What Caliber?

Far too much is made out of different calibres, of about the same class. Jack O'Connor stressed using a proper bullet for the game hunted. That said, he said one could spend a lifetime of hunting without seeing a difference between the 270 and the 30-06.
He also stated how many hundreds of big game animals he had either shot, or seen shot, with each of the 7 x 57 Mauser and the 7MM Remington Magnum. He stated he really couldn't see any difference between the two in killing power. Good hit, dead animal, poor hit, wounded animal.
As a point of interest, he also once stated that the almost universal, 170 grain soft point bullet in common 30-30 ammunition, was a perfect match for the 30-30 rifle. He said the 30-30 with those bullets performed beyond what one would expect, from just looking at the ballistics of it.
 
H4831 said:
Far too much is made out of different calibres, of about the same class. Jack O'Connor stressed using a proper bullet for the game hunted. That said, he said one could spend a lifetime of hunting without seeing a difference between the 270 and the 30-06.
He also stated how many hundreds of big game animals he had either shot, or seen shot, with each of the 7 x 57 Mauser and the 7MM Remington Magnum. He stated he really couldn't see any difference between the two in killing power. Good hit, dead animal, poor hit, wounded animal.
As a point of interest, he also once stated that the almost universal, 170 grain soft point bullet in common 30-30 ammunition, was a perfect match for the 30-30 rifle. He said the 30-30 with those bullets performed beyond what one would expect, from just looking at the ballistics of it.
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H4831, the guy is interested in buying a new gun, a step up from the .270 and your advice is to just use different bullets.

You're supposed to be helping the man make an informed decision!
 
DEMONICAL, He has been advised on nearly every rifle going, of what he should get. How could I add anything to that?
I was merely pointing out some facts about rifles for hunting, in general. Maybe what I said will help him decide what to do, better than pointing out another calibre that will kill a moose would.
 
I'll chime in for 3, if you can't do it with a .270 then you can't do it with a .300 magnum either.

If your heart is set on a new rifle though, the .375 Ruger has much to offer, it's accurate, shoots flat, oodles of power, and you don't have a bunch of rifles to choose from when you decide to go shopping.
 
look at a .308 caliber and maybe a mag.180 grains at 3000 ft-sec will take moose really well.it is what myself and friends are using.300wsm is really popular here.remember it is the bullet that does the job not the gun if you are accurate and use a good bullet,like a partition,you will be well on your way to cleaning and dragging.i have used spitzers but the bonded bullets ,not cheep,work really well and the animal just drops were it is.even in smaller calibers like your .270 you will notice a huge difference with a good bullet.
 
Thanks guys for the great suggestions. I dont think I would go with the .35 Whelen just because of how hard ammo is to find, and I dont think I want to go with the 338 because primium ammo is around $50+ a box and I dont see the point of using that big of a gun when a 300 win mag can drop anything the 338 can. But please keep the ideas coming.

Thanks
 
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Riffer said:
Thanks guys for the great suggestions. I dont think I would go with the .35 Whelen just because of how hard ammo is to find, and I dont think I want to go with the 338 because primium ammo is around $50+ a box and I dont see the point of using that big of a gun when a 300 win mag can drop anything the 338 can. But please keep the ideas coming.

Thanks
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Have you given any thought to handloading or do you have friends that do?
 
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