Moose hunting; .50 BMG?

Gotta agree with the Doc. Bull moose aren't deer, but they're sure as hell not like hunting cattle. You can screw your self out of a moose very easily. Most shots are under 100 yards and I'd hate to be the one toting a .50 BMG out of the bush. I've killed several with my 30-06, 1 with my bow and hope my next one will be with a spankin new 45-70.

Brett - Build the rifle and THEN discover the need for a new moose shooter. ;)
 
50?
Forget Canada.... You can't legally own one of those, let alone hunt with it....
Our recipe in Northern Quebec, as far as moose is concerned, is pretty much anything in the 27 to 30 range, 300 Win Mag being considered almost overkill, and anything over it a laughing matter....
Shoot whatever you feel comfy with, light enough to drag all day...
 
Not a moose marauder, few here in Md. But, recalling Col Askins, the 30-30 is probably the round that's killed the most moose.
 
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That don't make it the best round. I read somewhere that most of the grizzlies killed in the states was with 30-30's. It isn't the best cartridge, but it's what the settleers and the indians had when the West was being won, and that's what they used. Moose aren't incredibly tough, or strong willed like a grizz, they die as easy (size comparably) as a deer, but you also want to shoot them with a size comparably bullet.
 
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