What kind of ammo for moose?

[woodmaster0462]

I have a moose hunting trip to western Alberta planned this October. I will be using my 300 Win Mag. My question is what type of ammo should I use? I understand no matter what I use shot placement is vital.

I'm pretty dumb when it comes to ammo so please dumb it up for me...lol.

I've read not to use a polymer tip ammo. I've also read that polymer tip is fine as long as its bonded bullet.

Is a jacketed soft point good for moose hunting?

Some of the ammo is available locally....
~Federal Terminal Ascent 200 gr.
~ Federal Power Shok 180 gr.
~ Federal Fusion Bonded Soft Point 180 gr
~ Winchester Power Point 180 gr.
~ Winchester Expedition Accubond 180 gr.
~ Remington Core Lokt Tipped 180 gr.
~ Remington Core Lokt PSP 180 gr

Any other suggestions? Thanks!

Mark

 

[hiker270]

Moose are not all that hard to kill if you put a bullet in the correct place. I have used both the 200 Federal T/A and the 180 Federal Trophy Bonded Tip successfully on Moose. A Nosler Accubond is never a bad choice also. I would lean toward a bonded bullet and let your rifle decide which one shoots the best.

 

[Bigred323]

My dad just shot his in October with a 30-06 Winchester power point 180 grain. Put a couple extra ones in him but they did the job.

 

[woodmaster0462]

I forgot to add..
Hornady 180 gr SST, any thoughts on those?

Thanks for the replies!!!!

 

[2531usmc]

Hard to go wrong with a 180 gr nosier partition

 

[FOS373]

Whatever your rifle shoots best. FWIW I used a 30-06 180gr Winchester silver tip as it shot best out of my rifle (and was cheap which was a bonus!!!) for my Yukon moose a couple of years ago. 85 yard shot.

Generally I lead to an accubond or partition

 

[Steve O]

Nothing wrong with any of those. Alberta moose are small anyway. I put a 140g Swift A Frame from a 270 Win into the crease between the shoulder and neck on a 1/4 to bull in the Yukon and pulled it out of the opposite ham during the butchering. Anything that is not a target bullet and 180g plus will do you just fine in a 300 WM

 

[416safari]

After getting back from Africa, I am sold on Accubonds. To me they seem to be more accurate in my rifles than Partitions

 

[ray12515]

I’m going in a couple of months, I use a 300wsm so basically same caliber as your 300mag - I’m planning to use a nosler accubond but I also just got a deal on some Norma Bondstrikes, from what im seeing I wouldn’t hesitate to bring those instead

 

[oldskool67]

Lots of moose killed with 220 core locks out of a 30-06. I think anything you mentioned will be fine

 

[Antique0s]

Minimum 150 gr, Nosler Partition, Barnes or Speer Mag tip or Grand Slam, something that will hold together, a Moose is a big dude and can be tough. Think about a larger(30 or 338) caliber. I smacked a big black bear in British Columbia thru both lungs with a 338 Nolser partition and he ran 200 yds, (away from me-Thank God) before he dropped.