Thread: Fiordland Moose

Id want to use a 300wm on a moose,big animal=big calibre.No walk about needed i hope.

Originally Posted by Trout

Id want to use a 300wm on a moose,big animal=big calibre.No walk about needed i hope.

300 Win Mag, one of several ideal and very capable calibres. Anything from there up to .375 cal with bullets from 250 to 270 gn should do the job with authority with a bit of disance capability thrown in.
No guarantees a shot bull won't walk though. They sometimes do even with a hit that would drop a lesser animal. But a hit with an appropriate cal should be somewhat dissuasive.

Originally Posted by 30.06king

300 Win Mag, one of several ideal and very capable calibres. Anything from there up to .375 cal with bullets from 250 to 270 gn should do the job with authority with a bit of disance capability thrown in.
No guarantees a shot bull won't walk though. They sometimes do even with a hit that would drop a lesser animal. But a hit with an appropriate cal should be somewhat dissuasive.

I watched one soak up two 250 grain Barnes from a 338 Rum.
He probably didn't need the second one, but we didnt know that at the time. And he was in a good spot to process.