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"Just about any smokeless powder round with a diameter of .26 or better will kill any game that walks."

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Well, if that is a true statement and carried to its logical end, then the .243 or even the .223 will kill any game that walks.

With a statement like someone quoted above, I would love to see one of these Hardies take their .26s with them up against tuff stuff that would bite back. I believe most would wrap their hands around a rifle/caliber that has quite abit of thump and is more than an adequate killer. Why, because their own personal safety is important to them, or it should be. The larger calibers kill better when the shot placement isn't perfect. Why not give a big game animal your hunting the same respect of killing him quickly as you would any other animal (those which bite back)?

If a person wants to poke around for wounded griz in the thickets with the end of his .270, be my guest. Not Gade Zooks, though. My experience has not been all that good with the .270 on the larger big game animals, even though I own and shoot serveral different .270s. IMHO, I view the .270 as useful for the smaller size big game animals.

I've read where others have had great success with a .270. As stated before, this is not my experiences. So to answer your question, NO. I think it's a poor choice for hunting big game animals, unless you can't shooting something larger accurately.