shooting moose with .270 WIN caliber?

stubblejumper said:
I have used the TSX,MRX, and now the TTSX for several years,and I have yet to see one that didn't expand.The only concern would be when people select heavy for caliber bullets,with low impact velocities.Then again, that is the shooters own fault for selecting an unsuitable bullet weight for the cartridge and ranges that he is shooting.
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Absolutely. And ths happens if you use a bullet too heavy for calibre/velocity with lead/copper bullets as well.
 
personally a wouldn't want to have a moose within 75 yards of me if i shot it with a 270 win. oh it will die alright just were is what troubles me a little bit. after seeing a hugh bull moose while bear hunting with my little 260 .. kinda planted doubts.. ill probaly screw the 338wm onto the savage come moose season. i would not be cheap if i was you. buy GOOD/GREAT/EXPENSIVE bullets. for 20 bucks i would rather not get trampled to death. my two pennys tossed in
 
personally a wouldn't want to have a moose within 75 yards of me if i shot it with a 270 win. oh it will die alright just were is what troubles me a little bit. after seeing a hugh bull moose while bear hunting with my little 260 .. kinda planted doubts..
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Have you ever shot a moose? I have killed several, and I don't find them at all hard to kill. They might not drop at the shot, but they seldom go far, usually either walking a short distance and bedding, or they stand in the same spot, until they collapse. I find elk to be a much tougher animal.
 
tylerjwitty said:
personally a wouldn't want to have a moose within 75 yards of me if i shot it with a 270 win. oh it will die alright just were is what troubles me a little bit. after seeing a hugh bull moose while bear hunting with my little 260 .. kinda planted doubts.. ill probaly screw the 338wm onto the savage come moose season. i would not be cheap if i was you. buy GOOD/GREAT/EXPENSIVE bullets. for 20 bucks i would rather not get trampled to death. my two pennys tossed in
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OH PLEASE! Have you ever shot a moose? A .270 is plenty of gun for moose. They are NOT armor plated, lol. Shot placement is the important thing with moose.

George
 
.270 will knockdown any moose. That's real world experience not armchair foolishness. It's simply a .270 inch 30-06. Would you hunt moose with a 30-06?
 
My grandpa had 2 rifles, a '94 30-30 and a husky .270 win. with a Weaver k4 and he shot a lot of deer and moose with both. He used the .270 mostly for high country mule deer hunting because of the farther ranges you see them at. This was all done with old school Dominion ammo.

A .270 was his "big" gun and he hunted big game for like 35 years, if it didn't work well he would have gotten a larger rifle at some point. They weren't rich, but they weren't poor either.

The .270 is a great gun and not many of us can tell the difference between 3 cartridges either side of it while actually hunting.

I have been shooting deer the last couple years with a 6.5x55 and I have reloaded and hunted with both. .264 and .277 bullets are really close in size, length, BC and SD and the .270 shoots the same weight faster. Why do Scandinavian hunters have such a thing for the 6.5x55 for moose? It must work? Wouldn't a .270 work better?
 
I would shoot a moose any day with a 270 and 130 gr bullet. If 270 is what you have and the 150gr is what you shoot then thats what I would use. All the comments on doubt on the 270 and moose is hooey. Listen to the guys that have shot lots of moose. Man there's a #### load of moose bin shot with a 30-30 and some of these guys doubt a 270???????----give your head a shake----Cowboy
 
quackquackbang said:
7mm-08rem 140gr TSX from my moose this past fall when threw both shoulders and took out both lungs( looked like someone took a cookie cutter and punched a hole threw them) found sticking out of the hide an the far side at 246 yards, the moose made a couple steps and fell over. Opened up fine, couldn't ask for better performance. Broke one pedal off while trying to clean the meat out of the bullet.

