I have a question for 270Win users out there. Since google search and browsing through all “270” threads yielded no answers I’m wondering if anyone has any experience shooting 270 Win at very short distances. I hunt in heavy brush and most of my game goes down at 25-60 yard distance. Is 270 win a cartridge to consider or is it completely out of question due to its high velocity. I’m thinking about meat damage and possibly shooting through the animal and wounding it.
270 Win. At short distances.
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With the proper bullet selection you will have no issues, there are much faster cartridges that work just fine for many people. Higher impact speeds can be more damaging to meat but this can be somewhat mitigated with bullet selection and placement. If you are hitting the animal in the right spot then shooting through won’t result in wounded game.
Shooting through the animal is a good thing, leaves better blood trails.
For 270win I like a 130gr premium bullet. Hornady interbond is what's on my shelf, leaves blood trails a blind man could follow and the animals don't go far.
For 270win I like a 130gr premium bullet. Hornady interbond is what's on my shelf, leaves blood trails a blind man could follow and the animals don't go far.
No..never too much gun IMHO ! Shot placement and bullet selection always trump all else.
I've taken a fair bit of game with my 300 WSM under 40 yds. Esp in recent yrs with my failing health !
Using both types of the 180 grain Noslers..Partitions and Ballistic Tips ! Almost always a head shot so it was instantaneous death and drop. If you wait for the perfect shot, should never be any issues for you !
I've taken a fair bit of game with my 300 WSM under 40 yds. Esp in recent yrs with my failing health !
Using both types of the 180 grain Noslers..Partitions and Ballistic Tips ! Almost always a head shot so it was instantaneous death and drop. If you wait for the perfect shot, should never be any issues for you !
I want a pass through and cannot remember the last time I did not get one with a 270 on deer. No real need for a premium bullet on deer with a 270 IMHO, lots of good C&C bullets designed for a 270 that will take deer with ease. If you know you are going to get close range shots I'd stick with a good 150 grain bullet, a bit easier on the meat (generally).
At close range keep off the shoulder if you want maximum meat yield.
At close range keep off the shoulder if you want maximum meat yield.
Thats for sure.
Pretty much just like any of the similar cartridges, and they are all more alike than they are different. 270, 308, 30-06, 7mm-08, whatever, whathaveyou.
My only addition would be Barnes TTSX and LRX bullets dig deep and do less meat damage than cup and cores, and kill fast enough. LIke Pat said tho, hit shoulder, your animals going down faster but you're losing a quarter.
I have 4 .270Win's, bit of a Jack O'Connor fan in my youth. I have settled on 140gr. Hornady interbonds over the years. Great performance at all ranges. The 130gr. Ballistic Tips were a bit explosive at close range if you hit the front shoulder on a big buck but always got the job done. Would not recommend the B.T.'s for elk or moose. Had a .270 Weatherby Mag. for years. Was a laser beam done south for goats and mule deer. I stepped up to a 140gr A Frame or 150gr. Grand Slam if I carried it for moose or elk. Most quality cup and core bullets are fine up to a 2800fps impact velocity.
That’s what I’m using and I’m content with that cartridge, but the barrel is already shot up and I have an option to buy a 270 at a good price , hence the question. I wouldn’t mind a nice brand new Henry or Marlin in 30-30 however with a current uncertainty due to confiscation lurking around the corner I don’t really want to spend the funds.
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Speed kills, and a good bullet is more efficient at it. They are my bolt action bullets of choice, but don't take my word for it. Maybe a legend can convince you. Cheers
A 270 will do everything a 30-30 will except fire 30cal bullets...
It’s dumb and I’ve seen firsthand why. Head movements are fast and there’s a chance the jaw will be where the ear was when you decided to squeeze one off.
It may be drt or a clean miss or somewhere in between which is a horrible way to go. Respect your quarry.
Yeah, those you're willing to brag about, what about the shots you don't brag about?
Jack O'Connor extolled the virtues of the 270Win for all sorts of good reasons, but mostly because he got "paid" to do so, until he found out he had a dedicated audience who also appreciated the excellent cartridge.
However, O'Connor also extolled cartridges such as the venerable 30-06 Springfield and even the 30-30Win.
O'Connor made a lot of money and gained a lot of valuable notoriety, along with his wife Eleanor, on the back of the 270Win.
That wouldn't have been possible if the cartridge wasn't as good as it was and still is.
I remember him making a comment at a trade show, comparing the Swede 6.5x55 to the 270Win. He called them "somewhat twins" when loaded with comparable bullet weights to equal velocities. There was a lot more, but that's the part which stuck with me and started my love affair with the 6.5x55 Swede as well.
Up until a decade ago, I've always avoided the 270Win, or any other 270 cal cartridge. NOT BECAUSE THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THEM.
I shoot a lot of different cartridges and calibers, especially which share bullet diameters, such as 223, 243, 25, 264, 284, 308-312, 323, 338, 458.
That covers a huge spectrum of performance, none of which the 277 cal cartridges do better or worse, and really do nothing else but fill a very small gap between some already very capable cartridges.
For a long time, other than a few wildcats, there really weren't any other cartridges utilizing the 277 diameter bullets than the 270Win.
I didn't need or want another "odd" caliber on the shelf, which couldn't be used in any other cartridge, or that I felt like going down another rabbit hole with a wildcat.
I had friends doing that, they made up 277/308 chambered cartridges, 277x39 improved cartridges, 277x57, and one even had to try his hand at his own magnum cased 277, based on the 458 Win mag, because he had a lot of cases on hand and a 277 barrel he had picked up somewhere.
They were all fun and interesting, but ??????????
