I shot a 270 for a few yrs and killed about 4 deer with it.One year I had a problem with some reloaded bullets. They were 100 gr boat tails my dad loaded. I hit a 130 lb buck two times in the shoulder at 70 yrds and it didn't even slow down, my third shot to the neck finally dropped him. I thought I missed the first two shots until we skinned him. With other bullets I never had a problem. The only reason I don't have it anymore is it was a loaner from my dad.I think the biggest problemwith guns is the bullets used in them. With the right bullet a 270 will drop an elk no problem, the wrong bulletI wouldn't trust them to huntcoyotes.