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Interesting, just getting my head wrapped around buying another moose gun and my first choice was the 7mm-08 which is very similar to the 270. I would like to go with this lighter recoiled rifle over a 308, but will buy a 308 if there's enough evidence to do so. Right now I'm shooting 180 noslers through 30-06, but want to experiment with a lighter caliber to reduce recoil... Sounds like 7mm can do the job nicely?
 
tylerjwitty said:
personally a wouldn't want to have a moose within 75 yards of me if i shot it with a 270 win. oh it will die alright just were is what troubles me a little bit. after seeing a hugh bull moose while bear hunting with my little 260 .. kinda planted doubts.. ill probaly screw the 338wm onto the savage come moose season. i would not be cheap if i was you. buy GOOD/GREAT/EXPENSIVE bullets. for 20 bucks i would rather not get trampled to death. my two pennys tossed in
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:jerkit::jerkit::jerkit:
 
I will list all the moose non-magnum calibres I would use:
30-30
6.5x55
.270
.308
.303 Brit
.30-06
7mm and 8mm Mauser
7.62x54r
and many more I can't think of
 
My one and only moose hunt was in Newfoundland a few years ago. The guy I was going with said my .308 was'nt enough gun. His .300 wsm was the 2nd smalllest gun in the camp(couple of .375s,and .300 mags)
When we were leaving(after I killed my moose with 180 partitions in my 308), the guides were going out to get their own moose. These guys had been shooting moose since they were kids. I wanted to see what they were using, so I had a chat with them. Some had .30-30s, with 2 guys using .270 and one .30-06. They did'nt think that the calibre made any difference, and they had very little interest in guns at all. Did'nt stop them eating moose every day.
 
A question on the heavier stuff mentioned like 160-180 range. I have never seen those heavy bullets? Who still makes them? Also do you need to have a 1:9.5 twist or faster if you go past 150 grains? I have noted Barnes recommends the faster twist on thier heavier stuff.

I have a standard 1:10 only.
 
As mentioned, Moose aren't hard to kill in my experience either. The ones in Alberta I've seen shot, and shot myself mostly fell to standard non magnum calibers. In my case a .308. w/ various 150 grain bullets. The .270 is plenty for moose.
 
USP said:
A question on the heavier stuff mentioned like 160-180 range. I have never seen those heavy bullets? Who still makes them? Also do you need to have a 1:9.5 twist or faster if you go past 150 grains? I have noted Barnes recommends the faster twist on thier heavier stuff.

I have a standard 1:10 only.
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Nosler makes 160, and Woodleigh makes 180. I would think 1:10 would be handle to heavier bullets, I have no personal experience but I also have a 1:10 and wouldn't mind trying to see how it goes.
 
Have taken many when the 270 was my only bolt centrefire, 56 grns IMR 4831 with a bulk Remington 130 psp in front, from 75 to 300+ yrds. One shot kills on all, with the typical wobbly leg, fall down response and an entry and exit on all with a shot through the lungs.
 
.270 shooting a 140gr TSX should to the trick. Hit an elk with that and it stumbled around like a drunk for a couple seconds before falling over stone dead.
 
It seems that every 4 or 5 months, this subject [or very similar] does it's rounds. I'm not going to state how many moose I have shot for fear of being called a liar. Suffice to say it is plenty.
As many have stated, moose are not hard to kill [Elk are considerably harder to put down quickly] I have shot moose with the following chamberings: 6mm Remington, 257 Roberts, 6.5x54 MS, 6,5x55 Swede, 264 Win Mag, 270 Winchester, 7x57, [8 moose with this one] 7mm Rem Mag, 7mm STW, 300 Savage, 308 Win, 30-06, 300 H&H mag, 300 Win Mag, 308 Norma Mag, 303 British, 30 Gibbs & 8x57.
[While I would hesitate to call the 6mm and the 257 R moose chamberings, they will do the job with a good bullet placed properly.]
I have only once had a scare from a moose that was shot and had fallen, but he only managed to get to his feet...the life was gone from him, and he collapsed quickly again. The 270 is plenty of gun to kill any moose that ever walked, and I wouldn't hesitate even of he was inside of 20 yards.
I do not believe any chambering listed above stood out as being a "quicker" killer on the big cervids. The vast majority of the moose I have shot have been one shot kills. Use your 270 with confidence! Regards, Eagleye.
 
270 win with a properly constructed 130 or 140 gr bullet and provided you do your part.
No problem, with any N. America game save for the largest of our bears
When you learn to shoot your combo well ; practice more. Shot placement is key as there are no degrees of dead.
My favorite long action caliber.
Doc
 
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