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Shot placement and bullet selection mean far more than caliber. If you can shoot it well, it's a fine caliber.
I used my .270 on my bull this year one shot, one kill. Call and stalk to within rock throwing distance and you shouldn't have a problem.
Guy Eastman killed a nice bull with a 270wsm on this past week's show. He took 2 shots but it looked like both were good shots.Not that that means it's a do-all end-all elk gun but it's all about shot placement. Use it and put your bullets in the boiler room and you'll be fine.
Ask Jack O'Connor what a 270 will kill... I am sure he can list enough animals to make you feel alright about using it as an elk gun.
I always get a chuckle out of these threads! Of course a .270 is plenty of gun for anything in North America! Since someone pointed out that the .270 was Jack O'Connor's favorite caliber I would also like to point out that Eleanor O'Connor (Jacks wife) would always poke fun at her husband and the great big guns that he would bring on a safari. She killed every species he did on the dark continent with her .257 and a 30-06 including an elephant! Yes an 06' took down an elephant but some think that it isn't enough gun for elk!
140g accubond out of a 270wsm will take any elk that walks.
I recently won a Tikka T3 270 WSM at the RMEF Banquet last week. After some research I decided to use this as my hi-country deer gun and loaded it with a Nikon Monarch 4x16x42 BDC for the long range shot. I have been using a 30-06 as my only elk/deer hunting gun for years now, and am torn whether I should be taking this long range shooter out for Elk Hunting on days where we are hunting a canyon, or can expect a 300-600 yard shot. Everyone says to get a .300 Win Mag, but hey, this gun was free, so I just want to know if anyone has had success shooting Elk long distance with a 270 WSM or similar? Thanks for you replies.
Not a big fan of "best of the west". I you take the time to learn how to shoot, I still dont think anyone should be shooting that far at animals. I hope not to many sportsmen try to shoot distances like they do on the show.
Forgot to mention earlier but if you are thinking that with the BDC reticle you can just sight in at 100yds and BAM instant sniper think again. I got one when they first came out and tried it on three calibers with multiple different loads and none worked well. Circles just aren't precise! There is a reason snipers use mill dots and not circles. I guess I just expect groups tighter than 10inches at 300. Is that good enough to kill an elk, yes but not every time and that is what we all need to strive for is shots that are on the money every time. Just my