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Re: Moose caliber? [Re: IN cooner] #8519050
12/07/25 11:54 PM
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Alaska and Washington State
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I was guiding a young man on a moose hunt several years ago. He barely double-lunged his moose; hit both through the very rear part of the lungs, the moose went less then 10 yards and tipped-over dead.
If that had been an elk, there's a chance we never would have found it, or at the very least a difficult recovery.


"My life is better than your vacation"
Re: Moose caliber? [Re: IN cooner] #8519067
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Moved to Fbks, Ak.
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You're probably hunting those Itty bitty lower 48 moose. Just use your AR!!!

Re: Moose caliber? [Re: IN cooner] #8519073
Yesterday at 04:16 AM
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kodiak alaska
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A 3006 with remington core lock 220 grains works well in my bolt action for the moose I have shot over the year's

Re: Moose caliber? [Re: IN cooner] #8519105
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Hudson valley , NY
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‘06 will work fine , I’ve shot two .
One with my .338 / 250 grain bullet ..
And the other with my 30/378 - 180 grain bullet

Moose are so big , when shot , they just don’t know they’re dead yet !
Many have been shot with a simple old 30/30 ..

Re: Moose caliber? [Re: slowpoke] #8519130
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West Virginia
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West Virginia
I have killed moose with a 7x57 and 7mm Rem Mag, both shooting Hornady SST bullet, 154gr and 162gr. Both were clean kills.
My uncle always used a 270 and a 30-06 and my dad used a 338. The 338 is a cannon that drops them in their tracks.

Re: Moose caliber? [Re: IN cooner] #8519206
Yesterday at 08:31 AM
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meadowview, Virginia
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I would want to use a cartridge and bullet that I had confidence would penetrate the shoulder blade intact and reach the vitals. That's not where I would want to shoot a moose, but things don't always go according to our best plans. Having a good plan "B" in place prior to the hunt just makes good sense. The 30-06 with a 180 gr Nosler Accubond or Partition would be a fine choice IMO.

Re: Moose caliber? [Re: IN cooner] #8519223
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Wyoming
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Wyoming
270wsm and 300wsm have taken our Shiras moose. Bonded bullets for both loads.

Re: Moose caliber? [Re: GREENCOUNTYPETE] #8519224
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Originally Posted by GREENCOUNTYPETE
there was a study years ago where they were doing a cull hunt on if I recall a bunch of cape buffalo with a 458win mag shortly after it was introduced by if I recall Jack Lott the maker of the 358 lott a few years later

they shot something like a 100 cape buffallo in as close to the same place in the heart as they could , they kept records and found it was almost 50/50 if they ran or dropped basically stating hydrostatic shock is a inconsistent killer so you can't really count on it

I can't find the article now , so I am going off what I read and recall form years ago.

few people have shot as many moose as US and Canadian first nations have being they get different tags they have very successfully used 30-30 , 30-06 and 303brit , shot placement is important.
they also typically talk about shooting them all in the spine so they drop and don't run into the willows making a mess of recovery.


It was proposed after that hunt and study, that the heart rhythm may have something to do with it. If the animal was shot on the pressure cycle, the animal dropped. The blood was already at full pressure, so the added shot from the bullet hitting burst blood vessels everywhere. Animals that ran after the shot were hit when the blood was not at full pressure, so the blood absorbed the pressure build.

Re: Moose caliber? [Re: IN cooner] #8519266
Yesterday at 09:39 AM
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N. Dakota
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I have used a 300 Win Mag and 300 Wby Mag with good results.

The 30-06 will work great for you.

