270 for moose
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My Dad used to fish on the Labrador. He told me he saw native Inuit shoot and kill Caribou & even moose using .22LR back in the 1960s/70s, they just aimed for the soft parts of the head and shot a lot until enough damage was done to kill the animal. Not my first choice and certainly more than ethically questionable, but I guess if your family needs to eat you use what is at hand. Centerfire .22s are currently legal for use on Caribou in Labrador, of course, they've also been used to take moose. Usually through spine or head shots from what I've heard. I'd certainly much prefer a good .30 cal, but different rules for different people I guess.
manbearpig
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HAHAHA that was you pharaoh? i nearly pissed myself.
as for the thread:
last week it was '.30-06 for moose?'
now its '.270 for moose?'
i predict that next week we will see a '.223 for moose?' thread
that said i have no idea if .270 is good or not for moose. just pointing out how the threads are progressing
Thanks for the input guys.I know a few guys that use them and others say to small.As I have never taken a moose with it, I just wanted to here form people that have, or just get some opinions.Someone had said 200 yard,would that be the max distance you would use it up to? I can't see my self shooting farther than that any way.
Pathfinder
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Jack O'Conna' sez do it......
For goodness freakin' sake! The load and rifle are great for moose out to farther than most of the armchair quarterbacks on this site can see, with their coke bottle glasses.
A 150 partition flying 2800 fps out of a bloody .270 has killed enough moose to call it a moose gun.
If we listen to Marshall or srt anymore we'll all grab our 30-06 for rabbits, 375's for deer, and 470 NE for anything bigger than caribou.
You guys need to grab a 7x57 and go kill some stuff, like more than a white tail doe and a spiker every frickin year, jebus.
And somebody please explain to me what the hell 'knock down power' is. Animals die from holes in important stuff that makes it bleed and serious damage to the nervous system. I have never seen or heard of an animal going "Holy Sh^t, I better roll over and flip cause I just done gots hit by a 300 Magnum wit a 180gr Nosler Partition, I can no longer run or live" (Plunk). They just don't do that! A .270 with a good bullet will make juicy bleeding holes through lungs and other important crap well enough to fill a freezer full of moose. 'nuff said.
Oh, and for the record I have killed Buffalo with a 160 soft point at 2800fps, and they done up and died, without laughing at me or anything, little bigger than a beef bull.
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- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
I think a proper hunting cartridge should ensure good penetration from any angle. For North American game other than buffalo and big bears a minimum caliber of .257" bullet that that can drive a 120 gr bullet fast enough to strike the target at 2000 fps will get the job done from any angle. It follows that anything larger will do no worse. It is also possible to kill a big animal with lesser cartridges, but when you have to depend on a specific shot rather than being able to drive the bullet into the vitals from any angle, it can be argued that you don't have enough gun. It has generally been conceeded that anything that can be done with a .30/06 180 can be done with a .270 150.
You're probably more confused now than when you initially asked the question. The .270 as a moose gun always sparks debate, and not all of it rational.
After you sift through the ash pile of advice received so far (and the goofy responses as well) there are basically 2 things to consider.
1. A 150 grain .270 bullet will easily kill a moose if you put the bullet where it should go.
2. A 180 grain .30-06 bullet will not kill a moose if you fail to put the the bullet in the right place.
The 30-06 has some practical advantage on paper, namely in that a .30 caliber bullet has potential to cause more tissue damage that a .270 caliber bullet. But I can't think of a REAL situation where the .270 would be not enough gun and a 30-06 would be.
LOL. If you're going to drop them with a rifle you're going to have to wack them pretty hard with it and hope the stock doesn't give out.
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With 150's, a 270 will easily drop ANY moose, out to respectable range too. Provided of course you do your part.
gunrunner100
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I have shot a 270 for years. I did my job, it did it's job.
Oh and by the way, the First Nations people in my area regularly use a stick with a nail in it for moose hunting.
Oh and by the way, the First Nations people in my area regularly use a stick with a nail in it for moose hunting.
This question comes up almost every quarter if a 270 or 7-08 kill moose or elk. Sure they will, as many members concurred, if you use good heavy bullets and put them in the right places within a reasonable range…
Would I take a 270 hunting moose? No, because I have better choices. My moose guns are 300wm (all purpose) and 45-70 (close range). I am planning to try my two new .308s for moose hunt this upcoming season.
Don’t get me wrong that a 270 is no good. I use my 270 for deer and it is my perfect deer rifle. But for sure, it is not my first choice of equipment for a moose hunt. 270 is a great choice for one-gun or only gun scenario for large game hunting from deer to moose. If you can afford multiple guns, look for a 30 cal or larger rifle for moose.
For folks that have 30 cal or larger rifles very few will take their 270 hunting moose and leave the big toys at home.
Cheers!
Would I take a 270 hunting moose? No, because I have better choices. My moose guns are 300wm (all purpose) and 45-70 (close range). I am planning to try my two new .308s for moose hunt this upcoming season.
Don’t get me wrong that a 270 is no good. I use my 270 for deer and it is my perfect deer rifle. But for sure, it is not my first choice of equipment for a moose hunt. 270 is a great choice for one-gun or only gun scenario for large game hunting from deer to moose. If you can afford multiple guns, look for a 30 cal or larger rifle for moose.
For folks that have 30 cal or larger rifles very few will take their 270 hunting moose and leave the big toys at home.
Cheers!
