RE: 270wsm
I just finished the 07 hunt with a new Tikka T3 300 WSM. I used 150 gr. ballistic silvertips. I know this thread is about the 270 wsm but I have some info that is worth considering.
The first deer I shot was at 50 yards. He was roughly a 200 lb mature 5x5. I hit him right behind the heart with a double lung shot. Amazingly, he still walked 10 yards before just falling over. Upon autopsy the entrance and especially the exit wounds were massive. Almost fist sized. I learned two things with this shot. For a dead right there, stop in your tracks kill, better shot placement than a perfect double lung is necessary regardless of the caliber. Secondly, while shooting prone at a steep downward angle into a ravine, you need the best eye relief you can buy. Because this position required me to angle my forhead forward I now have a nice scar between my eyes from my scope.
The second deer shot was a mature doe at 75 yards. Double lung. The deer again walked about 10 yards before falling over. Shot placement is everything for a dramatic kill.
The third deer shot was stalked for about 2 hours before I started to run out of daylight. There was no wind and the deer was standing broadside at 520 ranged yards. I held 12 inches high and the deer went down like it was hit with a lightning bolt. It was a perfect neck shot. Interestingly, there was no exit wound noted.
The 300 WSM is a close cousin to the 270 WSM and let me tell you, from this years hunt I like how it performed.
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