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Just about any animal In North America. The exception might be large bears. (although it would do the job) But reliably you could hunt anything from coyotes to Moose with it. The .270 is a great caliber.
Bruised Sausage presents it in a nice way. The 270 Winchester can be used for just about any game in North America.
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I agree, assuming you choose (or handload) the right bullet and place it properly, I consider the versatile .270 Win appropriate for any game on the North American continent with the exception of brown bear. As a deer and antelope cartridge, you'd be hard-pressed to improve upon it. The .270 is "overkill" for varmint, but it'll perform well on small game with the right bullet. Are you considering the purchase of a rifle chambered for the .270 Win?
The range of a 270 on Game 400-1,000 Yards
Check out "History of the 270W" on line.
As stated above, the .270 will bring down anything around these parts. It's a great, flat-shooting round. I personally feel it's a little light for the really large stuff (moose, elk, bear), but it's awesome for deer and antelope. It will do the job on larger game, but your shot placement becomes more critical.
Anything in the continental U.S. However, I consider it too heavy for varmint hunting small animals like prairie dogs and wood chucks. It will certainly kill them but it has too much recoil to make it enjoyable. .270 caliber bullets just aren't light enough. To hit that end of the spectrum, you have to take the .270 down a notch to the .25-06 but with that you give up the top end of the U.S. hunting spectrum.
I've killed everything from coyotes to elk with mine. It is an excellent caliber, too often under rated.
damn near everything, its a great flat shooting rifle that has multiple applications in the big game woods. anything from antelope to elk and black bear.
Not a fan.
No need to add my two cents, ya'll pretty much said it all. I have successfully shot everything from bobcats to elk. It is a very very good all around caliber. I do most all of my deer hunting with the .270.
I agree you can take any animal in North America with good shot placement, but you can also do that with a .22 Mag. I believe this caliber is suited for thinner skinned animal, from Deer on down. You just don't have the penetration at longer ranges if you were to miis your shot and hit bone. This is a good caliber for closer shots on big game though. It is also a good starter caliber for any one as it has less recoil than say a .30 caliber.
GetOutThere,
Although I prefer other cartridges to the .270 myself, I certainly would not compare the .270 to a .22 Mag. A 150g Barnes TTSX will still be traveling at about 2400 fps with 1800 foot pounds of energy at 300 yards. That bullet has excellent penetration and a deer or even elk is carrying nothing to defend against a projectile with that terminal performance. Have you ever seen one of these bullets hit anything? The only limitation on the .270 in the lower 48 is its effective range. If your shots are inside 300 yards, you will be fine for anything we've got. With all cartridges you have to hit them in a vital area or you will have a mess. Come to think of it, I have seen more 30-06 and .300 Winny messes than .270 messes... mainly because more people have them I guess.
I shot my first whitetail with a .270 in 1976. Had to have one of my own after that. Moved to Oregon in '77 and bought a used Rem. 760 Gamemaster, .270 for myself for my birthday and have never regretted it one bit. Most flat shooting rifle I ever shot, have had the honor of filling many blacktail tags as well as 7 Roosevelt bull elk tags. Has always been spot on!
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Just about any animal In North America. The exception might be large bears. (although it would do the job) But reliably you could hunt anything from coyotes to Moose with it. The .270 is a great caliber.
As stated above, the .270 will bring down anything around these parts. It's a great, flat-shooting round. I personally feel it's a little light for the really large stuff (moose, elk, bear), but it's awesome for deer and antelope. It will do the job on larger game, but your shot placement becomes more critical.
Anything in the continental U.S. However, I consider it too heavy for varmint hunting small animals like prairie dogs and wood chucks. It will certainly kill them but it has too much recoil to make it enjoyable. .270 caliber bullets just aren't light enough. To hit that end of the spectrum, you have to take the .270 down a notch to the .25-06 but with that you give up the top end of the U.S. hunting spectrum.
I've killed everything from coyotes to elk with mine. It is an excellent caliber, too often under rated.
Bruised Sausage presents it in a nice way. The 270 Winchester can be used for just about any game in North America.
Please, read my blog at http://awildbeastatheart.blogspot.com
I agree, assuming you choose (or handload) the right bullet and place it properly, I consider the versatile .270 Win appropriate for any game on the North American continent with the exception of brown bear. As a deer and antelope cartridge, you'd be hard-pressed to improve upon it. The .270 is "overkill" for varmint, but it'll perform well on small game with the right bullet. Are you considering the purchase of a rifle chambered for the .270 Win?
damn near everything, its a great flat shooting rifle that has multiple applications in the big game woods. anything from antelope to elk and black bear.
No need to add my two cents, ya'll pretty much said it all. I have successfully shot everything from bobcats to elk. It is a very very good all around caliber. I do most all of my deer hunting with the .270.
GetOutThere,
Although I prefer other cartridges to the .270 myself, I certainly would not compare the .270 to a .22 Mag. A 150g Barnes TTSX will still be traveling at about 2400 fps with 1800 foot pounds of energy at 300 yards. That bullet has excellent penetration and a deer or even elk is carrying nothing to defend against a projectile with that terminal performance. Have you ever seen one of these bullets hit anything? The only limitation on the .270 in the lower 48 is its effective range. If your shots are inside 300 yards, you will be fine for anything we've got. With all cartridges you have to hit them in a vital area or you will have a mess. Come to think of it, I have seen more 30-06 and .300 Winny messes than .270 messes... mainly because more people have them I guess.
I shot my first whitetail with a .270 in 1976. Had to have one of my own after that. Moved to Oregon in '77 and bought a used Rem. 760 Gamemaster, .270 for myself for my birthday and have never regretted it one bit. Most flat shooting rifle I ever shot, have had the honor of filling many blacktail tags as well as 7 Roosevelt bull elk tags. Has always been spot on!
The range of a 270 on Game 400-1,000 Yards
Check out "History of the 270W" on line.
Not a fan.
I agree you can take any animal in North America with good shot placement, but you can also do that with a .22 Mag. I believe this caliber is suited for thinner skinned animal, from Deer on down. You just don't have the penetration at longer ranges if you were to miis your shot and hit bone. This is a good caliber for closer shots on big game though. It is also a good starter caliber for any one as it has less recoil than say a .30 caliber.
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