I have shot moose with everything from a 30-30 up to a 340 WBY. I have used the .303 Brit, 30-06, 300 Savage, 308 Winchester and the 338-06. The one common thread is that all the moose died when shot in the lungs.. Hit a moose low in the lungs and it will lay down fairly quickly. Hit one high in the lungs, or only clip one lung, they will go a fair distance until they exsanguinate.
A Cree elder who taught me the most about killing moose always said the big deer would die quicker if you let in as much daylight as possible and as such a good exit wound was desirable. He was also the person that taught me a minimum .30 caliber bullet - regardless of the cartridge that launched it - was preferable to more slender bullets. This however was 40+ years ago before today's "wonder-bullets" were on the market.
Last edited by Cariboo; 10/17/17.
