Although I own a 7 STW and a .300 Win Mag; I use the .270 Ackley Improved for most of my elk hunting. My favorite load is the 130 Swift Scirocco at about 3350 fps - which is about where the .270 WSM and the .270 Weatherby will max out for this bullet weight.

Although my experiences with various .270's was somewhat mixed over the years, this caliber with the Scirocco bullet works so well on elkthat I have not used my bigger rifles in a number of years. We hunt in Colorado and New Mexico, and participate in lots of special late hunts and dispersal hunts. Last year alone, I killed five elk. These new bonded bullets - like the Scirocco, Accubond, and Trophy Bonded in the .270 caliber - will put an elk on the ground in a hurry. Much of what you "think you know" about the .270 just isn't true any more.