I guess everyone has different immune systems, but I have drank from streams and creeks my whole life without having any problems. On second thought, I have had Beaver Fever since I was 14 or 15 years old.
We’re talking about my three favorite cartridges. I love the .375 H&H, .338 win mag, and .300 win mag. While I believe all three would work for moose, my choice would be the .338.
I’d ask around about Vortex optics before you buy some. Almost everyone has a few or a lot of horror stories about them. They do have a great warranty, but that doesn’t mean crap if your hunt is ruined because of an optics failure.
I found an AR-15 in a nice hard case. I rode my horse a couple miles up the canyon and asked a guy at his camp if he lost one. It was his. He hadn’t noticed it missing because he had another dozen rifles with him. He was pretty thankful though.