its actually Very reasonable approach! although to split the Difference beautifully , the 260 Remington is His Man!
purrrfect
243 vs 270 for hunting
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its actually Very reasonable approach! although to split the Difference beautifully , the 260 Remington is His Man!
purrrfect
"The rifle known as 275-caliber rifle"... The 270 is known as a 270, and 270 is less than 275.
My understanding is its based on nominal caliber, not actual caliber. By being known as a 270 and not a 277, its legal.
fade2black
CGN Regular
- Location
- Central Ontario
This 100%. It's ways been based on bore diameter which is .270
The CO will look at the barrel stamp, box of cartridges/head stamp and look for
270 or smaller.
There isn't a single CO out there walking around with a bullet puller and vernier looking for .277 projectiles when the MNR has said the 270 win is legal.
The CO will look at the barrel stamp, box of cartridges/head stamp and look for
270 or smaller.
There isn't a single CO out there walking around with a bullet puller and vernier looking for .277 projectiles when the MNR has said the 270 win is legal.
hatman1793
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Shoot moose with a .243? Hilarious. I would get laughed out of hunt camp so fast......
.270 is too much for coyotes, .243 is too light for moose. Think you are missing something here.....but it’s pretty obvious, you need two rifles, one for deer & moose, one for coyotes.
IMHO, I would employ the tried & true Remington .223 in a bolt gun like the Savage Axis for coyotes. .270 might be adequate for moose calfs, but bulls require something better.....
.270 is too much for coyotes, .243 is too light for moose. Think you are missing something here.....but it’s pretty obvious, you need two rifles, one for deer & moose, one for coyotes.
IMHO, I would employ the tried & true Remington .223 in a bolt gun like the Savage Axis for coyotes. .270 might be adequate for moose calfs, but bulls require something better.....
Lol ok then.
fade2black
CGN Regular
- Location
- Central Ontario
I cant tell if this is supposed to be a joke because it sounds like one... plenty of bulls taken with a 150 grain bullet from a 308 win and even 30-30, 303 bit or 300 savage. A 270 win with a 150 grain partition has more power and better SD for penetration not to mention a flatter trajectory and down range energy.
Do the Swedes come with elbow patches for your tweed jacket?
fade2black
CGN Regular
- Location
- Central Ontario
Yes, the Swede comes with Suede patches for your Tweed.
I have shot and seen lots of deer shot with 270's (130's)
Seen a few moose shot with them too...(moved up to 140's)
Switched over to 308 (150's) for a while and finally decided o go with 260REM. (120's)
All of them will do the job if you shoot where you are supposed to
Seen a few moose shot with them too...(moved up to 140's)
Switched over to 308 (150's) for a while and finally decided o go with 260REM. (120's)
All of them will do the job if you shoot where you are supposed to
pete dobinson
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Courtenay BC.
If you are serious about what you just said then the 270 would be the right choice, use 110 gr ttsx for coyotes and same load for deer. 140's and 150's for moose. Problem solved.
He says hes got a 300 win mag already. For that reason, the 243 adds more versatility than a 270.
A BAR in 243 would be very nice .... but its not a firearm I would want to take out into heavy rain... and the short two week season for whitetail will invariably present some days when the conditions are miserable but the hunting can be very productive. I think a 243, synthetic stock, bolt action would be a good choice ... plus a 243 bolt gun in a short action is lighter and handles a little faster (IMO) than a 270W long action. 270W and 243W are both excellent.
That was a really good retort...best I've seen in a while.
