What caliber to buy/use for both moose & deer...looking at the Sako A7 SS

[impact]

30-06 has killed every game animal in Ontario for the last 100 years.

[bird blaster]

Many many options. All of those listed above are perfect rounds.

30.06 is a tried and tested round and will kill anything in North America (at many distances).

308 is a great round too, but I feel it lacks for long-range moose. Well I worry about it a bit. I still take a 308 to hunt camp with me and some days I grab that over the 30.06. Can't beat hunting with an m1a!!!

7mm mag is a great solid round with good ballistics. The 300 win mag will knock anything down at range. It is more $$ per round I found, that's why I sold mine.

The 270 is a great deer cartridge and the ballistics are very favourable. But I prefer a 30cal hole in big game, I wouldn't take it moose hunting, but I sure more than a few moose have been killed with it...personal preference I guess.


Really its it's up to you! Do you want one gun to do it all ? Or multiple?

Good luck.

[Goosesniper]

30 aut 6. Best round out there. From what I understand it has the widest range of grains you can shoot.

[SongDog]

Just bought an A7 in .308 myself for deer hunting. I have a .300 win mag for moose



If it was a one gun do all thing, 30/06 would get the nod.


Shot a yearling doe with my .300winmag before at 100 yards on the run, got front shoulder....... Not a pretty sight

[topher]

I like my 270..,ammo is cheapish.. Available.. And you can get 100gr. -150gr

[fishy steve]

another vote for 30.06 here, perfect all around rifle... now if i was thinking of shooting moose over 500 yds i think i would as others said, step up to a .300 winmag, or a 7mm mag. but shooting what your comfortable shooting is a big consideration as well... a well placed shot from a lighter calibre will do better than a bad shot from a heavy calibre because you deleloped a flinch from the kick...

[Guelph1981]

Im also going to put a vote in for good ol' reliable 30-06. Many freezers have been filled with this round.

[oaknut]

I am amazed at all the ought six replies. Don't get it myself, given a choice between a .308 and an 30-06 the .308 always gets the nod. I don't see where gaining 100-150 fps is worth the added recoil, heavier firearm, shorter barrel life (not that it matters for hunting purposes) and longer bolt pull. The only benefit to the ought six is there are a few more bullet weights available. For me it does not matter though, I'd be feeding it 180grn for whatever the sights are on.

[fishy steve]

I am amazed at all the ought six replies. Don't get it myself, given a choice between a .308 and an 30-06 the .308 always gets the nod. I don't see where gaining 100-150 fps is worth the added recoil, heavier firearm, shorter barrel life (not that it matters for hunting purposes) and longer bolt pull. The only benefit to the ought six is there are a few more bullet weights available. For me it does not matter though, I'd be feeding it 180grn for whatever the sights are on.

just a personal prefernce here, nothing agaisnt the .308... i dont mind the little extra recoil, just always bin a .06 fan, always will... at 500 yds with 180 G remington corlokt the differnce between .308 and 30.06 is only around a 100 ft-lbs difference and the .308 has a extra 5 inches of drop

[pbonura]

300 or 30 06. 300 win would my preference but not everyone likes recoil. But I have a heavier gun and also have a 6.5 for smaller stuff