6mm moose rifle?

[cuerro viejo]

My 12 year old daughter hammers with 18” 6cm, 108eldm and AB raptor 8. With that said she also puts 1000 plus rounds down range with 223,

I don’t think you could go wrong with either three especially suppressored.

FWIW - Phantom Defense NAS3 77TMK were 2950 ft/s in a 24” tikka and grouped 10 shot moa. It’s pretty much what my self and 9 year old use the most for deer.

 

[Tmac]

A 6mm ARC with a suppressor has very little felt recoil. That would be my pick for a recoil shy kid if I was not comfortable with a 223.

 

[Xperimental]

The smallest I've ever heard of anyone(of my friends) taking a decent size moose was with a 6.5x55 swede. But then again, ive personally seen one dropped with a long bow...
I use a motto that has served me fairly well I think: If just enough is good, and more is better, then too much should be just right!
Hence why I pack a 45-70

 

[KHntr]

Personally, if it were my kid, and having seen a moose once on tv, I would load her 223 with 88 ELD m/ 88 TMK and see how they shoot.
If the rifle shoots the 88’s of either flavour go forth and slay dragons. If it doesn’t, 77 TMK’s will chew big holes in stuff too.
Hard pass on the mono’s though. Too little, too slow.

If you want an excuse to buy her a new rifle, then by all means snag an ARC or Creed in a 6, but you aren’t gaining anything other than the secure knowledge that it’s bigger than the 223.

 

[Stinky Coyote]

Eldm at .25 sd or higher at moderate velocities is a killer formula for na game. I shot a small bull moose at 125 that went 15 yards with a Grendel 123 eldm, and about the only species I’m missing of Alberta game is elk but I don’t like elk so don’t chase em much. The 6 arc 108 eldm would do everything you want and is quiet and allows lots of opportunities to watch it happen and send more lead. Ideal cartridges for kids but for any of us in all reality.