270 winchester vs 30-06 springfield

Speaking of reality, it was interesting to read the link on the number of dog related fatalities per year! Way more likely to be killed by fido than a bear, -any bear, wolf or cougar combined.
 
CZ_Brno said:
I've spent my whole f***ing life in real wilderness so quit acting like an a** toward me and please stop being a troll. The main problems I've had is idiots that throw their garbage along the lake shore bringing in nuisance predators. I've spend many hundreds of hours in the bush quite comfortably without a gun and know wildlife better then you ever will.
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You get some nice internet service out in the sticks my friend!!! Stay warm with all the snow tonight!!!

To the OP...both calibers are hella ###...5.6x52R is all you need, it has killed tigers...TIGERS!!!

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jeffcarr88 said:
You get some nice internet service out in the sticks my friend!!! Stay warm with all the snow tonight!!!

To the OP...both calibers are hella ###...5.6x52R is all you need, it has killed tigers...TIGERS!!!

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Bob Lee used to kill lions with a .270 in the 50's
 
22mag works well for polar bears so I read. A fast shed helps of course. I'd prolly own a 270 if I didn't aalready have a 2506. But between a 2506 and a 3006 I can't justify a 270. I sold mine to a buddy so I can shoot it whenever I want and yet I still dont
 
brybenn said:
I'd prolly own a 270 if I didn't aalready have a 2506. But between a 2506 and a 3006 I can't justify a 270.
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I don't use a 270, or 30-06 anymore since I have been doing the majotity of my big game hunting with a 25-06....It just does it all!
 
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Why not? said:
Would you look at the size of the barrel on the gun the dude is packing. Now, that is a backup! :D

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It does look rather sizeable but I don't have a clue as to what it might be. When we first moved to B.C. in 1955, we moved from the downtown concrete jungle of Edmonton to the gravel pit of Barkerville. This was just prior to Barkerville becoming a park and historic site. Quite a shock moving there though but after two days there you couldn't have pulled me out with wild horses. At that time, the Wendles were one of the few residents still living there. I recall visiting their house and seeing Mrs. Wendles Bear hides or mounts hanging in their upstairs stairwell. Interesting times to say the least.
 
Boomer said:
When my south paw son was in need of a rifle after moving here last year, I looked around for a .30/06, but instead found an as new Ruger Hawkeye in .270 Winchester for a very fair price. I loaded up some 180 gr Woodleighs only to discover they wouldn't stabilize, but no matter, a 160 Partition or a 150 TSX will perform admirably. The .270 worked for grizzly expert Hosea Sarber, and with today's premium bullets, the .270 is even better than it was in the early 20th Century.
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I'm beginning to think that the .270 is the ideal compromise between recoil and power: kind of a nicely balanced middle ground between the 260/6.5/7mm-08 crowd and the .30-06/300 win mag crowd that offers something of the low recoil of the former and the trajectory and killing power of the latter. However, I like both the .270 and the .30-06 just fine. I'd probably just use 130s in the .270 and 200s in the .30-06 and pretend there's a big difference. Using 150 or 180 Nosler Partitions in the .270 and .30-06 wouldn't show any real difference from what I've read. Still the safe would be incomplete if one of the .270 Win, .30-06 Sprg, or .375 H&H Magnum were missing. The .338 Win Mag also seems pretty useful in a sporter weight rifle.

If one wanted no overlap, then the .270 130-150 grain and .375 270-300 grain would be a nice doubling in size to tackle everything from antelope to elephants. Either one could stretch into the other's role. One could lighten the .270 to 7.5 pounds and not suffer too much recoil while dropping elk. The .375 isn't too portly to carry around at a weight where recoil doesn't beat you senseless, and can take small antelope at .30-06 ranges without smushing them.

I love these idle contemplations. Armchair outdoorsmanship is fun. :)

Phil Shoemaker said:
This Colorado hunter hunted with me this past spring on the Alaska peninsula and brought his 270 loaded with 150 Partitions. Two quick shots behind the front shoulder dropped this boar where he stood.
With today's bullets and a shooter who can place their shots correctly the 270 is more effective than ever


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People seem to think that Jack O'Conner is the end all, beat all. Even the Pope doesn't get that kind of respect so lets read what Jack O'Conner had to say about the 30-06 and what Elmer Keith had to say about the 270...

"In private correspondence, though never in print, they even crossed over. In a letter I’ve seen, Keith grudgingly admitted that the .270, matched with a 150-grain Nosler Partition (the premium bullet of his day) would be perfectly adequate for elk. O’Connor, on his part, conceded that the .30-06 was actually more versatile than his beloved .270.

Read more: http://www.rifleshootermag.com/2011/12/22/jack-o’connor-versus-elmer-keith/#ixzz2H1P2tBfc

If you read more than one article on Jack O'Conner you will also see that Jack used the 30-06 on game he considered too large for the 270 and even used calibers up to a 415 when on African Safari. I am not attacking Jack O'Conner but the man selected the proper calibre for the job at hand and he did use a 30-06.
 
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