schoolcraft

I've narrowed my upcoming gun purchase down to 2 models.....and I THINK I've narrowed down my caliber choices to 2 also.
I'm looking at the .270 Win. or the 7mm. Rem. Mag.
I'll be hunting deer and hogs in East Texas. Shots wouldn't be excessivly long. Anywhere up to 200-250 yards, but most would be 100 yards or under.
I'm looking at "worst case scenarios" here....
If I was only hunting deer, my choice would be the .270, but I have a lot of hogs (some pretty large) in the area that I hunt almost year round.
So here's my question. Let's say I have a 250lb. boar standing at 150 yards. I have to make a fairly quick shot, and therefore don't have the time to wait for a head shot.....which leaves me needing to drive that bullet through the heart/lungs/grissle plate/scapulas of that hog.

If I have a .270 with a 130gr. Nosler Partition or Barnes X, am I going to see any difference than if I had a 7mm. Rem. Mag. with a 150gr. Partition or Barnes X.

The "logical" side of me says to just get a .30-06 and shoot a well made 165gr. bullet and be done with it.......but I obviously don't always listen to my logical side.

I'm hoping that some of you folks who have use both calibers on deer (as well as larger hogs) could give me some informed opinions about the "terminal" performance on that big hog......or if I should go seriously consider going with the 06'

Any opinions would be greatly appreciated

zrexpilot

your better off with a 7mm-08 if your shots are under 250 yds.

schoolcraft

That 7mm-08 is a great round, but I'm a lefty, and the 2 stainless/synthetic rifles I'm looking at only come in long action calibers.

But thanks for the opinion though. Keep em' coming!

salukipv1

.270 WSM ?

whitetaildreamer

I can't comment on the hog side of the question but can provide info on the two cal. for whitetail hunting. I own and have harvested deer with both the .270 and the 7mm mag (also own and have harvested with a 7-08 which I must say is a sweet little piece). Problem is I love them both. (as in this case, all three). You do have a tough one. The .270 shoots beautifly flat and has loads of knock down power for whitetails. My primary deer gun though is my 7 mm mag. I just like the extra power for those 300 plus yard shots (esp. on those big bucks that standing easily average 250 plus lbs.). Now your hunting situation as described is somewhat different. You can check the balistic charts and I'm sure that you'll find that the 7mm mag has more slamming power at the ranges you listed. Now if this is what you're looking for hunting hogs then there's your answer. As posted by a couple of others, the 7-08 is also a greatcal. for deer but I don't know how it would work on hogs. Perhaps you should alsore-postyour post in the Hogforum and seewhat those guys can tell you. The more info you can get the better choice you will be able to make. Savage does make the 7-08 in a lefty.

swampghost

Check my response in the hog section.

nchawkeye

Since you are shooting fairly close, go with a 150gr Nosler Partition in the .270, this gives you a heavier bullet, better sectional density and more penetration than a 130gr...There is no need for a 7mm Mag with shots within 300 yards...

RugerM77.270

You won't see much of a difference at all in my opinion. The .270 is a great rifle that has proven itself time and time again at ranges from 50 to 500 yards. A hog shot in the boiler room at 300 yards with a 270 is a dead hog.

Hurricanespg

Don't think you will see much of a difference at the ranges you said you would be shooting. I have used both, and they both did well on both types of animals. Having said that I have a thing for the 30-06, and it has not failed either.

JagMagMan

I'd split the difference and go with a .280 Rem.
I doubt that anything you shoot within 300 yards will tell the difference in anything from the 7MM-08, .308, .270, '06 or 7MM RM!
The .280 Rem. gives you the great 7MM ballistics without the magnum priced ammo!