.308, .270, 280, 7mm-08, or 30-06

[redsox3624]

which caliber should i use for hunting deer most and some black bear in maine? what if i threw moos in the mix?

[nchawkeye]

With proper bullets...any of these will be adequate.

[Portage]

I have shot all of the big game animal here in Maine with my 308 but would be just as happy with any of the others you have mentioned.

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[Whitehorn]

What everybody here said....

I will add that in Alberta, a lot of elk has been shot with .270.. The 270 is indeed the most popular caliber out here in the foothills of the Rockies. That's just my observation..

[FL/GA Hunter]

ORIGINAL: redsox3624
what if i threw moos in the mix?

I didn't know they let you hunt freerange cows in Maine.

Like everybody else has said, any of those calibers will work perfectly for all the animals listed. If it's just a coin-flip, then, I personally would leave out the .280 and 7mm-08, because of cartridge availability and cost. Beyond that, if they're all in the same rifle, *shrug* maybe the '06 because it's just a hair more versatile than the .270, but I'd trust my .270 with my life.

[semi]

if it were me, i would just use the good ole 30.06.

[Virginia7]

ORIGINAL: redsox3624
which caliber should i use for hunting deer most and some black bear in maine? what if i threw moos in the mix?

As noted, any of the cartridges you mentioned will do. However, when you throw moose
into the mix I'd have to recommend the 30-06.

[White-tail-deer]

I like the ballistics of the .270 Win.

None of the animals will know the difference. The 06 has the edge shooting 180gr bullets at moose.