270...can't bang flop?

gth said:
I have had piss poor results from the .270 so I sold mine.

Every deer I shot got away wounded. I dont know what the problem was, I did just like old Gerald told me. "hold just in front of the back leg and let er go"





Or was that behind the front leg???? Oh, well. The .270 sucks anyways.:D
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Gutshot deer never bang flop
 
270 should have plenty of power to bang flop any critter found in north america, given proper shot placement. Of course if you shoot the deer in the arse it'll be awhile before it goes down ....
 
I'm going to borrow from lone-wolf here:

"We live in a magnum age, a time when enthusiastic riflemen go out with 30-caliber super magnums powerful enough to explode an enraged grizzly into a red mist, a cloud of hair, and a few scraps of hide - and then return with spike bucks that dress out about 65 pounds." - Jack O'Connor
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"We live in a magnum age, a time when enthusiastic riflemen go out with 30-caliber super magnums powerful enough to explode an enraged grizzly into a red mist, a cloud of hair, and a few scraps of hide - and then return with spike bucks that dress out about 65 pounds." - Jack O'Connor
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I'm going to borrow that. :)
 
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I think the 270 is grossly overrated. Not particularly flat, but sort of flat, energy levels Ok, but not really high, recoil tolerable, but heavy for results.

I don't like it.
 
I've shot more than a few whitetails with a .270 and never had any complaints. Come to think of it, I've never had to track one that I hit with a .270. They weren't all bang-flops, but I didn't have to go looking very far to find them.

I hit a doe in the brisket at 25yrds with 130gr corelkts one time and she jumped in the air and did a backwards somersault, dead before she hit the ground. Granted, it was close range, but you can't complain about the performance.
 
daveg01 said:
I hit a doe in the brisket at 25yrds with 130gr corelkts one time and she jumped in the air and did a backwards somersault, dead before she hit the ground. Granted, it was close range, but you can't complain about the performance.
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What was the meat damage like?
 
I have a .270 Remington semi, I love it, shoots true and hits hard enough. I've shot a few deer with it and none have gone more than 10yds.
 
For the most part on medium sized game it doesn't mattter what calibre you shoot as much as what bullet you use and how ell you place it. If you are scared or of or flinching with your latest magnum with the expensive optics you still going to miss at best or wound the animal. It also doesn't matter where you shoot it other than maybe head neck or spine not everything is going to flop over from shock. The adrenaline thing works in animals too. Some go into shock some take off running like they weren't touched. According to the movies people fly through the air when they get shot with a 38 spl. If you are waiting for that to happen, you'll be waiting awhile.
Most people decide they don't like a cartridge because some writer told them they need the latest magnum they are getting paid to review...or they shot at one moose with a bullet that would turn the ribs os a deer to mush.
Animals haven't become immune to th 270, 300-06, 303 or 30-30 because someone made a 375 Ruger. People don't spend as much time shooting or they have 5 different guns tghey shoot from a loading bench. None of that gets you ready to make you best shot in the field.

IN Short...It's BS.
 
Yep...BS

Dad shot a moose this last fall with his .270, range approx 75 yards... punched a hole in, through, and the exit wound was over an inch wide.

Moose took 5 steps and dropped.
Kinda like the "5 point exploding heart technique"
 
MachineFrog said:
Same old story. Little guy's gotta have a big gun and a big truck to show how tough he is. Meanwhile, the average hunter who doesn't flinch behind his .270 can actually fire as many rounds as he wants in one sitting at the range without disclocating his shoulder while working up a tight group. Therefore, reasonably taking down any big game animal based on shot placement alone is then possible... Imagine that!

Furthermore, mule deer hunters know that some mulies are tougher than 2 dollar steaks (and I don't mean their meat) and just won't drop down right away no matter how good a hit you put on them.

Having said all that, anyone who claims that .270 is inadequate is a small man in my book...
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I was hoping to avoid the mandatory bore size vs. image comparison and I don't know if I'm just feeling grouchy today or what, but these are the type of comments I dislike. While I disapprove of anyone putting power ahead of marksmanship, I can assure you that power has its place. I will concede that marginal cartridges can be used successfully as proven by those who regularly take big game with .22 centerfires and .243s. But when the weight class of game exceeds 1000 pounds, the marginal cartridges become less attractive in a hurry. This has nothing to do with the individual's self image and has everything to do with the circumstances he finds himself in. Any wounded big game animal in the thousand pound class or larger has the potential to turn the tables on the hunter. It comes down to using the right tool for the job, and having the skills necessary to use those tools.
 
I've only shot two animals with a 270. One was a deer. Bang flop. The other a 45 inch moose and a bang flop also. I even witnesses my dad shoot a moose with my 6mm rem after his scope mounts came loose and it only took a half step and dropped. Its all were ya shoot em.
 
I thought that O'Connor used up all of the .270's usefullness when he killed everything that walks on the earth with it. Well almost all living things, I don't think he took a Rhino with it.
 
Curt said:
I thought that O'Connor used up all of the .270's usefullness when he killed everything that walks on the earth with it. Well almost all living things, I don't think he took a Rhino with it.
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O'Connor went on record saying that if he could only have one gun to hunt the world it would be a .375. If he could have 2, it would be a .375 and a .270. That's a solid strategy even today.
 
Dogleg said:
O'Connor went on record saying that if he could only have one gun to hunt the world it would be a .375. If he could have 2, it would be a .375 and a .270. That's a solid strategy even today.
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O'Connor also got to hunt in parts of the world that the majority of us will never even see a postcard from.
 
so far personal .270 bang-flops:

1 moose
1 deer
4 bears

(2 more bears that went 10yrds)

that is a list of everything I shot with a .270win. plus the 12-15 moose&bear I've seen taken while guiding with a .270 win. at ranges from 50 to 300 yards. (a lot of bang flops, nothing went more then 40yrds) so to me, it seems a fantastic cartridge.
 
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