Originally Posted by
GTOHunter
The .270 WSM Rifle is a great Rifle,plenty of power and it will reach out pretty far and be flat shooting since its a magnum...sad thing is the shells run around $35.00-$40.00 per box of 20 shells....if You do stay with it a 130 to 150 grain bullet will do the job.You'll pay dearly for the X-bolt,the Medallion and the White Gold.....personally a Synthetic Stock Rifle will hold up better in the cold weather and be very accurate.
I'd look at the 7mm-08 Rifles...less recoil and plenty of knock-down power too!
Another Rifle caliber to consider would be a .223 or .243 to do some Predator/Varmint Hunting which is said to be very good up there in Canada.I heard its COLD in Canada and since You have a long Winter Season for Hunting with real snow I would highly reccomend the Natural Gear Snow Camo clothing...it can go over Your regular clothes and should keep You nice and warm if You get the Insulated Clothes.
i would like to stick with wsm as my cousin will reload for me and thats all he owns are wsm cartridges. he swears by them and since hes supplying my ammo price isnt a big concern of mine even if ammo wasnt already supplied for me the price is of no concern to me and i noticed you said synthetic stock is the way to go because of better durability and accuracy? i didnt know there was a difference in accuracy? although i do thank you for the advice and a 270 wsm works fine on varmint just wont be too much left of it besides i wouldnt kill a cayote because i want to eat it id kill it because its a danger to livestock and pets. other than that i dont plan on doing much other than bigger game hunting and i was told 270 will kill almost almost anything in north america i dont plan on buying too many more rifles in the future so i want one that will do everything i need it to do.