What Caliber would you pick for deer/elk/moose???
05-11-2008, 08:44 AM
#49
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: MA
Posts: 290
RE: What Caliber would you pick for deer/elk/moose???
I agree with cmore. The 30-06 is a good all around cartridge but I do not think you need to go with the 220gr for moose. I have taken moose with the 180. Just buy premium bullets and shoot into the engine room. Also the 180 gr kicks less than the 220 and I know the ballistics of the 180!
05-11-2008, 08:32 PM
#50
Typical Buck
Join Date: May 2006
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Posts: 585
RE: What Caliber would you pick for deer/elk/moose???
I've been a .30-06 fan for years. It can handle all three species listed. However, after purchasing my .300 WSM for a mule deer hunt last fall, I now prefer it. There is plenty of factory ammo available, and federal ammunition loads their .300 WSM slightly superior to their .300 WM. The recoil in the .300 WSM only slightly more than the .30-06, yet it delivers more than 500lb more energy. The low trajectory makes it ideal for those 300 yard shots (on the cut overs, power lines, or out west)
I'll never sell my .30-06, but it will spend more time in the safe.
I'll never sell my .30-06, but it will spend more time in the safe.