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That sounds like where I would like to be at in the 708.
Admittedly I have never shot a moose, but I have been really successful on well over a couple of hundred head of similarly sized game with a wide variety of calibres, and have very little confidence in monos at the bottom of their velocity envelope.
In moderate cartridges like the 708 I like some decent early expansion and a good bit of follow through hence my original recommendation.

I talked to Jon at Choice Ammunition last night. He was super helpful and nice and stayed on the phone with me for a long time. Based on the ballistics data he sent me, the bullet should drop 4.2” at 200 yards when zeroed at 100 yards. Two factors we discussed that could account for the difference - weather conditions and my aim.

I shot on Sunday morning at roughly 4 feet above sea level in 100% humidity. I also cannot guarantee that I aimed dead center at 200 yards due to the fixed 6x optics. It is definitely within the realm of possibilities that I aimed a little lower than I thought.

He recommended that sight it in at 2.5” high at 100 yards and not worry about it. He was very confident that what I’m shooting will kill a moose reliably at 300 yards.

That is good to hear mate,did he give you a velocity
4.2 inches calculates to just under 2700 FPS which puts that bullet far more into its sweet zone
Good luck with your hunt, let us know how you go

With their test barrel they get 2770 fps and he thinks my shorter barrel would drop that about 100 fps to just under 2700 (which you calculated). I feel good - time to go shoot a moose.

Might try federal 140gr Trophy bonded Tipped. They penatrate very well.

Not a fan of the velocity. Barnes says 1800 fps but it’s more like 2,000 fps.

I would try and slip up real close to the moose before I shot him with that pip squeak caliber....I would take a .22 LR for back up and don't forget to wear your running shoes.

Same caliber as the 7mm Rem Mag, just going slower.

High shoulder shot and he’ll go down quick.

Keep the impact velocity at or above 2000 fps.