Good luck

Re: Moose caliber? [Re: k snow] #8519280
Yesterday at 09:51 AM
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Green County Wisconsin
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Green County Wisconsin
Originally Posted by k snow
Originally Posted by GREENCOUNTYPETE
there was a study years ago where they were doing a cull hunt on if I recall a bunch of cape buffalo with a 458win mag shortly after it was introduced by if I recall Jack Lott the maker of the 458 lott a few years later

they shot something like a 100 cape buffallo in as close to the same place in the heart as they could , they kept records and found it was almost 50/50 if they ran or dropped basically stating hydrostatic shock is a inconsistent killer so you can't really count on it

I can't find the article now , so I am going off what I read and recall form years ago.

few people have shot as many moose as US and Canadian first nations have being they get different tags they have very successfully used 30-30 , 30-06 and 303brit , shot placement is important.
they also typically talk about shooting them all in the spine so they drop and don't run into the willows making a mess of recovery.


It was proposed after that hunt and study, that the heart rhythm may have something to do with it. If the animal was shot on the pressure cycle, the animal dropped. The blood was already at full pressure, so the added shot from the bullet hitting burst blood vessels everywhere. Animals that ran after the shot were hit when the blood was not at full pressure, so the blood absorbed the pressure build.


I do recall that being a possible theory to explain it , hard to test one however.

glad you read the same thing and recall it.


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Re: Moose caliber? [Re: IN cooner] #8519348
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Moose definitely can’t take the same beating as an elk. I think elk live a more active life, more predators, more elevation. Their muscles are stronger and can keep going after a decent hit.


About any center fire rifle can kill a moose…..if it’s standing perfect broadside and you can center punch both lungs. But if you get a quartering to you shot, or frontal shot….youre gonna need some horsepower behind your shot. When you’re hunting the rut, calling, these shots are sometimes all you get.

Re: Moose caliber? [Re: IN cooner] #8519423
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I believe shot placement is far more important than caliber.
Your 30-06 will be fine if you do your part


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Re: Moose caliber? [Re: IN cooner] #8519432
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Nebraska
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A buddy of mine shot his first moose with a single shot .410 loaded with a slug. He was just a kid and his dad had taken him out on his 1st moose hunt. He said his dad whispered, “right behind the shoulder”, then boom. The bull turned away, took 3 or 4 steps, looked back at the canoe and tipped over.

He told me his dad would always have a couple .410 slugs in his left pocket when grouse hunting. So he’d be ready in case he ran into a moose.

Re: Moose caliber? [Re: IN cooner] #8519476
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I’ve heard the 6.5 is the new moose caliber. Distance and wind speed play no factor either.

Re: Moose caliber? [Re: IN cooner] #8519485
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barton county kansas
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If it makes you feel any better of 5 clients the one with the biggest gun, a .300 win mag was the only one to lose a whitetail. Shot placements everything.


"You skin that one pilgrim."



Re: Moose caliber? [Re: IN cooner] #8519487
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Nevada
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Nevada
I just shot a bull in Alberta with a .300 win mag and a Barnes 180 grain TTSX:

The bullet went through the hind quarter blowing up the femur, left the leg and went into the abdomen, through the rumen, cut the liver in half, went through the heart, and stopped somewhere inside between the heart as ribs. I didn’t find it.


Originally Posted by Ole Hawkeye
Pat, as usual, you are right....

Re: Moose caliber? [Re: IN cooner] #8519568
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Killingly, CT
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I've only shot two, both with 30/06, 180gr core-lokts.

Re: Moose caliber? [Re: IN cooner] #8519597
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ontario
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ontario
i bet more moose get shot with the old standard 30-06,308,270 and 30-30 than all the magnum calibers like said earlier moose cant handle pain so any shot in the boiler room will bring a moose down and i would say most shots on moose are under 200 yds

Re: Moose caliber? [Re: IN cooner] #8519612
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Southern Nevada
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I'm surprised no creedmore or 17hmr cult members have commented yet.


If traps work like the Antis say......I would have no fingers.


Re: Moose caliber? [Re: thrstyunderwater] #8519632
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Originally Posted by thrstyunderwater
I just shot a bull in Alberta with a .300 win mag and a Barnes 180 grain TTSX:

The bullet went through the hind quarter blowing up the femur, left the leg and went into the abdomen, through the rumen, cut the liver in half, went through the heart, and stopped somewhere inside between the heart as ribs. I didn’t find it.


I am actually speechless at that shot.

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