Which of these two rifles for Ontario moose?

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My choices are my Winchester Model 70 in .270 Win. or my Remington 760 in .308 Win.

Hunting conditions are typical north central Ontario (North Bay area) bush. Most shots under 75 yards, but a 200 yarder across a beaver pond is not unusual.

With factory ammo at 100 yards I get 1-1.5 inch groups with the .270 bolt and 1.5-2 inch groups with .308 pump.
At the moment I'm leaning towards the .270 with Federal Vital-Shok, 150 gr. Nosler Partitions, but I'm open to experienced suggestions.

What gun would you recommend and what factory ammo would you feed it? Thanks.
 
Model 70 in .270 will do the job nicely. I have taken a bunch of Nor Ont bulls, but only with archery gear. I reload and am not overly familiar with factory loads.
 
Either. Pick which one you feel most comfortable with. Pack the other as a back up.

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My dad dropped a cow and calf at 120 yards with an Abolt in 270 using 150gr Winchester Powerpoints. My uncle dropped a big bull at 10 yards with a Rem 760 in 308 shooting 180gr Winchester powerpoints. All moose died in short order. All at our camp south of North Bay

Ive been trying to shoot a moose with premium ammo for years, but the other guys in camp keep filling the tag with "crappy" ammo.
 
I would go with the model 70. Generally my experience is that moose generally give lots of time to make a good well placed shot anywhere from 50 to 500yards. The accuracy advantage and much better trigger of the model 70 may or may not make the difference but I wouldn't leave it to chance in case the long shot presents itself. The pump would be better suited to close up deer hunting where quick follow up may be needed.
 
my brother has dropped two moose with a 120g .270 TSX at about 100 yards each. it shoots a lighter round (140g is it's sweet spot I believe), but it's more than capable!
 
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I would go with the 308 pump with regular winchester of remington bullets. I like the 308 over the 270 and the pump for faster followup shots if you are hunting the bush.
 
I think either would work just fine for the conditions you've stated....in a little more open country I'd choose the M70 but for close and in the bush that 760 will work great.
 
i live in this area and the choices you give--go bigtime for the 308 for moose use a 180 grain round-i myself love full metal jacket they hit and tumble and dinner doesnt go very far
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Either one, the .270 with 150 grain Nosler Partitions is what I used on Bullwinkles for years...the .308 either 150 or 165 grain bonded bullets like the Partition, Accubond, etc..
 
I need some help here: Should I drive to work tomorrow in my pickup, my wife's car, or take a taxi? I used to take a bus but it takes 3 hours longer. I might be able to get a ride with the neighbor since he works just down the street from my workplace. Do you think it will make any difference, as long as I get to work on time? Do you think I'm overthinking this?

OP, either one is fine. Pick the one that you feel more confident in, or the one that makes you look more manly when you're carrying it. The moose won't be able to tell the difference. :)
 
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I think Remington pumps are easier to maintain when it gets wet and the detachable magazines are nice if you're walking in early. If I was hunting around water or knew it was likely to be a week of rain/snow .. I'd take the pump. Two pins and the trigger group is out, mag out... everything else is easily accessible to a spray nozzle. If you dunk it .. a screwdriver will get the butt plate off and you pretty much have access to everything that needs lubricant. AND you wont effect scope zero. I like the .270 very much .. but you cant go wrong with .308
 
ninepointer said:
My choices are my Winchester Model 70 in .270 Win. or my Remington 760 in .308 Win.

Hunting conditions are typical north central Ontario (North Bay area) bush. Most shots under 75 yards, but a 200 yarder across a beaver pond is not unusual.

With factory ammo at 100 yards I get 1-1.5 inch groups with the .270 bolt and 1.5-2 inch groups with .308 pump.
At the moment I'm leaning towards the .270 with Federal Vital-Shok, 150 gr. Nosler Partitions, but I'm open to experienced suggestions.

What gun would you recommend and what factory ammo would you feed it? Thanks.
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Neither; I would go with at least a 300 magnum cartridge using the 180 gr. nosler partition.................only being fair to the animal.
 
To me it would depend more on what i expected to do while looking for bullwinkle. If i was sitting in a stand looking out over the 200m beaver pond, the more accurate at longer distance rifle would be my choice, if i were doing a lot of walking, the lighter of the two, if it's raining, leave the pretty walnut stock at home and bring the less desirable one, if one is new and more exciting, bring that one along with you.

Either caliber will work fine for moose under 200m, and if i were any distance away from home you might want both to have one as a backup in case something happens.

Otherwise...
tylerjwitty said:
Simple ...

Carry the 270 on odd days and the 308 on even days
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