Factory 30-06 for moose.

[Johnny_Zanni]

What would you recommend?

 

[Hook]

The 180gr load that shoots the best in your rifle.

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

Anything over 180grs. Shot placement matters. For elk I carried 180gr in my .300 Win Mag, and didn't feel undergunned.

 

[dogger1]

220 cor lokt express by remington, expands to a large mushroom deep penetration and thats a whole lot of lead, shot them into a log and split it to recover , they did as well as the 375 h+h .not the same energy but penetration was the same.

 

[horse_men]

My last moose was shot with the winchester 180 gr accuboond load. It was a bang flop, one shot kill. I have used that load on antelope, black bear, mule deer, whitetail deer, and moose and it has never disappointed.

 

[Northman999]

Really, any big game bullet will work, but I would reccomend 180gr and higher for deeper penetration on these big bodied animals.

 

[StoneHorse]

The 180gr load that shoots the best in your rifle.

What Hook said. I had a Browning A-Bolt that loved Remington 180 gr Core-Lokt.

 

[blasted_saber]

Go to a store. Pick a box. As long as it doesnt say FMJ and the weight is over 150gr, you're good to go.

 

[mmattockx]

The 180gr load that shoots the best in your rifle.

Hook got it right, 180gr bullets and the 30-06 are good for pretty much anything in North America short of big bears.

As for brand, I have had good luck with Federal blue box ammo in a number of guns and calibres.


Mark

 

[Hook]

Hook got it right, 180gr bullets and the 30-06 are good for pretty much anything in North America short of big bears.

As for brand, I have had good luck with Federal blue box ammo in a number of guns and calibres.


Mark

Yep, and the rifle will tell you what is the best. Buy a box of each brand/line that is available locally and try em out.

 

[Silverback]

The 180gr load that shoots the best in your rifle.

Sounds right to me too!

 

[emerson]

I use Hornady Superperformance 165gn GMX. It penetrated 36", mushroomed perfectly, and stayed together. 30-06 @ 65 yds.

 

[t-star]

lots of folks use a MACK TRUCK- they don't bounce up onto the windscreen with those

 

[Johnny_Zanni]

I use Hornady Superperformance 165gn GMX. It penetrated 36", mushroomed perfectly, and stayed together. 30-06 @ 65 yds.

How do they shoot compared to the SST? I bought a box of 180gr SST's and they wouldn't shoot well at all in my rifle. Do you know if the GMX comes in 180?

 

[fiddler]

My Win mod 70 likes 180gr Winchester power points. Not a premium round but shoots really well in that rifle. Wish my other rifles would shoot as well with cheap factory rounds. Drops moose and deer on the spot.

 

[Dogleg]

Its hard to go wrong with any 180 factory load, but with the availability of Nosler Partitions, Trophy bonded, Swift A-Frames you may as well start there.

 

[jackrabbit000]

Go to a store. Pick a box. As long as it doesnt say FMJ and the weight is over 150gr, you're good to go.

agreed...no special bullet is needed.

 

[guido]

Use a well constructed 150 grain bullet. Remember, placement is more important then bullet weight or caliber.
I would rather shoot a moose in the heart with a 223, then in the guts with a 338.

 

[illbuyourcatfish]

Last moose I shot took one 180 grain federal blue and dropped in his tracks.

 

[Zdragunov]

Lol

lots of folks use a MACK TRUCK- they don't bounce up onto the windscreen with those