moose hunt with a 308?

[Big Hoss]

308 was all my grandfather and uncle ever moose hunted with and never had a problem. Some guys are just in love with there magnums

[boxhitch]

I watched a video a while ago of a kid making a clean kill on an elk with a .243..shot placement is key, whether it's a .308 or .338

Pphhhttt , just an elk ?
nothing compared to a Canadian Moose
.308 caliber is a good one , just make sure it has magnum power behind it

[Eastbranch]

Shot placement is key,,,, but .. if you put a 338 210 TTSX on a moose shoulder it will brake it and kill the moose,,,, if you do the same with a 308 on a big bull it can pancake on the shoulder with little effect.
Circa 1975 and a cranker bull.... Savage 99m in .284 .... 7 rounds on shoulder moose still standing....

yes shot palcement is key, but a 338 gives you more places......

Funny, I broke shoulder and exited with a 130gr ttsx from a 300 savage. Don't think a TTSX is going to pancake on anything lol.

[325]

I shot this bull at 380 yards with my 308 using 150 grain TTSX bullets.

[ratherbefishin]

Well everyone knows the 303 British(bubba' ones too) isn't adequate to kill a moose.....everyone except thousands of moose that is..

[todbartell]

Yes it will work fine. If you go with a premium bullet you can drop down to 165gr or even 150gr and not sacrifice any performance on impact. I'd guess that 80% of moose shot in BC every year are put down by either a 308, 30-06, 303 British or 300 Mag loaded with 180gr bullets

[emerson]

Yes it will work fine. If you go with a premium bullet you can drop down to 165gr or even 150gr and not sacrifice any performance on impact. I'd guess that 80% of moose shot in BC every year are put down by either a 308, 30-06, 303 British or 300 Mag loaded with 180gr bullets

Like he said. Bullet construction is key, heavy weight less so.

[jammer17]

Thanks for all the advice fellas. Thanks for the picture 325. Getting excited now.BOOM!

[835]

Funny, I broke shoulder and exited with a 130gr ttsx from a 300 savage. Don't think a TTSX is going to pancake on anything lol.

go re read what i typed.....
Granted it isnt worded well..... i was meaning a 308 with old crap bullets... a 308 loaded with cheap lead hitting a 50" bulls shoulder blade isnt going to have a good chance.... a 210 TTSX from a 338 will go through

[todbartell]

go re read what i typed.....

I did a few times. Maybe shooting a moose seven times in the vitals is not a cartridge issue, but a bullet problem. I've seen moose dropped with a 7-08 & 120gr, but the bullet performed and did the job as well as any cartridge could. And, although not a moose, I seen the effects of a 308 Win/150gr Accubond planted right into some big bone of a bull elk at near muzzle velocity, and it worked great. Penetrated a couple feet after hitting the shoulder

This original poster/topic should be more about WHICH BULLETS to choose/avoid, for his 308 for moose, not whether the cartridge itself is suitable. On a side note, most vanilla soft points perform reliably at 308 speeds, especially 180's.