best round for moose with the lowest recoil

[dpo2o]

I am rethinking my rifle needs for the upcoming season so I am looking for your opinions/experiences. As the title says I want something with the ability to take down a moose but comfortable to shoot. If the the addition of a recoil pad such as a Decelerator for example also helps, so much the better.

 

[7.62mm]

6.5x55 Swede

 

[Levi Garrett]

to many factors , so pick a few, weight, stock design, pad, caliber, load data,incl powder, bullet weight, brakes, .....
30-30 lever , with partition/barnes bullets will be quite light to carry and shoot. 100 meter moose gun.

 

[dpo2o]

factory rounds, bolt action, synthetic stock

 

[jed]

6.5x55 7mm08 or 308 all can get the job done with minimal recoil

 

[SuperCub]

I've been shooting a 7x57 lately with some heavier bullets. Quite easy to shoot and with good/heavier bullets would be the ticket for moose.

A 7mm/08 would give the same results.


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[Jeepguy]

270 winchester good for moose, deer, bear, elk as long as you can shoot it and have the right bullet and placement. but thats just my opinion

 

[bjjzak]

Grandpa, 22 lr and carefull aim. I learned, Never tell the old guy "you can't do that!" He proved me wrong.

 

[blargon]

.260rem, 7mm-08, or a .308win...

 

[Nechako]

7x57 or .308win

I have used both on moose and find them very comfortable to shoot.


Richard

 

[dumbdawg]

there is no recoil when you are shooting at game

 

[SuperCub]

there is no recoil when you are shooting at game

Sooooo true! I popped a moose last fall 3X with a 375Mag and never felt a thing.


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[carbonrod]

A 308 with 180 bonded cores. I wouldn't use it on escaped critters from the zoo, everything else in Canada is fine.

Practice with the setup lots though.

 

[Kilo Charlie]

Same as half the others.....260, 6.5 Swede, 7mm-08, .308 Win at the top of the scale.
If the round doesn't have to be common as dirt, consider the Savage bolt in .300 Savage. .300 Savages killed a whole whack of moose before the bolt rifle became king.

 

[BC Bigbore]

A bolt action in .270 Win. with a Pachmyer Decelerator on the butt has very little felt recoil. A Model 94 .30-30 with a steel buttplate kicks harder IMHO.

 

[todbartell]

6.5x55 or 260 Rem with a good quality 120-140 gr bullet like Partition or Barnes

 

[wonksy]

Sooooo true! I popped a moose last fall 3X with a 375Mag and never felt a thing.


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3X ? WTF???? hahaha

 

[srt4u2nv]

.257wby 100gr TSX at 3900fps

 

[Stewienb]

.303 British

Thats my favorite. Aim small - miss small.

 

[Yama]

6.5x55, the Finns cull many moose every year with them, and, honestly, mooses aren't that hard to kill... but I do tend toward the .45-70 with 420 gr. hardcast handloads or a 9.3x64 with just about anything up the pipe.