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I'm glad you posted on this thread Klik. Thanks

The .366" is a fine choice that I would have made but for all the loading components I had on hand at the time I bought this bbl.

If I lived in you parts, I would own a 375, probably a 22" M700.

My bad, they still list them.

Good place to start................. and end, actually!

358Norma, 250gr. Barnes X One shot thru the chest stopped him and made him very sick before falling over.
338 Win, 200Gr TSX, Also one shot and dropped.
338 Win, 225GR CoreLoc. Frontal shot to the chest. Dropped instantly, Never looked for the bullet, but it was in the guts.
30-06 150Gr TSX Another thru the chest and stopped him immediately.

All but the coreloc were pass thrus, but I wasn't dissapointed in the results with any. Not dramatic, bang flop type kills, but it stopped them and they went down quickly. I've had pretty much the same experiences with elk, black bears and caribou.

I suspect that a lot of people would disagree with you. Karamojo Bell killed a bunch of elephants with it, and they're pretty large and heavy. But, as you say, we're all entitled to our opinions.

I've used a lot of the same loads year after year, but this is what I can recall taking moose with.

7mm RM- 160 accubond, 150 TSX
300 win mag- 200 SGK, 180 failsafe, 180 accubond, 200 TSX
338 win mag- 210 TTSX

The only Bullets I was disappointed with as far as doing what was expected of them with good shot placement were the 160 accubonds.

300 Win Mag 180 grain Accubond

For moose:

7mm Rem Mag, 175gr Hornaday SP, 175gr Barnes X

338 Win Mag, 250gr Hornaday SP

35 Whelen, 250gr Barnes X

30-06 Spfd, 168gr Barnes X, 200gr Accubond

9.3x66, 250gr Accubond

By far the most dramatic kills were with the 35 Whelen , 9.3mm and the 30-06 with the 200gr NAB.

Makes no difference who likes it or used it. Or how large the game was. I will never like it. Feel the same way about the 30-30 Win and the 410.

.30-30 -mediocre
.30-06 -did better
.450 Marlin -outstanding

20 something moose taken with:

.22Mag pistol (car hit - several)
.243 (1) 100 gr Corelokt
.270 (1). 150 gr C&C
.30-30 (1). 170? gr Silvertip
.30-06. Various C&C, Partitions
.308 Norma mag (1) 180 Norma C&C
338WM. Various C&C, premiums
12 Guage slug (smoothbore) (1)

The moose all died forthwith. Hard to rate them on that basis. The one that died hardest (yearling) took 3 Factory 250 gr TB, and a Gameking from the .338 before he went down. (The TBs "overpenetrated" broadside..... but if you want to do a Texas heart shot, I'll recommend them! )
Admittedly, the .22Mag was to the head from a few feet away.
Rest taken with '06 or .338 - about evenly divided- maybe a tad in favor of the '06. '06 and .338 are my preferences, tho I'm hoping I get the chance to take one with my .260

I have killed 4
2 with a 375H&H. One with a 300 grain Sierra at long range . One with 2 Speer 285 Gr Grand Slams. Both acted un-hit for a few seconds and then fell. One (the 300 grain hit) moved about 30 yards. The other hit with the 285 grain bullets moved about 10 feet before falling. Found the Sierra jacket but the core exited. Both Speer's exited and as far as I can tell neither expanded at all. One hit a rib as it exited and the hole was round in the rib bone, which was not even broken off.

One with a 348 Winchester. Moose flinched and moved behind a patch of alders I moved about 30 yards up a hill to get a 2nd shot. Before I could fire again it fell dead. Bullet was a 200 grain Hornady. Found against the skin of the off side. Perfect mushroom.

One with a 62 cal flintlock with a Wheel Weight cast round ball, and 140 grains of 3F powder. Bull fell at the shot and never took a step. Fastest kill of the 4, by far!

Several one-shot kills with a .338WM and the following bullets (all except for one are factory ammo):
-250-grain NOS HE from Federal (hot loads but not longer sold by Federal)
-225-Grain Lubalox-coated (from Winchester, I believe)
-250-grain A-Frame (my handled)
-225-grain 3-Shock

Several other moose took more than one shot because I didn't do my part at the start.

Good stuff guys, You can learn a lot just from this thread.

I started a thread on General Big Game Hunting:

Moose

I guess I'll ask sort of the same questions here. I've got a 30-06 Ruger Hawkeye All-Weather and a Rem 7600 in 35 Whelen. What bullets would y'all recommend?

Certainly not the level of experience as some posters but my direct experience is.
> 30-06 with a 180 Gr. NPT @ approx. 80 yards away.
> 35 Whelen with a 250 Gr. Speer Spitzer a touch less than a 100 yards away.
> 338 Win. Mag with a 250 Gr. NPT about a 125 yards across a bog.
All of them took a moment to realize that they were next heading to the freezer, none went more than 25 yards before falling over.
Then the fun started, there is a lot of moose on a moose.

Over the years my family and friends have used a 270 WCF, 308 WCF, 30-06, 7mm Rem. Mag, 300 Win. Mag, 303 Brit., 348 WCF, 30-40 Krag, 35 Whelen , 404 Jeffery and a 375 H&H for moose and nothing required more than two shots; almost all of them used factory ammunition with no ill effects.

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I've only been in on 2 moose kills. Both in Idaho. One was a 30-06 with Rem 220 factory ammo at about 40 yds. Stalked to broadside shot. Busted onside shoulder, wrecked the lungs, stuck under hide of offside behind shoulder. Moose collapsed at shot. "Deadliest Mushroom...blah blah blah." Second was a primitive weapons area. Step-father opted for a big 12 gauge Foster slug. High shoulder shot from 30-35yds dropped it immediately. Huge corn-fed sumbich. Best tasting "wild" meat I've ever had.

Fork Bull - 85gr Sonic Broadhead - Through the lungs at 20 yards. Moose died within 100 yards.
Cow - 125gr G5 Striker - Top of the heart at 45 yards. Moose died within 20 yards.
Cow - .338 WIN MAG 250gr Speer Grand Slam - Lungs and liver at 100 yards. Moose died within 30 yards
Spike Bull - 125gr G5 Striker - Lungs then exit just forward of hind quarter at 50 yards. Moose died within 200 yards.
Cows - 375 H&H 300gr Nosler Accubond - Lungs at 75 yards. Moose died within 10 yards. Another in the lungs at 165 yards moose died within 20 yards.

All were complete pass throughs.

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.