270 Winchester for bull elk

track said:
Not at all. I hunt plenty of farm land, case in point, I'll be on a 15 section ranch hunting my mule deer buck this autumn. Mule deer are not as challenging as the whitetail buck, therefore I only shoot them with one eye open.;)
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Im going on a Hunt this Nov around Athabasca - Any BIGGY Whiteys in that area ? I will be using my Custom Husky 5000 280 AI 24.5 " barrel loaded with Horn 150 ELDX bullets . Will i be OK ? RJ
 
buji88 said:
This thread was a great read, even though it seemed to start as a caliber war. My two cents on it is this. When I first got into hunting and shooting I turned my nose down at 270 Winchester and wondered why people bought them. I will admit I've never owned a 270 Win, but the more I looked and shot it is a fantastic caliber. I was swayed enough I've really considered it over my beloved 308 Winchester, and yet again here I'am comtemplating a different cartridge again this year. It's amazing how the latest and greatest can really mess with a person's mind. But this year it's looking like a new hunting rifle is really out of the question and my Enfield may actually see some action this year. Stupid diesel swap sucking up all my money!
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Agreed, hesitated to comment seriously in this one as it began as satire. In a serious note, I see an awful lot of cartridges at work as a mountain outfitter in BC. Of all of them, if I had to pick a best that includes the shooter (recoil) and rifle weight as factors, it’s the .270 Winchester. I’ve hunted with lots of guys who can shoot a .300 or .375 better than most shoot a .243, but by and large, the .270 will kill everything and very, very well at that. It’s available in lighter rifles, which is hugely important here, shoots flat as all getup, and is available utterly everywhere. Jack was right about the .270, just as his wife Eleanor was right about the 7x57, it’s an early perfect recipe. And it’ll kill elk and grizzlies no issue.
 
1899 said:
How about hunting farmland or private land, is that cheating too?
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track said:
There might be a big buck around, you just have to find him. No electronic devices of any kind, that's cheating.;) Hope you understand the rational of longer barrel length.
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If you're not wearing rain gear and caulk boots you're cheating. Hunting farmland is to easy. As far as electronics goes, a GPS is handy, we don't have fence lines to follow. :)
 
remington jim said:
Im going on a Hunt this Nov around Athabasca - Any BIGGY Whiteys in that area ? I will be using my Custom Husky 5000 280 AI 24.5 " barrel loaded with Horn 150 ELDX bullets . Will i be OK ? RJ
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Hmmmm, Athabasca is only 40 minutes away from where I hunt. Big Whitetails, you bet, just have to find them. A 280 AI will be great, but a 24.5" barrel!?!?;)
 
pete dobinson said:
If you're not wearing rain gear and caulk boots you're cheating. Hunting farmland is to easy. As far as electronics goes, a GPS is handy, we don't have fence lines to follow. :)
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Pete, I don't hunt to challenge the terrain, I'm out there to challenge and match wits with a mature animal. Give it a try with a big ole whitetail buck, they win most of the time.
 
remington jim said:
I Know maybe i better bring my 26 " 7 STW Now can i be in your Hunt Club ? :cheers: RJ
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Atta boy, Jim! Being prepared with a flat shooting magnum cartridge is wise, "just in case there is that longshot." With a wise old whitetail buck, every second counts. Time wasted to "dial a distance" can result with a missed opportunity.
 
Ardent said:
Agreed, hesitated to comment seriously in this one as it began as satire. In a serious note, I see an awful lot of cartridges at work as a mountain outfitter in BC. Of all of them, if I had to pick a best that includes the shooter (recoil) and rifle weight as factors, it’s the .270 Winchester. I’ve hunted with lots of guys who can shoot a .300 or .375 better than most shoot a .243, but by and large, the .270 will kill everything and very, very well at that. It’s available in lighter rifles, which is hugely important here, shoots flat as all getup, and is available utterly everywhere. Jack was right about the .270, just as his wife Eleanor was right about the 7x57, it’s an early perfect recipe. And it’ll kill elk and grizzlies no issue.
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i have to jump in as Jack O connor killed more grizzlies with a 30-06 than any other caliber ... and Eleanor used 30-06 to take tiger and elephant ...

but the 270 is a great choice and i did not believe in it that much but my wife shoot a black bear with a 150 grains round nose and i was sold.

i had one 270 in ruger 1 rsi that i never used for hunting but the plan was for chamois (in the alps they love that caliber there is certainly a reason) and i used a loaner left hand steyr 270 for roe deer but it s a given that with roe deer there is no need for big caliber ...

and to answer the op question yes it will work for an elk.
 
Nope, nope, nope.
If you shoot at an elk with a 270 make sure you are at a bit of an angle so you don't get bruised by the ricochet. Those bullets will bounce right off ;-)

Sam
 
Someday when todbartells musings are assembled by field and stream this thread will go down as one of the greats.

These days the question is:

Is the 6.5 creedmoor a better 270 than the 270?
 
medvedqc said:
i have to jump in as Jack O connor killed more grizzlies with a 30-06 than any other caliber ... and Eleanor used 30-06 to take tiger and elephant ...

but the 270 is a great choice and i did not believe in it that much but my wife shoot a black bear with a 150 grains round nose and i was sold.

i had one 270 in ruger 1 rsi that i never used for hunting but the plan was for chamois (in the alps they love that caliber there is certainly a reason) and i used a loaner left hand steyr 270 for roe deer but it s a given that with roe deer there is no need for big caliber ...

and to answer the op question yes it will work for an elk.
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I only have 1 O'Connor book, but this is what he has to say:

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