Quote Originally Posted by Blue Avenger
if you want something a bit bigger for the savage action, .35 whelen, .338-06, .416 tayler.

.45-70 has the ballistic lob of a .22rf
I love Savages, but my brush gun is a short, fast-handling Marlin Guide Gun in .45-70. The trigger was sweet straight from the factory. I can actually hit a paper plate consistently at 100 yards using the iron sights while shooting unsupported offhand, which is better than I can do with my scoped rifles. Anything inside 100 yards is dead, and if I'm hunting in less dense areas I can switch to LeveRevolution rounds and extend the MPBR considerably. But that's only if I don't have access to my other rifles.

Besides, moose generally aren't as hard to sneak up on as other ungulates.