another .270 question

[ICEMAN]

Railrob, the .270 you are considering is more than enough for deer, bear and elk.   I have shot dozens of animals with an ancient .270 hand me down rifle from my dad. Dozens after the dozens he shot with it. Great caliber.

We also used 130 grain lead for over 40 years with this gun. Deer, elk, bear.

[RailRob]

Railrob, the .270 you are considering is more than enough for deer, bear and elk.   I have shot dozens of animals with an ancient .270 hand me down rifle from my dad. Dozens after the dozens he shot with it. Great caliber.

We also used 130 grain lead for over 40 years with this gun. Deer, elk, bear.

Awesome thanks..now I need to figure out the gun part....

[270Shooter]

Railrob, the .270 you are considering is more than enough for deer, bear and elk.   I have shot dozens of animals with an ancient .270 hand me down rifle from my dad. Dozens after the dozens he shot with it. Great caliber.

We also used 130 grain lead for over 40 years with this gun. Deer, elk, bear.

Awesome thanks..now I need to figure out the gun part....

If I were you I would look into a browning X-bolt. Those are some nice rifles.

[whacker1]

I shoot a .270 with 140 gr nosler accubond, because that is what performs best out of the gun.  patterns are tight, and the bullet holds together well. reasonably flat shooting at 2850 for velocity. 

I have taken down several animals with that gun.  1 blacktail, 2 mule deer, 1 whitetail, 1 cow elk, 1 spike bull, 1 bear. 

I am just starting to handload the .300 RUM i got for my birthday, so I don't even know yet how it shoots.

[Moose Eyes]

is .270 enough to take down a bear? elk?

Absolutely.  I have killed bobcat, deer, elk, black bear and moose with my .270 and none have complained the caliber was too small.  Shot placement and premium bullets are a great equalizer.

[RailRob]

Have you thought about the 30-06?   Maybe we could discuss the pros and cons of the .270 and the 30-06.

thats what I was shooting....

[jeepasaurusrex]

My Dad, Wife, and Myself all shoot .270s. We've taken deer, bear, and some big elk with one. We mostly use 130gr for deer and bear. 160gr for elk. Never lost an animal with one. Shot placement is key with any caliber. The .270s flat shooting and good velocity's make it an accurate round.

[RailRob]

You do know that a .270 is just a necked down 30-06 right?

yep!

[270Shooter]

Why are you getting rid of the 30-06 and getting a 270 or 7mm? They all do the same thing with the 7mm getting a slight edge in performance. Unless you just want a new gun, which is cool too

[RailRob]

Why are you getting rid of the 30-06 and getting a 270 or 7mm? They all do the same thing with the 7mm getting a slight edge in performance. Unless you just want a new gun, which is cool too

ding ding ding we have a winner!!!! now if i could only shoot a 7mm mag sometime soon so I know If I like it or not........

[270Shooter]

Why are you getting rid of the 30-06 and getting a 270 or 7mm? They all do the same thing with the 7mm getting a slight edge in performance. Unless you just want a new gun, which is cool too

ding ding ding we have a winner!!!! now if i could only shoot a 7mm mag sometime soon so I know If I like it or not........

Well OK then. If you shoot a 7mm mag in one brand of rifle it may kick more than in another brand. It depends on stock design, recoil pad, headspacing, ect... So get a rifle that feels good to you because if it doesn't feel comfortable, then it won't be very pleasant to shoot wheather you get a .270 or a 7mm.

[RailRob]

ya know.all this info is awesome...great people on here... BUT..man its even harder now to pick what caliber I want...I know the gun, I know the scope...caliber is still in question!!!

[270Shooter]

What gun and scope is it then?

[RailRob]

tikka t3, leupold vxII 3-9x40

[270Shooter]

Good rifle and scope. Now all you need is to chamber it in .270 winchester