Opinions on .270WSM???

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Looking a buying a .270WSM.... Never been hunting but going this year. How is the .270WSM as a hunting rifle? Looking to hunt everything...
 
Having owned and hunted with a 30.30, .303, 30.06, 25.06, and 300 WM...

I've concluded that, if I ever get around to buying that one nice, lightweight package to cover all my bases here in the Kootenays...whitetail, mulies and elk...it will be chambered for the .270 WSM.

I no longer believe, given the way ammunition is made these days, that heavy, and thus hard kicking, bullets are a must...save perhaps for dangerous game of the grizzled variety.

Well constructed bullets in the 110 to 150 grain range at 3000 to 3500 fps will quite efficiently plant anything from moose on down. (130 to 150 gr for the moose and elk)

The .270 has excellent ballistics, a wide selection of bullets available, and splits the difference between a 25.06 and the 300 magnums just about perfectly, IMHO.

And the WSM version offers the potential for a slightly lighter rifle over the .270 Rem., plus it flies a tad flatter and provides just enough extra oomph and due to an additional couple feet per second.

It's an excellent choice for N. American game that should do everything you could ever ask of it.
 
I'm impressed with the performance of the 270WSM with 140gr Accubonds on big game and at the range. Elk moose, whitetails and mulies.

I still love my 300WM, but I'm a believer in the 270WSM. Make your shot count and the animal goes down. Last animal for me was in 2008 a large cow elk broadside at 200m-double lung pass thru. She flipped over backwards and was dead. BTW it was -33 degrees Celsius.

My wife took a bull moose about 4 years ago at 325m - first shot was a kill shot (double lung-pass thru) but the bull ran a few steps and when he stoppd I told her to shot again. Both shots were very close together. I didnt want the bull to make it into the timber.
 
The .270 is a capable cartridge; it is another case of proper bullet selection and shot placement.

I go deer and moose hunting with mine every year. I just change what bullet I am using to suit the game and range I expect the encounter to take place.
 
I'm very happy with my 270 WSM. It's flat shooting and the recoil isn't too bad. While it doesn't really do anything different than a number of other cartridges already do, it's kind of new and cool looking. If you don't already own a 7mm mag, 270, or 30-06, there's nothing wrong with choosing a 270 WSM. Some could argue that the there are a lot more bullet choices for a 7mm or 30 caliber cartridge, but I think a 270 WSM with a 130, 140, or 150 gr. bullet is more than enough for most game in North America, with a few exceptions.
 
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I have a .270 WSM in a Tikka T3. For a relatively light rifle, recoil seems very mild, even with just the factory recoil pad. I thought I would need to put on a Limbsaver, but it's not been an issue. Accuracy and knock-down power are certainly very good.

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a 270 WSM with a 130, 140, or 150 gr. bullet is more than enough for most game in North America, with a few exceptions.
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Yup, pretty much sums it up. If you hunt deer, moose, elk, caribou, black bear, etc., it will do fine just as the .270WCF has been doing for damn near 100 years. It just goes a little faster, thats all.
 
A quite effective cartridge, a friend of mine has one and swears by it (i used it to shoot a whitetail buck a few years ago when my old .303 failed on me). That said, at the ranges that the average shooter(ie, me) is capable of, it won't do anything a .270win can't.


But that doesn't mean you shouldn't get one if you want it. (my 7mm-08 won't do anything that a .308 can't do at the ranges I'm capable of shooting, but I just wanted the 708 more.)
 
I think the 270wsm will become a classic round just like the 7 rem did. I also have the tikka but i think mine is anything but mild in the recoil department. After i shoot a few groups i have to grab the triple 4 for a few shots to calm me down. Mine is also jinxed though. I have carried it for two years and missed twice with it so far. Buy one, you will like it.
 
I love my Winchester M70 Lefty in 270WSM. Shoots great and recoil is very manageable. I use 130gr Ballistic Silvertips and the two bucks I shot last fall dropped on the spot.
 
The .270 WSM drives .277" bullets fast and .277" bullets going fast kills stuff. Having said that, I'm not enough of a marksman to make use of the ballistic advantage the .270 WSM has over the .270 . . . oh wait, thats right there isn't any! Except that the WSM version uses more powder to do the same thing, which means that blast and recoil are heavier for any given bullet weight with no improvement in trajectory.

The real advantage, if you wish to call it that, is that the .270 WSM can be chambered in a short action rifle, a reasonable consideration for those folks who demand light-weight, portable rigs for hunting under difficult conditions. Because the bulk of my time is spent with a magnum length Mauser, I'm not enthralled with short action rifles, and switching to my little M-7, after weeks of packing the Brno 602, just feels wrong. But for those who appreciate a short action bolt gun, the .270 WSM isn't a bad choice, particularly when compared with other short action cartridges. Still, a .270/308 wildcat might be a better choice in a short barreled mini rifle, because you need a longish barrel to burn the 70 odd grains of powder typical for the .270 WSM.
 
I watched River Rat whack a huge black bear and a very nice grizzly two hours apart one evening last Spring with his 270 Wizzum. One shot each, 140 gr Fail Safes loaded to 3300 fps.

Ted
 
The 270 WSM is the best of all the WSM's, etc. in my opinion. It is the only one of the short mags that outperforms its contemporaries in that caliber. It is incredibly flat shooting and comes in some real lightweight beauties. I couldn't imagine a better combo than the 270 WSM shooting a 140 grain Accubond or Interbond. I would use that combo for everything from deer to moose without hesitation.
 
My 270 WSM is a Savage 14 American Classic. Very accurate and recoil seems about the same as a 30-06. I personally like it very much and it reloads quite well. I wouldn't be afraid to use it on most Game in North America.
 
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