Originally Posted by
7mm Nut
The number 1 caliber they recommend for Moose is a .308?!!??#$#%. I sure in the hell wouldn't go hunting with their dumbasses! It takes a couple of shots with a 300 to put down a moose. All I'm saying is: 308's don't get the job done. I've seen deer get hit and run off many a time with a 308, but hit em with a 7mm or 300 and down they go!
It doesn't take any more shots from a .308 to put down a moose than it does a .300. Truth is moose seldom collapse at the shot. I prefer my .30-06 for moose. Oh, and also, I've noticed it's mostly the magnum guys who wound deer and not the .308 guys.