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I think the 338 Win is one of the best, for moose or most anything else.

I killed my 44" Idaho shiras with a Win 70 270 shooting 130 partition at 3100. Two shots - he died. Second shot was to keep him from running, but 1st shot was a kill shot. Distance was about 150 yards.

But with that said, at that time that was the only rifle I owned and didn't have the funds available to purchase a new rifle.

- 7mm Rem Mag with 165gr Sierra Gameking, 175gr Rem CL, 160gr TSX
- .35 Whelen with 225gr TSX
- .300 WSM with 175gr LRX
- .375 Ruger with 250gr TTSX

All worked great maybe except for the Sierra Gameking which never made it to the offside.

.-.358 Winchester 225 gr Nosler partition. 220 yds. One round behind near side shoulder, Heart/lungs, pass through/ broke off side shoulder. down in 15 yards
- 30-06 180 gr Trophy bonded Bear claw Federal factory loads. 50 yards, 2 rounds through chest, one exit behind offside shoulder, one quartered through ribs and chest and lodged under skin after breaking off side shoulder. traveled 50 yards and went down.
- 800gr Birch arrow with 140gr STOS c.o.c. 2 blade broadhead, 12 yards, Behind near side shoulder, buried to fletch, head sticking out off side. Down in 30 yards

20 something moose taken to date, mostly with 06 and .338.
.243
.270
.30-30
30-06
.338WM
12 ga shotgun (slug)
.308 Norma Mag.

several car-hit moose were finished with .22 Mag handgun

They all died.... I saw no difference between results taken with the various CF during hunting season,