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There's what I would use if I was handed a rifle to go moose hunting with, what I would use if recoil sensitive and what I would use personally. Nothing wrong with a 150 gr mono on Moose shot from a 300 WBY.

Last moose I shot was a top 10 in the world with a .50 cal Muzzleloader.

My moose rifle, if I were to go on a special hunt would likely be my .300 Win.Mag loaded with 180ge TSX/TTSX or 190gr LRX, at somewhere over 3,000fps. That said, if I was hunting swamps in Maine or back home in Quebec, I would be fine with my old favorite: a Browning BLR in .308 Win. shooting the long discontinued 165 gr Federal Premium TBBCs.


Bottom line, like with everything, it's all about shot placement and a good bullet. Much less about the velocity or KE unless at very extended range.