For wild boar: .350 Remington Magnum; for deer: .25-06 Remington; elk: .30-06 Springfield; moose: .300 Winchester Magnum.
One gun for all of the above? Simple answer: The .30-06 Springfield.
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2006-12-09 16:52:21
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answered by H 7
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Bound's hubby here:
Actually, this can be done with one gun. In most cases you could have over-kill at one end or a margainal load at the other end, but there are some cartridges and rifles that could do this. For the tradionalist, we can do the Marlin lever action rifles (the big ones). There are two cartridges that Marlin chambers that I would comfortable recommending: the .444 Marlin and the .45-70 Government. Marlin has a new cartridge, the .450 Marlin (Magnum?) but I know too little of it to recommend it. I would suggest the .45-70 in the Marlin 1895 lever gun. You could use the 300 grain bullet for boar, the 300 or 405 grain bullet for deer/elk, and the 500 grain bullet for elk and moose. One point to keep in mind, you should keep your longest shot to about 150 yards. The biggest detraction to this recommendation is that you are limited to a lever action rifle. Personally, I would use the .45-70 over the .444 Marlin.
For a more modern cartridge and rifle combination, I would recommend a Remington 700 BDL/CDL in .30-06. This combination, with a good scope, will stretch your shooting distance to about 400 yards (the farthest shot I would take at a moose). For boar I would suggest a 150 grain load, for deer a 165 grain load, for elk a 180 grain load, and for moose either the 200 or 220 grain load.
While I like the .308 and own more rifles in .308 than any other caliber, I feel the .308 would be too light for moose. Personally, I think the .270 would also be too light for moose. I would shy away from magnums, especially for the boar since recovery time for an accurate second shot might be too long considering that the boar may be the most dangerous of the four animals you listed.
Good luck and good hunting.
2006-12-09 16:50:37
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answered by Anonymous
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The best all around rifle/rifles would be in .270, .30/06, or .308, a Remington 700, Winchester 70, Browning A-bolt, and a Savage 110.
Wild boar are hearty creatures but any of the above can take them down, deer and elk obviously the above will work great and moose there are no challenges their either.
I live in Arizona and have hunted game elsewhere, I use the .30/06, in a Remington 700 action. I have shot game anywhere from 25yds to 400+ yds. The .30/06 is all and will be all I will ever need. Moose can and will and have been taken down with the .30/06 and .270 and .308. The .308 is essentially a .30/06 but shortened and with newer powders was designed to duplicate the .30/06, but the .30/06 does a bit better with heavier bullet weights and in some places has more ammo availability. The .308 is more accurate on the bench and in competitions, but the .30/06 is more accurate than you can shoot in hunting conditions and will fulfill your needs. I have taken elk at 400 yds with the .30/06 and my dad has used the .270 on elk with great results.
Jack O'Connor was great hunter from AZ and used the .270 and .30/06 on grizzlies and in Africa.
Those calibers are all you will ever need in North America especially the lower 48.
Hope that helps, enjoy hunting!
2006-12-09 15:57:11
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answered by az outdoorsmen 2
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All around best hunting rifle is the 30-06. For most of the animals on your list, anything heavier is pointless. Whoever said 30-30 for elk is nuts. It is a good brush gun, but I wouldn't want to take a 400 yard shot with a 30-30.
2006-12-09 19:18:58
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answered by wall_id_pike 3
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If a person knows his/her weapon and is experienced and well practiced with it, it doesn't matter what they use. I've taken elk with a bow and arrow, so why wouldn't a well placed shot with a .270 take down a moose? The most important thing is to find a rifle that fits you and that you can be comfortable with. When you find that special weapon, shot it alot and get to know what it does at every distance you thin kyou might be shooting from and your options will be limitless. I own just one gun, a Ruger .270 and I've taken three bull elk with it two of them needed just one shot. (although I have never hunted moose, and personally would probably buy another higher powered rifle to hunt moose just in case I had to take a longish shot) I think folks that use higher powered rifles often do so because they don't have time to get good with their shot placements and so they make up for poor shooting by loading up with a lot of knowck down power. For me, I think it would be best to get comfortable, get good, and have fun.
2006-12-09 19:21:25
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answered by Tom S 2
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If you are going to get one rifle that will handle anything, THE one to get is a Weatherby .300 magnum. It is overpowered for the deer but will do nicely for the rest on your list. A Weatherby .308 is what I use but I'd want the mag for the moose and the boar.
The page below tells a bit about the .300 and the models it comes in.
Enjoy and be safe.
2006-12-09 23:08:22
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answered by D K 3
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You've got a little problem there. Just about anything you use for hunting deer is going to be a little light for the rest you mentioned. You may want to look at calibers above 7mm. If you do your own loading you could probably put a lighter charge in the larger caliber of your choice, but you can't add enough to the projectile or the charge in a lighter gun to make it work for bigger game with bigger / denser bones. You may not see the need now, but a wounded moose in rut can be as unpleasant as a grizzly. I'd much rather have something with knockdown power. Good luck.
2006-12-09 15:39:06
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answered by Greg I 3
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Our ancestors were much stronger than us.For hunting boar they would hunt in packs and all throw spears at it,or sit in a tree and hit it as it walked by. Lots of the anti hunting people say we should hunt with knives,they never even think of the animal how much pain it goes through being stabbed,I could safely kill the same animal with a rifle from 100 yards away and it would die with little if no pain in seconds.
2016-03-29 01:33:07
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answered by ? 4
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A muzzleoader because you can put different amounts of gun powder like for instance deer 100 grain,elk 150 grain,moose 200 grain,wild boar 100 grain.
2006-12-10 02:13:47
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answered by Anonymous
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I have killed three of those animals(deer, elk, and moose). On all of them I used a custom 300. It may be just a little overkill on deer but it works great on elk and moose.
2006-12-09 21:23:23
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answered by Anonymous
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