New moose rifle needed?

GeorgeShaw

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I'm getting the itch for a new rifle for the second moose hunt. I mean the 358Win dropped the first one dead in his tracks from.....50ft, lol although i was prepared for up to 300yds. I have a 30cal void in my collection though. So I'm thinking Ruger in 300Win Mag.
 
Great thing about a 300WM is you don’t really need anything else. Nice to always have one in the rack.
 
That's the rifle and cartridge I used to take my first two moose. The next 23 or so were with 308s or 30-06s and all of the above worked very well, and about the same (if anything, I'd give the nod to the 308 for some of the more impressive/memorable kills - probably more to do with chance than anything else).

I guess to say, pretty much any 30-caliber 308ish and up is going to work fine. I'd look more at the whole rifle system and pick something with all the characteristics you're looking for.
 
I'm getting the itch for a new rifle for the second moose hunt. I mean the 358Win dropped the first one dead in his tracks from.....50ft, lol although i was prepared for up to 300yds. I have a 30cal void in my collection though. So I'm thinking Ruger in 300Win Mag.

Your 358 suggests you like uncommon, but cool things.

Why not go for a 300 H&H?
 
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