Moose rifle

Im impressed with the calibers used for moose. They dont seem to need a whole lot of killing power.

I thought the 300 Rem Ultra mag would be the greatest moose gun ever invented... Is it only good for shooting paper targets?.. lol.:)
 
I'd vote for a 375 Magnum, but in reality any 6.5 and up will work just fine.

I've used a 35Whelen and this 375CT on bigger game. I couldn't see any difference on game, but will probably stick with the 375 as I have too much money into it now to go another route. :)

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I used a Win. M-70 for many years in 30-06 loaded with 165 gr. Nosler partions. At present I use the same load only in a Kimber 8400.

Some will say the 165gr. are to light but I have had no issues with them making moose dead with in 50 ft. of where they initially stood. The heavier bullets would probably do a better job in the 30-06. But the present load has stood the test of time and experience for 34 yrs.
 
Eagleye said:
If I didn't like moose meat so much, I would probably quit shooting them.
The truth is, if I never shot another, I would still have taken more than my fair share in my life.
Moose, despite their large size, are easy to put down.
Disrupt their breathing or pumping apparatus, and they quickly succumb.
A CNS hit, of course, drops them right there.
One thing though, is a moose can be hit squarely through both lungs, and show absolutely no sign of being hit.
I have had them stand for up to 45 seconds, before attempting to walk away, and just fall over, dead.
Elk, on the other hand, very seldom stand around after a solid hit, but will attempt to get away from the area ASAP.
Even deer are far more prone to sprint after a double lung hit than are moose.
Properly hit animals, regardless of species, do not live long if the bullet acts as it should.
This makes bullet choice far more important, IMHO, than the diameter of the bullet.
Regards, Eagleye.
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Yes, moose can be very non-reactive to being hit, which can be fairly unnerving to a new hunter or someone who wasn't sure of their shot.

I've shot them with cartridges from .270 with 130's to 375 mag with 300's, but I think more went down to my stubby little rem 600 in 308 win shooting factory 180's, than anything else.
 
Before I started reloading in earnest, I shot several moose with a Remington 700 "Carbine" which had a 20" barrel. [handy little rifle]
I shot Winchester factory 180 Silvertips [old style] in it.
Factory advertised velocity was 2700 fps.
Now I never chronographed any of those in that short barrel, but I did chrony 3 rounds out of a 24" M700 tube.
They were loping along at just over 2500 fps, so the 20" tube was probably even slower.
Moose didn't seem to notice the slower speed....they dropped dead anyway, lol.
Regards, Eagleye.
 
The two I use regularly, are my 88 Winchester in 308, and the model 94 in 30-30.
Ranges tend to be short where I hunt, or at least within a couple of hundred yards on the longest spots.
I also use the 45-70 in my custom 1886 Winchester, the 303br, and the 6.5X55 in assorted military rifles, and have used the 338WM in the Browning Stainless Stalker, and the 303Epps in a converted Ross Rifle.

They all work quite well
 
Remington 7400 in 30-06. Have worked very well on many moose since the old man bought it new in the early 80's.
 
I got a moose with a Model 700 in .270. It took three shots but he dropped hard. My next Moose gun is going to be a 375 H&H, not because it needs to be that big, but because I want to be a little different from all of my friends with their little 300 win mags! As you can tell I took some ribbing shooting a moose with a .270 but it worked great!
 
I have shot a few with a 7mm rem mag, a couple more with a 30-06, and still a few more with a .338 win mag....and one cow with a .270. I probably prefer the 30-06 over all the others since the recoil is manageable and with 180 grain Sierra GameKings they go down fast. I was least impressed with the .270, too fast and too frangible. Maybe a little different with the monolithic bullets available today, but back when we were shooting 130 grain boattails and they just didn't cut it on a poor angle.

What ever floats yer boat I guess....
 
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