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<blockquote data-quote="Eagleye242" data-source="post: 2773797" data-attributes="member: 111043"><p>I have had the privilege of living in prime game country all my life. Moose, Elk, Muleys, Whitetail, Black Bear, etc.</p><p>Having that privilege has meant that our family has eaten a lot of game.</p><p></p><p>Moose, [compared to elk] despite their size, are not hard to kill. A shot in the lungs from any decent chambering</p><p>will drop them in short order. OP your 30-06 or your 7mm Mag are plenty of gun within reasonable distance.</p><p>[350-450 yards]</p><p></p><p>My pet Moose load in the '06 is the 180 Partition or Scirocco II, the 7mm gets the 160 Partition or Accubond.</p><p></p><p>That being said, I have shot them with everything from the 6mm Remington [not recommending this for moose]</p><p>right up to the 338 Win Mag. Most have fallen to the '06, with my 308 Norma Magnum a close second.</p><p></p><p>Despite the 8mm Rem Mag being an obvious choice, [I own one] I have never shot a moose with mine, nor with</p><p>my 325 WSM. They are my elk rifles. I have taken 4 moose with the 8x57, and with the 196-200 grain bullets</p><p>it works just great. The 270 is a good choice, and I have shot 8 moose with the 7x57. </p><p></p><p>With some embarrassment, I shot one moose early in my hunting career 4 times before she died, I was packing a </p><p>308 Winchester, but that is irrelevant. My bad...first shot was too far back. Other that that, it has usually been one</p><p>shot, rarely two shots and done.</p><p></p><p>A well placed shot with a decent bullet, and the work begins!! Dave.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eagleye242, post: 2773797, member: 111043"] I have had the privilege of living in prime game country all my life. Moose, Elk, Muleys, Whitetail, Black Bear, etc. Having that privilege has meant that our family has eaten a lot of game. Moose, [compared to elk] despite their size, are not hard to kill. A shot in the lungs from any decent chambering will drop them in short order. OP your 30-06 or your 7mm Mag are plenty of gun within reasonable distance. [350-450 yards] My pet Moose load in the '06 is the 180 Partition or Scirocco II, the 7mm gets the 160 Partition or Accubond. That being said, I have shot them with everything from the 6mm Remington [not recommending this for moose] right up to the 338 Win Mag. Most have fallen to the '06, with my 308 Norma Magnum a close second. Despite the 8mm Rem Mag being an obvious choice, [I own one] I have never shot a moose with mine, nor with my 325 WSM. They are my elk rifles. I have taken 4 moose with the 8x57, and with the 196-200 grain bullets it works just great. The 270 is a good choice, and I have shot 8 moose with the 7x57. With some embarrassment, I shot one moose early in my hunting career 4 times before she died, I was packing a 308 Winchester, but that is irrelevant. My bad...first shot was too far back. Other that that, it has usually been one shot, rarely two shots and done. A well placed shot with a decent bullet, and the work begins!! Dave. [/QUOTE]
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