Moose rifle/caliber thoughts

[Gunnyart]

We're headed to the ASC annual swap meet in the morning to see what we see.

[TxSon1836]

500 nitro express


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He’s hunting moose not mammoths lol


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[Gunnyart]

As is often the case the premise I started with turned out to be inaccurate.

1) his tag is for either muley or elk they sometimes get a moose tag but he didn’t get one.
2) the guy who invited him actually said 200-1000 yard opportunities

I’ve decided to loan him my .308 and get him confident with it out to 300 yards.

[chrisk]

I don’t know how much the ones I saw in Idaho but the one bull had to weigh more than 600 and the one cow I saw weighed prolly around 600. They are still very big. I have been within barrel reach of a cow and less than an arm length from a bull. Actually the bull at one time had his head over my blind. If you aren’t hunting them and get this close it is some scary stuff.

[Landrover]

7mm Mag or 300 would be great all around guns. 500 is a long dang way though.

[az2tx]

As is often the case the premise I started with turned out to be inaccurate.

1) his tag is for either muley or elk they sometimes get a moose tag but he didn’t get one.
2) the guy who invited him actually said 200-1000 yard opportunities

I’ve decided to loan him my .308 and get him confident with it out to 300 yards.

Elk are tougher than moose for sure

[muddyfuzzy]

The 300 WM is great but don’t forget about the 338, it’s a potent big game cartridge. Also, I have been very impressed with my dad’s 375 H&H on similar sized game.


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[junkmanhunter]

Load it with some 150 Barnes and get after it.

My thoughts exactly, he should be familiar with the gun and it won't cost him a fortune to shoot 100 rounds at the range before he goes.

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[Arrowslinger1]

270 wby imo

Mag. That’s my favorite caliber.

[kkp005]

I’ve never killed a moose but have ready plenty about hunting them. They are big but not necessarily tough. Europeans have been killing them with 6.5’s for a long time. The best moose round is something that you can shoot very well. I’d have him shoot accubonds, partitions or ttsx out of his 270 or your 308. You punch one of those through their lungs and I recon they aren’t going far

[double bogey]

I used to shoot a lot. Practiced at 200 and had no issues killing a couple of deer at 300. didn't have a good rangefinder then, and 25yds misranged at 300 isn't that big of a deal. 25 yds misranged at 400 is a miss. But today, I would hesitate at 300 until I had some practice. With practice, shooting at range and good range numbers, 500 would be very possible. If I could see it. lol

[Bigdaddy]

Gunny have him go with a 7mag. Very flat great energy at 300-500 yards

[bpa556]

I’ve never killed a moose but have ready plenty about hunting them. They are big but not necessarily tough. Europeans have been killing them with 6.5’s for a long time. The best moose round is something that you can shoot very well. I’d have him shoot accubonds, partitions or ttsx out of his 270 or your 308. You punch one of those through their lungs and I recon they aren’t going far

This. There is nothing native to this continent that won’t fall very quickly from a well placed “small” bullet at those ranges.

Your comment about him needing plenty of practice leads one to believe that he is a relatively inexperienced shooter. Have him practice with whatever he has that doesn’t cause him to jerk or flinch. Have him aim for the center of the lungs. Moose lungs are huge (even Shiras Moose) and offer a large margin for error to maintain a lethal shot. Their ribs are not hard to punch through and there’s not 6” of muscle to plow through (like the shoulder).

Any centerfire round of mid-.20 cal and up will dispatch moose handily at 100 - 200 yards. Use a quality bonded bullet.

Don’t freak him out about it. Make him comfortable shooting a 18” target at 300 yards and any shot 200 yards or less will be a walk in the park.


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