NEED ADVICE FOR NEW GUN

[Buckmark]

Get a .50bmg, sure enough drop factor there..

[Buckmark]

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A 270 is a fantastic Deer rifle, but a little light on Elk.
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I think Jack O'conner rolled over in his grave at that statement..

[Phantom Gobbler]

Another vote for Tikka T3 Lite in whatever flavor you prefer.  Mine is .30-06!!   My nephew stands by his in .270.  A friend has one in .270 WSM.....................................   

[danceswitharrows]

30.06 and 270 will always be the classic
But if you want to break the mold 257 wby mag

[high country]

if you are gonna one gun it, buy one and shot it often....caliber is of little importance. accuracy is everything.

the good news on the 270 and 30-06 is they can both shoot run of the mill bullets and provide great results. think about the fact that every single bullet produced pre-wsm was designed for the 270 win velocity (wby guys relax) 30-06 pretty much gets away with the same benefit.

the best rifle you can get is the one that you an shoot acurately every single time. .03" is not enough to make a pinch of crap difference.........IME

[BIGINNER]

ok well i made my choice.  lol  i got a savage mod. 110 in .270 win.   i will not use this gun for elk,  i have a mosin nagant that i use for elk,  its very acurate, and i would never take a shot at anything past 100 yards with it.  i shoot 1" groups at 100 yards with open sites with the mosin nagant,  (beleive it or not, its a very accurate rifle)     

[BIGINNER]

oh,  and my wife got mad when she found out i bought a gun without telling her,  ......  so she made me buy her a shotgun!!!!  i couldn't beleive my ears when i heard that she wanted a shotgun.....   pretty cool.  (just though i would share that)

[high country]

don't be afraid to kill elk with the 270. there have been thousands of them killed by them. congrats on a new iron.

[Pathfinder101]

Quote:
A 270 is a fantastic Deer rifle, but a little light on Elk. 
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I think Jack O'conner rolled over in his grave at that statement..

He did.  I heard him.  And there is no bigger fan of the .270 than I am.  But, as stated earlier, if you are going to buy ammo off the shelf, the 30-06 has a much wider range of bullet weights to choose from. 
By the way, I have been seeing a lot of good deals on Remington 700 ADLs (like the other Rem 700s, but no drop plate, which most people don't use anyway).  2 guys that work for me have bought one in the last 2 months.  If you can find a WalMart (yeah, I know...shudder..) that still sells rifles you could pick one up for a really good price.  Just replace the scope on it.

[high country]

yep, its proven that elk need a bullet that is a minimum of .031" bigger then a 270 to die, most just almost die.

[Curly]

ok well i made my choice.  lol  i got a savage mod. 110 in .270 win.   i will not use this gun for elk,  i have a mosin nagant that i use for elk,  its very acurate, and i would never take a shot at anything past 100 yards with it.  i shoot 1" groups at 100 yards with open sites with the mosin nagant,  (beleive it or not, its a very accurate rifle)     

Well, if you decide to go elk hunting and want to shoot longer than 100 yards, you may want to take the .270.  Like I said before, Federal has cartridges loaded with 130 gr Barnes TSX and 140 gr Nosler Accubond; both of which will kill elk just fine......

Congrats on the new rifle and shotgun.

[Pathfinder101]

ok well i made my choice.  lol  i got a savage mod. 110 in .270 win.   i will not use this gun for elk,  i have a mosin nagant that i use for elk,  its very acurate, and i would never take a shot at anything past 100 yards with it.  i shoot 1" groups at 100 yards with open sites with the mosin nagant,  (beleive it or not, its a very accurate rifle)     

Well, if you decide to go elk hunting and want to shoot longer than 100 yards, you may want to take the .270.  Like I said before, Federal has cartridges loaded with 130 gr Barnes TSX and 140 gr Nosler Accubond; both of which will kill elk just fine......

Congrats on the new rifle and shotgun.

 

[bobcat]

What the heck is a "mosin nagant"

[BIGINNER]

pretty much the cheapest gun you can possably buy,  its a wwII rifle from russia,  7.62 x 54r cal.  similar to a 30-06. 

[bobcat]

Hmmm....ok, well I sure wouldn't use it for my primary elk gun, I'd use that new Savage. I use a 270 for elk, (when I'm not using my muzzleloader) and it works just fine.