Moose calibre?

[Sully2]

7mm Rem Mag and up in calibers. Good stout slug

 

[Pa Grizz]

I have seen moose shot with everything from 25-06 to a 375 h&h.I would not suggest the 25 ,but he only went 50 yards .The 375 did not act like it had been hit even though his heart was in 3 pieces.The one with the rifle on the rack was the one taken with the 375.The other one was with an 06 and dropped in his tracks.He used 180gr partition.

 

[Speedo]

I've been hunting moose for more than 40 years and I've dumped a bunch of them, with everything from a 22lr to a 375 H&H. The most recent one was with a 338-378 Wby with a 300 gr SMK. The 06 or the 7mm will do fine on any moose, just use quality ammo and place your shots well.

Gus

 

[idaho elk hunter]

I have been fortunate enough to Harvest Moose in Scandinavia. MANY of the locals use the 6.5 swede! I have never seen on drop by a 22lr as the last poster states. Remember the internet has made everyone a pro over night. I wonder how this is going to rocket through the internet and start a craze to hunt moose with a 22lr?

 

[Speedo]

I have been fortunate enough to Harvest Moose in Scandinavia. MANY of the locals use the 6.5 swede! I have never seen on drop by a 22lr as the last poster states. Remember the internet has made everyone a pro over night. I wonder how this is going to rocket through the internet and start a craze to hunt moose with a 22lr?

I wouldn't recommend hunting moose with a 22lr and it wasn't something that I planned but due to unexpected circumstances it happened. I was close I had an ideal shot in that situation and the moose dropped instantly.

Gus

 

[Pa Grizz]

I have been fortunate enough to Harvest Moose in Scandinavia. MANY of the locals use the 6.5 swede! I have never seen on drop by a 22lr as the last poster states. Remember the internet has made everyone a pro over night. I wonder how this is going to rocket through the internet and start a craze to hunt moose with a 22lr?

Maine has the 22 mag listed as a legal caliber for moose.I do not know anyone who has used it ,but I am sure someone has.

 

[Speedo]

Most of the moose that I have harvested have been with various 300 mags, 300 Win mag, 300 Wtby mag and 300 RUM. Here is a pic from one of our hunts.

Gus

 

[etisll40]

Was this picture taken 20 years after the hunt! lol back in the 50's? I'd like to buy the truck and re-store it.

Just having fun this morning okay...

 

[Sully2]

200-220 grin Silvertip in 30-06. Assuming proper placement and a respectabil distance....if that dontdo it nothing is going to!

 

[matemike]

7mm Rem Mag, Zeiss Diavari 3-9X36
Federal Ammunition: Sierra Game King 165 gr boat tail
~250 yards
4 shots (1 square in the chest, 3 in the left shoulder blade) He never took a step (except when he turned broad side) Fell right there. 2 bullets were recovered in the right shoulder blade. Chest cavity was in a glob.

 

[mountainman56]

Lived and hunted in western Canada the first 42 years of my life. What you have will work fine. I have taken moose and elk with both those calibres, never had to shoot one twice. Like has already been stated, stick with the heavier bullets.

 

[Punisher]

The answer is always the same. Take whichever you shoot the best. If you are going to spend a bunch of money going to hunt out of state, then take what you shoot the best.

Every one of those guns will take down a moose. Shoot! I killed a bison with a .243! Because I hit it in the head.

 

[Pdvdh]

Seen them shot, or have shot them, with 7mm RM, 338 Win Mag, 338-378 Wthby Mag, and .375 Wthby Mag. With good presentation and shot placement, they'll all kill a large bull moose. When shot presentation is marginal, I've a preference for the .338s over the 7mms. The .338s produced the more authoritative affect on moose than the 7mms, in my observations and experiences.

Shoot them standing broadside thru the ribs - just behind the front shoulder muscles - and they'll all work well enough.

 

[17Fireball]

I killed a nice cow moose in maine last year with a family 30.06. it never took another step.