6.5 Creedmoor for Moose

It's always better to have too much gun than just enough.

Old Stumpy said:

I would think that cartridges with millimeter designations such as 6.5X55 and 8x57 would be needed to kill a Swedish moose. Largely because such moose are metric

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So, you use a 7.62x51 on metric moose and a .308 on English speaking ones?

Texas10mm said:

It's always better to have too much gun than just enough.

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Except during hide season

Texas10mm said:

It's always better to have too much gun than just enough.

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That's my opinion on hunting rifles. I killed an Alaskan bull moose, the only one I've ever gotten, with a 30-06. That's about where I'd personally put the floor for moose cartridges, and if I were to go after one again I'd take my 300 Weatherby.

redneck2 said:

So, you use a 7.62x51 on metric moose and a .308 on English speaking ones?

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Of course. Unless you happen to be in Quebec. Then you can use either, as most moose there are bilingual, ......although being separatists.

Old Stumpy said:

Of course. Unless you happen to be in Quebec. Then you can use either, as most moose there are bilingual, ......although being separatists.

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You have to use a 303 if your going to shoot the queen's moose.

Obviously it will kill moose. I prefer something bigger.

If I had a 6.5CM, which I dont, and a moose tag, id reach right past that 6.5 and grab the .375 H&H that I do have. Moose tags are a once in a lifetime affair around here and a moose hunt would be expensive. I'd prefer a cartridge that can be used for opportunities other than perfect broadside shots if I'm spending the money on a once in a lifetime hunt.

While I do think it would do the job I’m sure I’d want something bigger for the task at hand

jmr40 said:

The 6.5X55 shoots the same bullets to the same speeds. It has been one of the most popular moose rifles in Europe since the 1890's.

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I don't think those moose are as big as our Alaskan ones, and due to the thick wood most shots are under 100 yards.

My Dad shot a pretty nice moose in Alaska back about 50 years ago with the .308 he gave me some time later. Of course they're bigger now and might be further away than his was then at the opposite end of his motorized, inflatable raft. The gun did a passable job for me on a Colorado elk two years ago at 270 yds. so, it may or may not work for you.

Everybody knows ya can't kill a moose with a 6.5 CM... it takes a 6.5 Swede to kill moose!