Taking a 6.5 CM as my 2025 moose rifle

[Arcticmanak]

Sounds like your mind is made up. I hope it works out for you.
If you don't have time to work up a load for the 300wm you could always buy some factory 180gn nosler partitions or Barnes ttsx and take it.

 

[S-3 ranch]

Gold dot / federal fusion should be fine , I used a.300wm with TBBC only because where I was hunting was full of bears, even double lung punched it just kinda stood there as I punched him 2 more times, til he fell over
Was really happy he didn’t run 50 yards in to the boggy stuff

 

[burborg]

Sounds like your mind is made up. I hope it works out for you.
If you don't have time to work up a load for the 300wm you could always buy some factory 180gn nosler partitions or Barnes ttsx and take it.

I have 180 gr Nosler Partition components for when I draw a buffalo tag. Not interested in spending $90 on 20 factory loaded rounds, if I could even find it at the stores right now.

 

[BRTreedogs]

It’s the 6.5x 55 the most widely used cartridge in other countries

 

[BRTreedogs]

Hope you guy’s don’t find out someone killed one with a 22 Arc last year.

That will really blow your mind and cause a meltdown.
I bet you won’t be able to leave moms basement for a month.

 

[burborg]

Some of you remind me of when my mom used to say, "I'm cold. Go put a jacket on."

Others remind me of my dad, who used to say things like, "Hold my feet so I can hang over the edge of the roof and paint this soffit."

My mom is great, but my dad is the one who took me hunting.

 

[BRTreedogs]

Video: Moose Hunting With the 22 ARC

The author wanted to field test the big-game capabilities of the 22 ARC, so he took it moose hunting in Alaska. Here's how it performed.

www.outdoorlife.com

 

[Arcticmanak]

To each their own. Good hunting, friend! I hope your hunt is all that you want it to be.

 

[Eleven]

Both are Alaskan moose. One is mine shot at 15 yards with a 35 whelan, the other is from the ‘.223 for deer, bear, moose, elk, chupacabra’ thread. Both were dead real fast. Can you tell me which is which?

Edit: I do not know or have any affiliation with the person who shot the other moose, I just grabbed the photo from the thread. Post #503 from that thread, I don’t know how to link.

 

[Arcticmanak]

That didn't take long. In only three pages we have degenerated from hunting moose with a 6.5 creedmoor to now 22 ARC and 223. Alas, will common sense please enter the thread?

 

[Eleven]

That didn't take long. In only three pages we have degenerated from hunting moose with a 6.5 creedmoor to now 22 ARC and 223. Alas, will common sense please enter the thread?

Which one of the pictures that I posted shows more damage? Which is the 223? 100% bullets matter more than head stamps.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

That didn't take long. In only three pages we have degenerated from hunting moose with a 6.5 creedmoor to now 22 ARC and 223. Alas, will common sense please enter the thread?

You have a lot to learn.

 

[BCDJR]

I see some folks on here who have actually killed an Alaskan moose. So have I and it was huge. Don’t know how or where you will hunt but there is no way I would make my trip again with anything less than a 180 grain or bigger bullet. Just my personal 2 cents..

 

[Arcticmanak]

 

[Marbles]

These threads still amuse me.

That bullet and powder column will do the job with aplomb, if you do the same. That includes for browns. Not what I select, but my selection isn't the question.

Good luck.

 

[LongWayAround]

I see some folks on here who have actually killed an Alaskan moose. So have I and it was huge. Don’t know how or where you will hunt but there is no way I would make my trip again with anything less than a 180 grain or bigger bullet. Just my personal 2 cents..

The guy above your post did it with a .22CM at well beyond 500yd.

It looked pretty big too...

 

[kroppr77]

243 has probably killed the most moose… put holes in the lungs, things die

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I see some folks on here who have actually killed an Alaskan moose. So have I and it was huge. Don’t know how or where you will hunt but there is no way I would make my trip again with anything less than a 180 grain or bigger bullet. Just my personal 2 cents..

I’ve killed several great bulls and been a part of several other kill/recoveries. When I head out in a few days I’m just taking an 18” 308 with a 130g ttsx.

I’m not worried at all.

 

[Snowwolfe]

Killing a moose on a moose hunt is not my biggest concern.
Stopping a pissed off grizzly that was surprised in the willows or on a gut pile is why I carry a "larger" rifle.

 

[Jim1187]

Now I'm not changing from previously stated support of the use of the creedmoor and a 140 gold dot. I just feel I should relate my experiences with an identically constructed bullet from other cartridges. Most have been 165 or 180 grain 30 cals, so similar sd and velocities or even faster. 3 have exited one a finishing neck shot on at close range, a perfect broadside behind the shoulder that slipped between ribs on either side and the other I'm not as confident it wasn't my 160 grain partition that 900lb bull 4 shots and one exit, but I didn't dig for bullets once the work started.
The bulk of the remainder are 150 and 175 grain fusions of the .277 and 7mm variety all resulted in dead moose usually after covering a little ground. The larger end were 1 with the now discontinued 338 win mag loading killed quick but lack of exit initially shocked me. One 35 Whelen frontal shot so lack of an exit wasn't a surprise and the spine being struck didn't cause much meat damage but returned the bullet downward to be lost infront of the diaphragm. The largest fusion used was a 45-70 it didn't exit that particular bull either but it stood to take a second and then put about 60 yards more between where it stood and where we recovered it.
These were all eastern Canadian moose probably slightly smaller on average than an Alaskan.