shooting moose with .270 WIN caliber?

I got my 6x6 elk with a nosler partition 160gr in my 270 wsm. Bullet was a pass through on both lungs. Bull went 100m and died. Excellent performance in my experience.
 
pisces-guy said:
Well for Bison you need a .30 caliber with 180 grains or more putting out 2,000 fps at 100 yards I think, in BC at least...
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Not quite right, you need 175 grains, there is no specific caliber restriction so the the 270 with 180 grain woodleighs would make the grade, as would various 7mm with 175 grain bullets. The rule basically comes out at 175 grains at 2500 fps muzzle velocity.
 
With a multitude of 6.5's & 7mm's, I have no need or desire for a .270, but if 129 gr out of my Swede can do it just fine, so can your .270. I have a friend who has taken 30 or 40 moose with a 270 loaded with 130's... one in the lungs and let him run.
 
hoytcanon said:
With a multitude of 6.5's & 7mm's, I have no need or desire for a .270, but if 129 gr out of my Swede can do it just fine, so can your .270. I have a friend who has taken 30 or 40 moose with a 270 loaded with 130's... one in the lungs and let him run.
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Or one in the head and watch him flop.
 
The only moose I ever had to track was one I shot with a .270 Winchester. Boiler room shot with Remington core-lokt 150's. I went back to .30 cal rifles and haven't looked back.
 
Just about any deer rifle is also a good moose rifle. A .270, especially with heavier bullets is ideal for moose. We have shot countless moose with .243's. I don't recommend it as a good moose caliber, but it has proven many times over that moose aren't the most resilient beast out there. That being said, shoot one on the run and you will be surprised at the hits it will take and keep going.
 
bearkilr said:
Where I hunt, that'll turn a moose pack-out job into a grueling day-long affair. I prefer big guns and fill 'em with lead. 2 hours later, back at camp. :)
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Square the lungs and it won't be a long packing job... unless you hunt on a mountain top and it falls a couple thousand feet into an inaccessible gorge...
 
CreamySmooth said:
.270 is lots. I usually use .308-150grn SSTs, but my last moose was with a 6.8 SPC and Accubonds. Moose ain't tough. Elk are tough.

Also, I've had 2 failures with Barnes bullets. Won't use em no more.
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Please elaborate on your Barnes failures. I'd be very interested in hearing. Thanks.
 
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Ron AKA said:
All the moose I have taken have been with a 140 grain Nosler Partion. A 150 in a 270 is just fine. Use a Nosler Partition, and stay away from the Barnes stuff.
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Failed to expend on 4 occasions. 3x 150 gr ttsx in 300 WSM and 1x 150 gr ttsx in 308. I stopped using them.
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I shoot a 300wsm for moose. And the only reason I do is because I like to shoot through trees before hitting the moose. Adds a new level of challenge to the hunt. LOL

I really do shoot a 300wsm, and I know its stupid overkill. I have it in case I find that one clearing in Ontario that will allow me to find a 700 yard shot at a moose. I have yet to find that clearing, or that moose. 270 will kill moose all day. I would shoot a 270 at any animal on planet earth. If a animal has a 0.277" hole in the heart, it would suck just as bad as a 0.308" hole in the heart. And if someone honestly says anything about hide toughness.... honestly..... I have 12" thick cedar trees that held targets which have been cut down. Never seen a animal with tougher hide then a 12" cedar trees entire trunk.
 
hoytcanon said:
Square the lungs and it won't be a long packing job... unless you hunt on a mountain top and it falls a couple thousand feet into an inaccessible gorge...
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I'm just nitpicking, I don't like the 270 much, never have, never will. Same goes for the 7mm RM. I think it's from bad experiences with guys using light fragile bullets so they can brag around the fire about their "drop at 500". May as well add the 30-378 Wby to make a trio. :D
 
Walleyewhiz said:
Please elaborate on your Barnes failures. I'd be very interested in hearing. Thanks.
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The second failure was a decent 150 class deer that I shot perfect right behind the shoulders. I tracked that deer over 3 miles before dark, came back the next day to continue and finally located it about 200 yards from where I stopped. Was tracking blood droplets the whole way, and lucky the snow gave me good tracks. When located he had pinholes on both sides, and a pinhole through both lungs. Never expanded. And then lucky me when I found him someone had cut off the antlers....

But that didn't hold water compared to the first lose, same year with a muzzleloader and Barnes bullets. If anyone is familiar with the Sturgis area of Saskatchewan, north of Canora, I hunted the Stenan Buck for 4 years, finally figuring out where he lived. On day 1 of muzzleloader season I shot him broadside at 75 yards when he came out right at sundown. He went down, got up and ran toward the bush. He fell on the way and did cartwheels. I tracked him into the bush until with the minimal blood lose, he entered a body of swamp water. I think he's still down there to this day. He was at least a 180 buck. The buddy I was with said it was the biggest buck he'd ever seen, and originally hadn't believed me when I told him what I was hunting that day. This was the year I almost quit hunting, because of Barnes Bullets.
 
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