.270 caliber for moose

[Hunter300]

With all do respect, I don't believe that a 30 06 and a 270 are going to be all that different on a moose. We're talking a 27 cal. compared to a 30 cal. and that isn't a wide gap. Not to mention the fact that I've personally seen moose and deer keep running after being shot with a 30 06 and a 308. It's all bigger bullet B.S. No matter what the gun, you have to make the shot count.

PP

This whole "argument" goes much deeper than the physical diameter of the bullet. Bullet diameter has little to do with it. Its the whole velocity, engery, taylor knock out factor blah blah blah. Ok maybe not the TKF.

Thats like comparing a 12 guage slug to a Barret 50 cal. A 12 guage will shoot a slug that is approx. 70 cal. And obviously a 50 cal is 50 cal. Your saying the 12 guage slug is way more powerful? You smell what I'm cookin?

[T Fisher]

I have heard that a 22 will kill a moose and that many moose were killed by 303's and 30-30s but ask yourself how many moose died a slow death by hunters using small caliber loads.

The use of a minimum of a 7mm mag for Moose is my choice.............

PS....... I use a 338 mag with a 225 gr for moose and yes 12 moose later they drop with one shot. My favorite shot placement is the hump.
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[270 WBY]

Hmmmmm
I wonder what good ole Jack would say to the non believers

:-)

[270 WBY]

to comment on my own post - All this great info, comments etc regarding the .270 caliber is assuming we are NOT talking about the .270 Weatherby. The Weatherby cartridge is a cannon - the ballistics are incredible and outperforms many larger caliber loads.
Rope

Tell me about it....
Nuthin hits harder or shoots flatter than a Weatherby

:-)

[sawbill]

Good old Jack took thousands of game and hunted virtually every continent in the world. How can you compare his record to a guy who's taken how many.......one..........two...........any animals??

[270 WBY]

Good old Jack took thousands of game and hunted virtually every continent in the world. How can you compare his record to a guy who's taken how many.......one..........two...........any animals??

Jack loved using his 270 WIN and was with him on practically all his hunts....great hunter and writer
My 2 favorite calibers are in 270...a Weatherby(hence my user name) that has anchored 18 moose in 12 years, granted not the caliber we are speaking about but a beast of a cartridge
and a 270 WIN that has anchored a countless number of moose and deer
And always using a 150 GRN nosler PT...
SO type what you want, but a 270 WIN is a great caliber and will do the job.

[Bigbear]

Been down this road many, many times before.

After many successful years of Bullwinkle-hunting - using .303, 30-06, and 7mm Rem Mag - my old 6.5 Swede is my moose rifle of choice.

[greatwhite]

actually according to Wendy Kukier and the NDP a 223 which is AN Extremely powerful rifle is more power then hunters need. So it must be adequate for moose as well.

[sawbill]

What I just don't understand about this whole argument is how many times has the question been asked, "is the 30-06 good enough for moose?"
Yet time and time again the same is asked of the .270. Shouldn't that make one just a little suspect of its abilities?
So, why would someone buy a caliber for moose hunting when there are obviously better choices?

[greatwhite]

I don't know, I have seen fellows on here asking if 30/06 is enough for deer and even larger calibers. But I still think it is. I once heard a fellow say you had to use magnums to kill a deer effectively.

What I just don't understand about this whole argument is how many times has the question been asked, "is the 30-06 good enough for moose?"
Yet time and time again the same is asked of the .270. Shouldn't that make one just a little suspect of its abilities?
So, why would someone buy a caliber for moose hunting when there are obviously better choices?