I recently bought a new rifle, and originally was going to go with the .270wsm. After comparing the pricing of the cartridges with the .270win, and looking at ballistics charts, I decided that for me the .270win was the best bet. It's available practically everywhere, and less expensive. For the marginal performance increase its just not worth the extra coin! As someone already mentioned, pick up some Hornady Superformance and your pretty well on par with the wsm.
.270 vs .270WSM vs Other..
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gah, figures! Sometimes I miss the most obvious things, I usually take things at face value and don't look any further. I also can't take a hint to save my life, just ask my wife!!
Superformance is indeed offered in magnums. I have used the 7mm rem mag version and 338 win mag version. Other options are the 300 win mag, 300 rcm, 338 rcm, 375 H&H, 375 ruger as well as 458 win mag.
The 7mm rem mag version wasn't all that "super" though as it chronographed 120fps slower than the box said. The 338 wm version was bang on though.
The 7mm rem mag version wasn't all that "super" though as it chronographed 120fps slower than the box said. The 338 wm version was bang on though.
I would go with the WSM just becuse i hike alot and its nice to save a little weight ... I would step up to a 300 WSM because of the extra bullet weight. Typicaly 270 shoot 130gr well ... too light for me. If you ever end up with less than desireable shot placement you can have big game run. I like them to drop ! You can easily take moose with a 270, but i have seen alot of deer run after shot with a 270 .. including 2 that had bullets ricochet off there shoulder blade never passing through the bone. I know if i was useing a 300wsm the bone from the shoulder blade would have killed the deer before the bullet ! I later saw both animals weeks later and they did survive, although limping. Never the less still rutting doe's lol
Pilot 2001, you had some pretty good reasons for choosing the .270 WSM over the tried and true .270 Win.
But just to clarify, what evidence did you have to conclude that on 2 occasions the .270 Win bounced off shoulders of deer ?
The fact that you later saw 2 deer with limps is not too conclusive.......I just never realized the .270 Win was such a wimpy cartridge......Jack O. never pointed this out.
But just to clarify, what evidence did you have to conclude that on 2 occasions the .270 Win bounced off shoulders of deer ?
The fact that you later saw 2 deer with limps is not too conclusive.......I just never realized the .270 Win was such a wimpy cartridge......Jack O. never pointed this out.
I own one of each, a 270 Win in a New Haven Stainless and a newer 270WSM in a walnut Stainless Featherweight. They are almost interchangeable in my mind. The main reason I bought the WSM was that I really liked the rifle itself more than the cartridge consideration. 
Well on the first buck i shot and saw him stagger , when i went to the location where he was shot there was hair on the ground and absolutly no blood. Three days later i had bin coming out on the same road and saw the same buck in almost the same spot. When i put the Bino's on him could actually see the the wound on his shoulder blade. It was white , i could see the bone... I shot him again, when i got up to him ... upon inspection the previouse shot had ricochet.
The following season this happend again. The Second buck i had this happen with was actually fighting with another buck when i shot him, he ran i assumed he was gonna go down. Again i saw him stagger so i shot the other buck he was fighting. The buck he was fighting actually ran about 100 yards on a nice lung shot then dropped. The first buck that i had assumed was gonna go down made it to the timber, I didnt really care i figured he would be dead maybe a few yards inside. When i went looking for him he was no where to be found and there was absolutly no blood. Puzzled ... i went back and delt with the other buck and went home. Ironically i had forgotten my knife where i cleaned the buck that went down, so i went back to the same spot and when i got there the buck i wounded was with 4 does in the slash... I shot him again , when i got up to him i noticed the same wound on his shoulder blade as the buck from the previouse season ... 130 nosler partition did not punch through just blew the hair and muscle off the shoulder blade !
Having said all that the shots were quartering so it was a good situation for a ricochet. I also wouldnt call a 270 a " wimpy cartridge " however i personally would like a little more hitting power. I dont like F*cking around. I just bought a 708 in a remington TI for hiking which i love to shoot and carry. However i also have an alaskan titanium in 300 WSM. My Dad has now just admitted to me he had 2 bucks run on him last year with his 708 with a 140gr berger on nice lung shots. One buck made it across a river and was a nightmare to recover. After we had that conversation the 300wsm gets first crack at hunting trips when hiking. Im actually nervouse about taking my 708 or my 270, being that some of the country i hunt is so thick and steep i cant afford animals to run. My 7mm rem with a 180 berger goes for truck rides on days where long shots are possible. My 708 has now turned into the perfect rifle for my 110lb girlfriend.
i have an uncle that has been shooting moose with his 270 for probably 20 years and claims to never have had a problem. Ive made the same shots with my 300wsm with a 165 accubond and blew both legs off. Needless to say the deer never ran. You may never have a problem with a 270 its an awesome cartridge. Due to a couple of happenstances ive lost a bit of confidence in the cartridge. I do still love my Pre 64 270.
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