270 for moose
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I have put more moose in the freezer with a .270 than any other caliber of rifle I have ever shot. Before I started reloading,I shot mostly 130 grain factory Silvertip's resulting in complete through and throughs. If anyone tells you that you need more rifle than a good shooting .270,they don't have any experience with the caliber.If you were to have only two rifles,one should be a .270 and the other a .338 mag for the big bears.
Sure they will, as many members concurred, if you use good heavy bullets and put them in the right places within a reasonable range…
I used nothing but a .270 Parker Hale w/ a 2 3/4 fixed power Widefield for 20 years and NEVER lost an animal. Can't even remember any of them going farther than 100 yards and those were always whitetails. Longest moose shot was a measured 375 yds, down in his tracks. Long shots seemed to be typically at animals that ain't seen you yet, so they're easy and eventually broadside if you're patient and if you know your gun and the load's ballistics. FTR, I always used only one load on everything - 54 grs of IMR 4350 pushing a 130 gr Sierra BT and that's not a red-line load, and certainly isn't a "heavy bullet". It just happened to shoot 1" groups @ 100 yds looking through that little Redfield - one of these days I'll see what it does with a 10X Zeiss, just out of curiosity. Come to think of it, that's exactly what I'll do this afternoon - gotta sight in my .243 with the 58 grainers anyway!
. Wish I still had my 20-17 vision when I could shoot that straight with that low of a scope magnification
Northman999
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.270 is totally fine for moose; been there, done that, as have lots of others. They naysayers (and there are few of them) have probably never tried it.
(Whats the best car for getting to work? Will my 2008 Chevy be good enough?) This is what the original posters question equates to IMO
Of course the Chev will get you to work, but a Volvo is safer ,an Hummer is bigger, a Porshe is faster and a Ferrari is ###ier.
.270 is absolutly fine.... but a .300 hits harder but a ... get my picture?
Lots of people drive a chev to work just like the .270 brings home the moose every year.
Of course the Chev will get you to work, but a Volvo is safer ,an Hummer is bigger, a Porshe is faster and a Ferrari is ###ier.
.270 is absolutly fine.... but a .300 hits harder but a ... get my picture?
Lots of people drive a chev to work just like the .270 brings home the moose every year.
This post. Sorry, I may have went a little over board in my frustration on you. The real difference is, I could safely make a 150 Partition do 2930fps in one of my old .270's. That is only a few fps slower than factory 160's out of a 7mm Rem Mag. it also has significant sectional density over a 165gr .308, which has a serious bearing on penetration. I highly doubt any animal hit with either or will tell the difference, nor die sooner than the other. Most modern day caliber choice is so overlapped to be redundant from 7-08 to 30-06. I know of elk killed with 1 140gr TSX out of a 7-08 at over 400yds. Full penetration, and I doubt it went more than 30yds. Hit the animal where they are soft, and eat moose steaks.
If I had a choice between my .270 and your 30-06, I'd say hand me my O'Connor
Well said.
This post. Sorry, I may have went a little over board in my frustration on you. The real difference is, I could safely make a 150 Partition do 2930fps in one of my old .270's. That is only a few fps slower than factory 160's out of a 7mm Rem Mag. it also has significant sectional density over a 165gr .308, which has a serious bearing on penetration. I highly doubt any animal hit with either or will tell the difference, nor die sooner than the other. Most modern day caliber choice is so overlapped to be redundant from 7-08 to 30-06. I know of elk killed with 1 140gr TSX out of a 7-08 at over 400yds. Full penetration, and I doubt it went more than 30yds. Hit the animal where they are soft, and eat moose steaks.
If I had a choice between my .270 and your 30-06, I'd say hand me my O'Connor
I still dont think you understand my post read it again.......I was basically saying the .270 is only slightly slower then the .30 cal guns which shouldnt make a huge difference....I wasnt saying my .30-06 would be better I was saying the the .270 with nearly the same load is only a slight bit slower the only major difference is the down range energy but for shots under 200yds its no big deal the .270 rocks.
and lets not compair each others guns thats not what this thread is about.
guess I must be the very few. I have a .375H&H and a .450 but I'd still take my .308win or .270 for moose over both.
If I were to take my 270 after moose, the store bought ammunition of choice would be 150 gr. Winchester Fail Safe, stuff in the black box. The rifle would have a good scope on it and myself and the rifle would be well practiced and sighted in. I'd do some practicing sneaking up too, as the shots would be kept to 200 yds. With these thoughts in mind -- ya, the 270 would work. But I would use this excuse to buy another rifle. A 30-06, then a 300 mag, gotta have a 338 and then a 375 -- hell, what a great opportunity this could be. That's how it happened to me, anyway.
Rod
Rod
270?
inside 200yrds? you're not throwing stones. 350 easy.
seems most CGN folks think moose are iron clad super deer. they're very easy to kill. I've shot 2, guided plenty, and been party to many shot on group hunts. all die VERY easy if you put a hole in the lungs. can;t remember one going more then 50yrds, ever.
learn to shoot.
inside 200yrds? you're not throwing stones. 350 easy.
seems most CGN folks think moose are iron clad super deer. they're very easy to kill. I've shot 2, guided plenty, and been party to many shot on group hunts. all die VERY easy if you put a hole in the lungs. can;t remember one going more then 50yrds, ever.
learn to shoot.
350 yards easy, to bring a moose down with a 270? -- Why would I when I have better calibers, better suited for a 350 yd moose shot? Learn to shoot, huh? Ya, I'll get right to it.
Rod
was with a guy that took down a 55" rack bull at 475 yards one shot with the 270. using winchester non-premium ammo. he hit it right through the lungs and it went about 20 yards. that was a huge body moose too. so yes, you have enough gun with the proper shot.
rolleyes:
If I was going to hunt moose, via road acess, I'd take my 375 Ruger..It would b more fun.
If I was dropped into a lake etc, I'd be taking my 300WSM...
But if I had a .270, and ony a .270, I'd load it wiht 150gr partitions or 140gr TSX bullets and go moose hunitng.....
If I was dropped into a lake etc, I'd be taking my 300WSM...
But if I had a .270, and ony a .270, I'd load it wiht 150gr partitions or 140gr TSX bullets and go moose hunitng.....
