An exercise in futility. Never argue with idiots.... People listening may not know who the idiot is
Why do we have to resort to name calling or maybe we are just trying to be funny - one of the issues with the printed word - one can never be sure of one's intentions - just because someone has different beliefs, thoughts, training and experiences than you do.
Some of us grew up with elk and deer in the hay meadows next to the house and may have shot a lot of big game with smaller calibers such as .25-06, 6 mm Remingtons or .243's let alone the infamous 6.5 Creedmoor. It doesn't make it right or wrong, it is just different. Shot placement, range, the correct bullet for the job and the ability to place the bullet where it needs to go are the most important criteria in my experience.
By the same token, I can repect a person with a different opinion that needs a .338 Lapua or a .300 RUM for his once in a life time trip as long as they shoot it well and i assume they do if they frequent this site.
Neither opinion is right or wrong, they are just different. I for one enjoy hearing different thoughts. Have been up close and personal (closer than I would like) with Moose although it is usually when snowmobiling. I know they are large animals and can be as dangerous as a humped back bear.
Troutslayer2, I would have thought you knew bigandgreen's background as much as you are on here. He lives in the middle of big game country in SW Montana, his whole family hunts big game and he a machinist that builds a large quantity and variety of rifles (multiple calibers) for many people. I suspect his background is more than adequate for his thoughts on taking a variety of big game, moose included.