My wife shot her first moose with a 243 in a NEF single shot with a 90 grain Barnes X bullet and H414 powder. It didn't drop at the shot, and often they don't.

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She wanted more gun for her next one, and she stole my 30-06 and we had the stock shortened to fit her.

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An uncle in BC has a couple daughters, a wife and some daughters in law, and they all use the 243 for moose, and very effectively, BUT,

. . . . . . if your son shoots the Swede well, that is a much better option than the 243. Lots of moose get killed with the 6.5 X 55 around these parts. I might go with a 140 grainer.

"Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." (Prov 4:23)

Brother Keith