What caliber for moose, elk, bear, deer
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: S.W. Pa.-- Heart in North Central Pa. mountains-
Posts: 2,600
RE: What caliber for moose, elk, bear, deer
Really, I feel the 30-06 is all the gun you are ever going to need in NA with the exception of the largest brown bears. Period.
#13
RE: What caliber for moose, elk, bear, deer
ORIGINAL: titleist_03
I'm placing my order for my graduation present and am wonderng what caliber gun will work for all 4 animals? I hope to someday be able to hunt all four and would love to do it with one gun. I'm looking at the Remington model 700's. I'm think about going with the .300 ultra mag or WSM. I don't think the .270 will quite cut it onmoose.
I'm placing my order for my graduation present and am wonderng what caliber gun will work for all 4 animals? I hope to someday be able to hunt all four and would love to do it with one gun. I'm looking at the Remington model 700's. I'm think about going with the .300 ultra mag or WSM. I don't think the .270 will quite cut it onmoose.
However, for the list of game you are talking about, I would prefer a 7mm Rem. Mag, a .280 Rem., or a .30/'06. In that order. In the 7mm's, I'd use a 175 grain Nosler Partition bullet; in the '06, I'd use a 200-grain Nosler Partition.....
#14
RE: What caliber for moose, elk, bear, deer
You can kill all those named critters with a 30-30, easy: just aim well, and hit the critter in the same place you should hit it, regardless of what (appropriate) cartridge you're using.
#15
Join Date: Oct 2007
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RE: What caliber for moose, elk, bear, deer
I use a .338mag for everything from deer to moose. Just change the bullet weight and aim where you need to and you will never have a problem. I know it is over kill but they drop in there tracks.
#16
RE: What caliber for moose, elk, bear, deer
The .338 would be my choice on everything but the larger bears like "old grizz". For him, 45-70 using Garretts 540+P Hammerheads. Most big bear guides don't want to see less than a .338.
#18
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Calgary
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RE: What caliber for moose, elk, bear, deer
ORIGINAL: James B
I would guess that more of thsoe animals have been taken with the 30-06 and 270 than all other calibers combined. Well I guess the 30-30 would be in that group as well. It the Huinter more than the tool.
I would guess that more of thsoe animals have been taken with the 30-06 and 270 than all other calibers combined. Well I guess the 30-30 would be in that group as well. It the Huinter more than the tool.
Mysuggestion is the 30/06 in a CDL with a nice Leupold... Ideal for all 4.
#19
RE: What caliber for moose, elk, bear, deer
Thanks for all the help guys! I think I'm gonna go 7MM Rem Mag or the old 30/06. Many more choices in ammo and won't break the bank compared to the .270/.300 WSM