All taken into consideration, I.E. the Native families in Alaska and Canadian areas, the most common cartridge used to take Moose over the past 100 years has been the little old .30-30 with .30-06 coming in at a close second and a .303 Brit coming in a close 3rd. I hear guides/outfitters in Alaska always complaining about the clients coming into camp with a big ole magnum that they have only shot enough to sight in because of recoil and high ammo cost. They couldn't hit minute of barn with the damn things because of limited practice. You will find, as I stated in my post earlier, the absolute MOST recommended cartridge, in Alaska for Moose anyway, is a .30-06 firing a 200-220 grain premium type bullet.