ORIGINAL: UncleNorby

Hey Brutal, I figured somebody would jump right on that.

What I said was it doesn't matter what brand you use. The construction of the projectile does make a difference. But if you told me I had to shoot a moose with a 30 cal 180 grain bullet, or 165 for that matter, but I had no control over the brand, I'd be more than happy to oblige. I don't know of any 180 gr commercially loaded round that would not work for moose. Same goes for 165. I would not take a shot where I had to penetrate the body from front to rear, but I wouldn't do that anyway. I said any moose shot through the RIBS with a 30 cal bullet of at least 165 gr. is a dead moose, and that is a fact. Here's another fact, if you want to anchor a moose, you have to hit them in the head or spine (or very close to the spine). But I wouldn't recommend aiming for the head or spine. I don't care if its a 30/30, 308, 30/06 300 mag or a 300 Wby mag., on a rare instance a moose may fall in a pile after a shot through the ribs, but more often they'll trot a ways, sometimes they run like hell. That's the way it is with moose, I don't care where you are.

You do NOT need specially constructed bullets to hunt moose. My point is that the name on the ammo box is not important, and you don't need to spend $25 or more a box on ammo. Even you agreed shot placement is most important, so I guess you did find something to agree with after all.