New moose rifle needed?

[Matt5266]

I love my 300 WSM

 

[LightFoot]

30-06 is rarely, if ever, a wrong choice.


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[z987k]

Pretty much anything is a moose cartridge. From a 223 on up. If you want to keep it weird, why not a 444 marlin in a lever, or a 375 raptor with subs, 450 marlin, 500sw lever(or 460).
You already have a 280 rem, which honestly, I'd take hunting over the 358 win, but why not a 6.5x55 or one of the 9.3mm cartridges?

 

[Choupique]

I think he oughta get a M1 garand and moose hunt with it

 

[MallardSX2]

I think he oughta get a M1 garand and moose hunt with it

I know a guy who hunts deer with one in GA actually. lol

 

[GeorgeShaw]

What about the classic 375 HH Mag?

I was afraid of losing maximum distance capability, and I do love big bores, and hence I own a 416 Rigby already

 

[GeorgeShaw]

If not a modern belt- less round but max performance then you should definitely consider a 300 WBY

I have been spying them lately, or a MauserUSA as well. I bid on a 300Wby at a RMEF banquet two years ago, but eventually came down to me, and another guy with bottomless pockets.

 

[GeorgeShaw]

One of these is the way. Skip the 300wm and pick one form this list.

My 280Rem will run distance with either the 308, or 30-06. I have a big bore already with my 416 Rigby so when I hit the lottery I'm ready for Africa lol

 

[GeorgeShaw]

Mine was a 300 WM Model 77 with a boat paddle stock. That was a great rifle, no doubt, but a heavy bastard...considering I'm the original UL-UL weenie.

When I first moved to Alaska I asked what I needed for moose and that's what was recommended. Within a couple years, I figured out that a little 20" 308 Scout Rifle would work just fine, and never looked back.

Seeing you have a 280 Remington, and a 358 Winchester, I'm just not seeing much gap a moose could squeeze through...but what fun is that?

Exactly, it's like women always need new shoes, right? My 358Win is a boat paddle. I recommend to anyone who has one to replace the plastic recoil plate with a Limb Saver pad. Makes night and day difference in the pleasure of shooting it.