Its a little light for moose, but it will do. As for the elk that wold be a perfect set-up. Nothing really too big for moose, I know a guy whot had to shoot his moose in british columbia six times with a .338

good for you, bad for the elk or the moose

Using a good, well constructd bullet like a Barnes TSX, Nosler Accubond or Partition or Swift product it will do fine. Keep you bullets in the vitals as you would do for any other big game animal.

But , still trying to be helpful, I might add...

If you were really poverty stricken and hungry, you wouldn't be here.

It is also irresponsible, as the chances of the animal getting away are overwhelming.

Most people who hunt Big Game in the Rockies, where they Need The Meat and are poor only have one rifle, and it is a 7mm Remington Magnum.

Others like the .338 Win.

Also commonplace are the .375 Holland and the .458 Win Mag.

They shoot all species with One Rifle.

You think the ammo is too expensive?

Is a deer or elk worth $1.50?

All agree that you can eat right up to the hole.

absolutely, use a good bullet. i would go with the barnes tsx. the 308 is my favortite hunting round. obviously its not going to be a long range elk and moose getter but choose a good bullet and ask the bullet manufacturer what ranges they would recommend. did i mention i like the Barnes tsx!!!
enjoy!

Happy Myles

good for you, bad for the elk or the moose and a +1 for you!

It will do just fine despite what the armchair experts say!

Lived in Alaska for 4 years and nobody didn't have any problem with a 308 or a 30-06 with a 180 grain bullet. In fact, my backup gun is a 30-06! Alaska Natives use 30-30 with 170 grain bullets so go figure!

Best BANG FLOP I witnessed was a Teenager with a 30-06 using over the counter 180 grain Remington Core-Lokt®. As one blogger said, all you need is something to let the air out!

By the way, 180 grain is the heaviest I would go and Beekeeper is dead on right "Using a good, well constructed bullet like a Barnes TSX, Nosler Accubond or Partition or Swift product it will do just fine"!

Antelope, Caribou and Moose I put into the same category, they are easy to put down.

Jack Rabbits,Elk and that what eats you is another matter! They can take one hell of a punishment if not hit right!!

Not putting anybody down, but there is another consideration, at least in The West.

Cougars and bears.

You don't even have to go hunting to be hunted.

Ya gotta have something that will drop them right now.

Something that produces a lot of shock and lets out a lot of blood.

It's not like you are going into a beautiful area like you see in Field and Stream, espy some desired animal that presents the perfect opportunity, and you calmly set up an easy shot and hit a vital area.

I can quickly cite two f'rinstances.

My former employer's son was out in his yard playing with his Yellow Lab and a 180-lb Cougar walked up and decided to peel the Labrador instead of the Kid.

That critter was moving so fast that there was no opportunity for leisurely pot shots.

Shoot a cat like that with a peashooter like a .308, and you're dead.

A shotgun with buckshot did the trick.

The dog actually survived being peeled like a banana.

The kid was airlifted out in shock.

Another:

One of my neighbors (a Native American) was sitting so quietly in the woods and a Cougar Mom was teaching her yearling offspring to hunt.

So they ended up hunting him.

This guy's got cojones maximus, so he just sits there.

He ended up shooting her in mid-leap with a large-bore rifle and she dropped at his feet.

A 150-lb fighting machine with a cub.

I must say that I am speaking for this region only, but here it is often kill or be killed, independent of bullet technologies.

There is no substitute for 1/2 m*vee squared.

Ya gotta have the kinetic energy.

And make a big hole.

Even more...

If somebody's got to ask, They're not going to shoot like you anyway.

There's no way you are going to stop ol' Griz if he catches you off guard, and those are his woods anyway.

My last rifle was a Sako Hunter .375 H, strongly recommended by the dealer for safety reasons.

The next will be a T/C Pro Hunter of the same caliber.

To ignore these considerations just to prove your own arguments, and go into the forest here unprepared will earn you your Sign, posthumusly.

I beg to differ. Cougars are not hard to kill. Most guides use a handgun or saddle rifle, not big magnums. A .308 with a 180 grain bullet will kill anything you encounter at self defense range. really PO'd griz might be the exception, but if hit right he'll expire too.

Clay Cooper -

The following is not for you!

Yeah, Yeah, Right.

The remarks I have made have nothing to do with ego, but are indisputable and based upon fact.

As idiots, ye have been suckered in.

This appears to be too similar to psychological experiments in which I participated at College some 40 years ago.

The question is: "How far will know-nothing bullshi**ers go to get something vaguely represented and not necessarily of any value when they have absolutely no experience and know nothing of the subject matter?

What tactics do they use to get something for free?

It is not only my opinion that these creatures have never hunted anything more challenging or more ferocious than points on Field and Stream.

Furthermore, I doubt that they have ever been off the sidewalk!.

Unfortunately, they represent an ever-growing (already-significant) percentage of our population.

I have too much education and experience to imagine otherwise.

You must realize that you are a joke to the editors of Field and Stream.

Do you even know anybody who has ever been given any gear?

It bothers me not, as I am a student of psychology, and it is clear what you are doing.

I feel sorry for you, for one-tenth of a second.

That cannot possibly deter me from coming to this website, as I love the photography and the big titties.

The .308 is MORE than enough gun for all subspecies of moose with the exception of the alaska/yukon strain.

The .308 is MORE than enough gun for all subspecies of moose with the exception of the alaska/yukon strain?

I got to raise the BS flag on this one!

blackdawgz

I had to give'ya a +1

Don't runaway!

Anyplace you go, you're going to have "Armchair Experts"!

Besides, the difference between a 308 and a 30-06 is 150 fps or about 60 or so yards

Let see if I can get this right. I lived in Alaska for 4 years, Range Master and assisting shooters with their equipment for the busiest range in the State, Director for High Power Competition for the largest Sportsmen Club in the State Tanana Valley Sportsmen Association, constant contact with Wildlife Biologists just to name a few while I was in Alaska and some ignorant individual or individuals trying to tell me what!

308 for Elk and Moose, I wouldn't give it a second thought BACK STRAP IS ON THE TABLE, THE BROWN IS DOWN!

YAA! BUDDY!

Dbetzner a +1 for you!

Cougars, A fella shot one in New Mexico with a Savage Model 99 308 with a 150 grain bullet. The exit hole was a good 5 inches in diameter blowing the shoulder clean out!

Blast... I'm tempted to both agree with and not with Clay on this, but it's more of a personal comfort level than technical.

I personally, to cover a wider range of circumstance, would feel more comfy with a .30-06.

Like said, there's nice, optimum loads for both. When I first began reloading these, I was confused why there were so many same loads. While 42 gr. 4064 with a 150 gr. boattail was a pretty nice .308, it seemed a bit light for a decent .30-06.

On the other hand... heavy loads for the .30-06 don't have much different effect until you get out of the "comfort zone" for .308. And that could be farther than, as Clay says, than you could cleanly hit MOP with.

Oh, snap. What's my point again?

A 180 pound couger? That would take every record book known to man hell 150 is a big cat, and I know people that shoot them with .223s and 44s a 308 would be plenty of gun for that situation. Plus it would work fine for elk and moose but I would choose a 165grain instead of the 180.

tony167n

I've witnessed several time watch Moose hunters on a far ridge empty there gun 3 times with a 375 H&H including 460 Weatherby Magnum and still run off. Fortunately for them being on the far ridge, I was able to watch were the Bull finally dropped.

50 pound bobcat, eh? Might just need a magnum. Congrats on your world record bobcat.