ORIGINAL: TUK101
ORIGINAL: Chantecler111
Some people are just afraid to admit that the .270 is a perfectly adequate cartridge, because then, they have no reason to use a magnum all the time. The .270 with 150 Gr bullets will kill an elk, period.
Thanks for the kind words about the .270. It seems that a lot of people like to overlook or disregard the .270 as a second rate round, not capable of taking game larger than a deer. From what I understand the .270 was the fastest, flattest shooting round for a lot of years and is still a lot more practical than some of these super souped up magnum rounds.
I agree, TUK, a lot of people don't realize that a .416 Magnum isn't needed for elk hunting, the .270 is one of the best big game cartridges ever invented, and most of the people who put it down are the "magnum" crowd, and most of them can't even shoot their rifles accurately, I find it laughable how these goons boast and brag about how powerful their new super duper whiz bang magnum is, and they can't even keep their bullets in a 10x10 black circle at 100 yards, because the recoil is just too much for them, but they won't admit it, they say "It shoots good, and the recoil isn't too bad", yeah, I guess that is why you have a bloody indention in your forehead from the scope of your rifle, eh? If a gun is too much, don't use it, and I have a strong feeling that most magnum cartridges just arn't needed, like the Remington line of Ultra Mags, but that is a different story. Some people just gotta have something to brag about, I guess.[:@]