what is the biggest game can Tikka T3 .270 win hunt ?

pathfinder76 said:
I know of a pre 64 model 70 270 WCF that has likely taken more Grizzlies than any other rifle in this country. Someday I’ll contact its current owner and photograph it for you.
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stories , and the told experience , get's old..was it the only rifle he ever had in 50yrs
It wasn't you ?
 
Ardent said:
A .270 rates far more highly as a Grizzly hunting gun than a .450 Marlin or hot .45-70, to put it plainly. It’s a fantastic cartridge.
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"Hard Cast" is one of the biggest pieces of misinformation passed around in the shooting/hunting world.
 
Spruster said:
really , No , not all of us are that naive
No matter your occupation
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Every military figured out the 2200fps+ velocity secret and what it changed in terminal ballistics by WWI. It still eludes many a sportsman however.

There’s nothing wrong with enjoying a soft recoiling big bore that does little meat damage. The misunderstanding starts when people think slow moving 400 and 500 grain bullets represent a “big gun”. Or that it represent more in terminal ballistics than a .270. It doesn’t, even if awkward to accept.

There’s a reason slow rounds do so little meat damage.

MiG25 said:
"Hard Cast" is one of the biggest pieces of misinformation passed around in the shooting/hunting world.
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Fully agree.
 
Ardent said:
Every military figured out the 2200fps+ velocity secret and what it changed in terminal ballistics by WWI. It still eludes many a sportsman however.

There’s nothing wrong with enjoying a soft recoiling big bore that does little meat damage. The misunderstanding starts when people think slow moving 400 and 500 grain bullets represent a “big gun”. Or that it represent more in terminal ballistics than a .270. It doesn’t, even if awkward to accept.

There’s a reason slow rounds do so little meat damage.



Fully agree.
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there's a reason for a min cal in some countries , and the 270 is not close to acceptance
It's called penetration
I do agree the diff between shock and hole thru
 
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Spruster said:
there's a reason for a min cal in some countries , and the 270 is not close to acceptance
It's called penetration
I do agree the diff between shock and hole thru
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Spruster, I have shot big bull elk with both the 270 and your beloved 280 AI. Neither was a problem and, if you were observing the outcome, the 270 was the clear winner. It is no shrinking violet by any stretch of the imagination.
 
It shot a near 6 ft black bear a bunch of years back with my 450 Marlin with a 525 gr BearTooth Pile Driver . He was facing right at me at 60 yards I shot him right under the chin and the bullet entered his chest cavity and exited his rh ham . DRT ! Muzzle fps was 1665 from my 18.5 “ guide gun.
Pretty Kool . Shot a couple of others thru the front shoulders and busted them completely and exited . Killed them dead too . RJ
 
Spruster said:
there's a reason for a min cal in some countries , and the 270 is not close to acceptance
It's called penetration
I do agree the diff between shock and hole thru
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Show me a country that allows .45-70 for moose and not .270. ;) And have a look at the penetration of a 150 grain .270.

It’s not shock, it’s tissue damage, shock (nervous system) is an entirely different effect. Shoot several hundred things with different chamberings and you’ll note an undeniable trend; speed kills, more speedily. Doesn’t have to be Weatherby speed, just modern speed, 2500fps+ at the muzzle. More just carries the effect further.
 
If somebody else is paying, I'd shoot Godzilla with a 270.

At the end of the Black Powder Era the 45-90 was the Grizzly Gun for those with the means, it's basically the opposite of the Hard Cast 45-70.
 
My load for my Ruger All Weather is a 140 partition at right around 3000fps, there's not much in North America it won't easy put down within a couple hundred yards distance.

Its a very capable moose round for sure. :)
 
Ardent said:
Show me a country that allows .45-70 for moose and not .270. ;) And have a look at the penetration of a 150 grain .270.

It’s not shock, it’s tissue damage, shock (nervous system) is an entirely different effect. Shoot several hundred things with different chamberings and you’ll note an undeniable trend; speed kills, more speedily. Doesn’t have to be Weatherby speed, just modern speed, 2500fps+ at the muzzle. More just carries the effect further.
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well you're wrong and hopefully you know it spewing your extensive / illustrious career
does speed kill or big hole , make up your damn mind
AND what is needed in Africa again .. I forget
 
I know of multiple grizzlies taken with 150 grain 7mm. Isn't the difference between factory 150 grain 270 and 7mm basically academic?

150 270 is a hell of a load, but so is 130 for that matter.

Doesn't make me feel like as much of a big man as a 250 or 275 grain round nose woodleigh, Hornady or Speer in the 338 wm though. Speed and weight? Why not both?

I am trying to limit my cabinet to 338 wm and 8x57 (+ rimmed) or otherwise but the 270 is the only other chambering that tempts me.
 
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