.270 for hunting?

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I'm just wondering what people's opinions on the .270 are?
I originally wanted to get a .30-06 for hunting this year but found a good deal on a .270 and am seriously considering it so just wanted a bit of feedback and input on it.
I'm still new to hunting and shooting and stuff so any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks a lot, Schian
 
Welcome to the forum. This topic has been kinda done to death, but you're new.

.270 has quite a legion of followers here on CGN (as does every calibre). You can't go wrong with the .270 Win. My first moose was with a .270 with a 130gr factory load, but 270's are known to be shooters with both 140's and 150's. If you reload, you can go as high as Nosler 160's, but they are as long as an HB pencil. Theres nothing a .270 can't do within its affective range. I dial in for the moon, but usually end up shooting critters @ 150 yards or less with my .270 Win.

Get't done, and post pics!!
 
Hi. The .270 will do everything a .30-06 will do with a bit less felt recoil. Find a copy of Jack O'Connor's, 'The Hunting Rifle'. He killed every game animal in North America, big bears included, with a .270.
 
i have had a .270win for years and taken many deer and we have taken a couple moose as well.I like .270 because:

-its cheap to shoot

-easy to find ammo

-the ammo is much cheaper then the magnums

-easy to shoot well

-shoots flatter then a 30-06 to!

*shot placement matters way more then what you shoot.
 
.270's are a great hunting tool. You can shoot virtually everything from gophers to Moose with it.

Also, no matter where you hunt someone will have .270 rounds for sale if you happen to run out (or forget them at home). .270's seem to be like 12 Gauges & .22's ... everybody keeps a stock of ammo for them.
 
Better off with the .30-06 for versatility (heavy bullet weights as well as light bullet weights), but the .270, for all intents and purposes will do the same job.
 
A 270 will do the job for most game on North America - maybe all game!

It can be used for varmints too - great for coyotes!

I've used mine for critters as small as ground hogs (rock chucks) with spectacular results out to 400yds with 90gr bullets.

If you're new to shooting, you'll want a rimfire rifle too - a 22lr is a good place to start if you don't already have one. They're cheap to feed and will give you good practice. Even though they're small, a 22 packs a lot of punch and deserves as much respect as a centrefire gun.

Good luck with your decision and have fun! SD
 
I've shot tons of deer with 130 grain bullets, and several moose and elk with 150 grain Nosler Partitions in my .270 Win.. It's fine for all game though a bit light for grizzly bears.
Shoots flatter than a 30.06 and recoils a bit less, and if you're primarily going for deer and the odd moose it's a better choice. If I were buying a rifle for strictly moose and elk I'd go with the 30.06, as a bonded 180 grain bullet has a bit more horsepower if it has to go through bone.
 
Short of going into brush after a wounded griz or something, the .270 Winchester will handle anything you ask it to on this continent. That it's still one of the top-selling cartridges after close to a century is a pretty good indication of its worth.
 
sunray said:
Hi. The .270 will do everything a .30-06 will do with a bit less felt recoil. Find a copy of Jack O'Connor's, 'The Hunting Rifle'. He killed every game animal in North America, big bears included, with a .270.
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Had a Parker-Hale 1200 Super Clip in .270 and shot everything from gophers to moose with it. Flatter shooting than the 30-06 and a little less recoil. Always used 130gr bullets.
 
The OP had committed to coming to buy the rifle from me and asked for a time. I guess my 20 hour turnaround time to respond was too much for him so he went out and bought a new 30'06 in the meantime. Don't trade with this guy, folks!
 
I have a .30/06 and a .308. I have heard alot of good things about the .270 on CGN and might have to get one. If the ammunition is cheaper than the big boys that is the icing on the cake. If you can't afford to practice with your rifle your better off getting one you can afford to practice with. :)
 
gday, shot foxes to sambar with a .270 an its a cartridge i know i can take out an put down without too much fuss if i do my part.. i use Winchester Accubond 140gr factorys an its a great rig..

i recently went up to a whelen just for close range brush stalking an throwin a heavier pill/.
 
WhelanLad said:
gday, shot foxes to sambar with a .270 an its a cartridge i know i can take out an put down without too much fuss if i do my part.. i use Winchester Accubond 140gr factorys an its a great rig..

i recently went up to a whelen just for close range brush stalking an throwin a heavier pill/.
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Reading your post put a smile on my face. Twenty years ago I spent nine months in Oz and I can hear the 'Strine accent in your writing. Good on yah, mate! :D
 
hey, i'm in your neck of the woods and have a 30/06 as well as a .270. i need to go out to the range and sight in a newly acquired .270 so give me a pm if you want to come along and try out both. i've used my 30/06 for 20 years now and have bought a ruger #1 in .270 and will be using that as my main hunting rifle. i've been using my late father's .270 off/on for the last 5 years and sometimes you just have to point it at the animal, who then falls over dead with a flop. :p

actually, lots of one shot kills with both rifles.

so, send me a pm if you want to try out both calibres.

kind regards
 
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