the father of the 7mm magnum wanted a rifle that hit as hard as the .30/06 but shot as flat as the .270. For the average hunter barrel life is not a consideration, if you can't hit with a 7 mag. you won't be able to hit with a .308, there isn't that much difference in recoil. Muzzle blast doesn't enter into it either as the .308 with a 20 or 22 inch barrel; isn't any louder than a 7 mag with a 24 inch tube. My 2 cents.
 
Took my bull last fall at 290yds with my 20" barreled .308, using 165gr Interbonds. He went about 50yds and laid down and died. No drama...
 
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