Originally Posted by bronko22000

OK - now that I got your attention and not that I ever would use a .243 for moose but apparently some people do.
I was preparing a rump roast for dinner tonight from the bull moose I shot a couple years ago and found a jacket from a bullet in it. I measured the bottom of the jacket and it was .243".
I've used a .243 for years for deer with great success but IMO it is not an ethical cartridge to use for moose. And it also seems that the person doing the shooting either wasn't ethical or was a lousy shot to have the bullet in the animal's butt.
Now I'm not sure about an individual moose's home range but I shot him miles from the nearest highway.