What Caliber would you pick for deer/elk/moose???

[WW30/06]

Out Of these which one would you pick for elk/moose/deer
1.243 Win
2.257 Weatherby Mag
3.257 Roberts
4.25-06 Rem
5.264 Win Mag
6.270 Weatherby Mag
7.270 Win
8.Good "Ol" 30/30
9.260 Rem
10.270 WSM
11.280 Rem
12.7mm Mauser
13.7mm-08 Rem
14.7mm Rem Mag
15.308 Win
16.30-06 Spfd
17.300 H&H Mag
18.300 WSM
19.300 Rem Ultra Mag
20.300 Win Mag
21.300 Weatherby Mag
21.325 WSM
22.338 Win mag
23.375 H&H Mag
24.7mm WSM
25.338 Federal
26.7mm Weatherby Mag
27.30-378 Weatherby Mag
28.340 Weatherby mag
29.50 BMG
30. 6.5 X 55 Swedish

[sabotloader]

WW30/06

The 270 Win will do it all.. if you want an all around gun... If I were hunting the animals you have suggested and could only have one gun I would go with a 300 Win Mag... I would not delv in he world of Short Mags... Short Mags came about as a results of manufactures needing something else to sell to the public + they could use a shorter less expensive action.

A lot of what you are requesting - really depends on the terrain that you hunt...

[skybuster20ga]

add the .350 mag and the .35 whelen to the list and then ill choose

[broey1]

300 Winny if I was going to actually hunt a lot of Moose to go with the deer / elk

270, 30-06, 308, 7mm Mag if I'm mostly going to hunt deer & elk

25-06, 260, 7mm-08 if I'm mostly going to hunt deer.

[rem 700]

280 would be my smallest choice, and, one of my more favored of the ones listed. I like the options that the 7mm and 30 caliber cartridges have for larger game. The 30-06, 7mm RM and 300 Winmag would be high on my list as well.

[Old/New]

I agree the short actions are just another marketing ploy. I've fallen to marketing ploys myself. They do shoot good but I also agree the 300 win mag is one of the greatest cartridges designed for BIG game. If you can shoot that round well it would be a great choice considering the size of the animals you mention. If it was me though, I would use my 257 Roberts or my 280 Rem or my muzzleloader. I know the 257 is small for moose/elk but I know what shots I would restrict myself to. I can shoot the above mentioned rounds well. That means more to me.

[Rebel Hog]

ORIGINAL: WW30/06

Out Of these which one would you pick for elk/moose/deer

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=1459421

[handloader1]

.30-378 Wby. Mag. Good luck.

[glockman55]

7 mag will do for Deer and Elk, I would jump up to a 300 mag or bigger for Moose...JMO

[salukipv1]

Any of the .300 mags.....

and I agree if it were mostly deer/elk, instead of elk/moose I might choose something else....