best .270 moose round

rboomsma said:
I would not recommend a 270 for hunting moose, not enough shock power. It is a good deer round but too light for moose. You need a 30 cal round that is at least 180 grains, 200 grain is better.
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Im pretty sure Jack O'Connor just rolled over in his grave, he used to kill just anything in NA with a 270 and 130 gr bullets.

I guess 7mm is no good either ?:confused:

Its no secret that a ton of moose have been taken with a 270. The heavier the bullet the better. I think Barnes use to make a 180 Grain bullet in .270 :eek:
 
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Barnes TSX 150 gr is what I'm thinking....when I buy my .270 WSM for Moose.

Or some Berger 150 gr match VLD's I think would also be the cats meow for Moose.!
 
if its factory ammo your needing I would suggest the new fusion bullets we have them in 270WSM in 150Gr .....oh and yes even the baby 270 kills moose dead only surpased by the 50 cal BMG and a belt fed system :rolleyes:

coyotekiller82 said:
Barnes TSX 150 gr is what I'm thinking....when I buy my .270 WSM for Moose.

Or some Berger 150 gr match VLD's I think would also be the cats meow for Moose.!
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stay in touch with that plan we will be loading up some Bergers here soon and testing them once we tweek the rifle a bit
 
rboomsma said:
Sorry I disagree a 130 grain round on moose is foolish, you risk wounding the animal and having it go into deep water or marsh etc. Moose are very large animals, at least here in BC they are.
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A statement like this makes me wonder how many moose rboomsma has shot [or even seen shot!] Moose die quickly when you poke them right with practically any chambering from 243 up. The 270 has killed a trainload of moose in my area, mostly with 130 grain bullets. If I was using 130's myself, I would prefer a Partition or TSX, but as has been so eloquently said already...they are not going anywhere after a shot in the lungs with a 270. I have personally shot two or three with the 6.5x55, and one each with the 6mm Remington & 257 Roberts. None required a second shot. Regards, Eagleye.
 
Pathfinder said:
Im pretty sure Jack O'Connor just rolled over in his grave, he used to kill just anything in NA with a 270 and 130 gr bullets.

I guess 7mm is no good either ?:confused:

Its no secret that a ton of moose have been taken with a 270. The heavier the bullet the better. I think Barnes use to make a 180 Grain bullet in .270 :eek:
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O'Connor actually said that the .270 is not an ideal moose cartridge. I can look up the exact quote if you want.

I really like th 130gr TSX in the .270 Winchester. You can get well above 3100fps with that bullet and RL22. This combo kills very very well. While I haven't used it on moose, I would not hesitate to do so. My brother used it on a really big bodied mulie buck during a hunt in the alpines a few years back.

The buck was ~350 yards, 1/4 away. The bullet entered quite far back in the ribs, plowed through the chest cavity, exited in front of the off side shoulder, entered the neck, broke the neck and exited. The buck was feeding away from us and had his head down and to the right. What more could you want?

That is a long shot with lots of penetration and a major bone broken. It's the load I'd use on moose.
 
1899 said:
O'Connor actually said that the .270 is not an ideal moose cartridge.
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I wonder what he would say if he'd had the bullets we have these days instead of the old cup/core style he used. Sierras, I think.

While I didn't get to use them, I did buy some 150gr TSXs for my 270 for use on moose this year. I used the 375 instead, but I really don't think there would have been any difference in result between the two loads.

So here's a question ....... If the .270 isn't an ideal moose round (with good bullets), what cartridge IS the ideal choice?


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Although I agree that the .270 WILL work on Moose...There ARE better choices. It would probably work on Grizzly as well(I know some have used .280 Rem on Grizzly) but I wouldn't use it.

30-06, 7mm Rem Mag, 280 Rem, would be the most popular BETTER choices.

If you stuck using a .270 I would choose a Nosler Partition, or Barnes X, or Swift A-Frame.
 
350 Mag said:
30-06, 7mm Rem Mag, 280 Rem, would be the most popular BETTER choices.
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You're joking, right?

With good bullets, those three mentioned cartridges would have absolutely no practical difference whatsoever for use on moose or other game for that matter. :slap:



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a good friend of mine shot moose, deer and bear with a 270 for years. then , as he put it moved up to a bigger gun, a 7mag. he still fills his tags same as he did with the 270.
 
... and the difference between a .270 130gr running @ 3000+ fps and a
7mm RM running a 140gr @ 3150 fps is What to a moose ????
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350 Mag said:
So your faced with a charging Grizzly. What would you rather have in your hands....



.270 :runaway:or 7mm Rem Mag ?:wave:


No practical difference?:eek:
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Take the 270 anytime. Less recoil = faster follow up shot.

MAGHENUMHITIS strikes again = rboomsma
 
Have you ever hunted grizzly bear? I have, a lot, and can tell you there isn't a dimes worth of difference betwee the two cartridges you mention. Now, take your 350 Rem, a 35 Whelen, 9.3X62 or 375 H&H, and there is definitely more comfort there.

Just for the record, I did have a very large black bear fall at my feet (literally) one time with a single hit from a 130 gr 270. The bear was dead right there. About six or seven years ago, the same thing happened with a grizzly of about the same size. Using a 270 gr in my old SAKO 375 H&H, it took took a second shot before the lights were out. Go figure.

Ted
 
350 Mag said:
So your faced with a charging Grizzly. What would you rather have in your hands....



.270 :runaway:or 7mm Rem Mag ?:wave:


No practical difference?:eek:
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I own both. It makes no difference. I'd bet dollars to donuts that with the same shot placement, using the same quality bullet, there would be zero difference.

Here is the quote from Jack O'Connor's "The Rifle Book" second edition, page 228:

I do not consider the .270 an ideal moose rifle, in spite of the fact that I have killed four moose with the .270 and have never lost one. Particularly for woods hunting I should like to have a heavier bullet of larger diameter so that a good blood trail would be left at the point of entrance. When a man catches a bull above the timberline, where he can keep him in sight, the .270 is perfectly adequate, but in woods it might be a different story.

Remember that this was written before Partitions became popular and well before the other premium bullets became available.
 
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