.270 stopping power

[Boomer]

but as Ted wrote there is every year grizzly taken with .270 without any questions. but again field experiences is nothing to compare with internet ones.

The trouble with the .270 on grizzlies, has nothing to do with the cartridge's ability to kill an unsuspecting bear at medium to long range with a suitable bullet. The problem comes up when you don't quite kill him and he makes it to heavy cover. Now that can happen with a .270, a .338, or a .460 Weatherby, but its what happens next that determines a rifle's suitability to the task. And its not that the .270 cartridge can't sort it out, but most .270 rifles are long in barrel and big in scope. That can be a problem on a pissed off bear a few feet distant in the willows, who might be waiting to ambush his tormentor. If your initial shot was a good one and if the bullet functioned true to its design, the bear will probably be dead by the time you get there. But when you go in there to get him, you just never know.

 

[medvedqc]

so true Boomer.

you need a tool for what you re doing.

i d rather have a 9,3x62 or a 375 ruger with 20" barrel and low or even good open sights.

but if you trust your rifle and you know where it shoots the 270 wont be that bad ...

for decades my grand pa used a 8x57js and a 7x64 (twin to the .270 win) on mountain grizzlies in central europe without any problem. but he was not a newbie. i know a lady here that is using a 243 or and a 30/30 but she knows what she s doing.

but Boomer you re so right on the stopping power.