Hypothetical - You can only bring one firearm….

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You can only bring one firearm on a DIY alaskan moose hunt - what are you bringing and why? Bolt action, lever action, semi auto, handgun? This firearm would have to be used to kill a moose and for bear defense etc.
 

Overwire

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Whatever makes you comfortable so you enjoy the experience. I’d just take my Tikka 6.5cm. Super comfortable and confident in that rifle to do whatever I need. I wouldn’t loose any sleep if I had to take my Tikka in .223 or 7mm Rm though. They just work. I’m just not quite there yet on using the .223 for moose/bear, need more first hand experience, and the 7rm is a little much for follow ups, spotting shots, etc… for me. If I was really bear paranoid then I would probably pick up an AR platform 6.5cm or .308.
 

SonnyDay

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All the moose I have ever encountered in the wild would have easily been taken with a handgun. Some of them with a sledgehammer. These encounters include: Alaska, Minnesota, Oregon, Colorado, and the western provinces of Canada.

Longbarrel .44 Magnum?

In fairness, not sure I'd have the balls to go on that hypothetical hunt with only a handgun. Would probably bring my 7mm Rem Mag rifle.

But it's hard to nail a grizzly that's tearing into your tent in the middle of the night with a (modern day) long rifle.
 

kkp005

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I’d probably go tikka 308, trijicon credo , and some 168gr TMKs or 165 gr federal fusion.

If I was very bear paranoid prob just take an Ar15, 1-6 or 1-8 triji or NF, mag full of 77gr TMKs
 

Tmac

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My bolt action 280. Took it there before for Caribou on the peninsula in big bear country and we both made it back.
 
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