30.06 Springfield or .270 win ?

[Biggerhammer]

pick the gun you want/like/canshoot. 06 or 270 means nothing for your use. Jack OConner said " the difference between 270/280/30-06's effect on game animals is strictly in the mind of the hunter"  He is and was right.
Carl

His wife was one step ahead of him . She slung .284 diameter bullets.

I think she was bigger than he was

Perfect for choping wood and those cold Northen nights in the field.

[tgomez]

I would go with the 30-06 and only because you can get ammo anywhere in the world for it, and get more of a wide variety of grain bullets. With that being said a .270 is flatter shooting. A .270 or 30-06 you can't go wrong either way, they are both very outstanding cartridges.

[Magnum_Willys]

I've shot 21 Elk with a .300 or .338 and recovered all of them.
I shot one elk with a .270 and it ran off to be taken by other hunters.
Just Sayin....... 30.06 or bigger would be my choice. 

In open country anything works but western WA reprod you want to stop em now.

[Bean Counter]

I wouldn't hesitate to hunt with either. One factor I would consider is the availability of ammo. In the recent Obama gun grab I noticed far more .270 ammo on the shelves than .30-06.

[nicz]

Thank you all for your replies, I got a Tikka T3 in 30.06 with scope from Dicks Sporting Goods on Thanksgiving day. I took it to the range and I like how it feels and how it shoots.

[Bean Counter]

OUTSTANDING 

Now find what ammo groups best from your particular gun and start buying it. buy a lot

[C-Money]

Glad you got your rifle! The ole 30-06 is a killer for sure. I've killed deer and elk with both the .270 and the '06 and they all ended up just plain old dead. Most all of them I watched go down after the shot. These two cartridges will still be getting it done long after the Magnum craze is over. I mostly use a .270 win now just cause I like how the gun its  self (A-Bolt) performs in the field.

[Blacklab]

Congrats 

It will take anything in the lower 48 

[blackveltbowhunter]

Thank you all for your replies, I got a Tikka T3 in 30.06 with scope from Dicks Sporting Goods on Thanksgiving day. I took it to the range and I like how it feels and how it shoots.

Congratz on the new rifle!  Should be a shooter for ya. My hunting partner bought the same setup the day before. He loves it.

[WoodlandShooter]

for hunting, it's a wash between the 30-06 and 270.

for reaching out there, 270 all the way!!