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Old 04-19-2012, 06:04 PM
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Caliber Bullet/gr Muzzle 100 yards 200 yards 300 yards 400 yards 500 yards
fps/ft lbs 500 yard Drop

270 win Hornady SST 130gr 3200 /2955 2984/2570 2788/2228 2582/1924 2393/1653 2213/1414 -33.7
270 win Hornady SST 140gr 3090/2968 2894/2603 2706/2276 2526/1983 2353/1721 2187/1487 -35.4

7mm-08 Hornady SST 139gr 2950/ 2686 2757 2345 2571/2040 2393/1768 2222 /1524 2059/1308 -39.6


308 win Hornady SST 150gr 3000/2997 2772/2558 2555/2173 2348/1836 2151/1540 1963/1282 -40.7
308 win Hornady SST 165gr 2840/2955 2635/2544 2439/2180 2252/1858 2079/1574 1902/1325 -44.7

30-06 spr Hornady SST 150gr 3080/3159 2848/2700 2627/2298 2417/1945 2216/1636 2025/1366 -38.4
30-06 spr Hornady SST 165gr 2960/3209 2750/2769 2549/2380 2357/2034 2173/1729 1997/1461 -40.7
30-06 spr Hornady SST 180gr 2820/3178 2630/2764 2447/2393 2272/2063 2104/1769 1944/1509 -44.1

This how a 270win stacks up against other standard calibers using the same bullets from the same manufacturer. It's pretty plain it can hold it's own in the short range field and over comes and out preforms in most long range applications. The 270 win has been sold short in many discussions about big game cartridges. Unless it's a magnum it's hard to beat the 270 win as an all around big game cartridge and has plenty of power to do what the rest of the standard calibers do. Especially at longer ranges. I didn't put the 280 rem in the mix but it's right there with the 270win.

Of course there's different bullets and different loads but this is pretty black n white comparison. I too reload my own so I do know about super performance loads as which these loads are done by Hornady.
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Old 04-20-2012, 01:42 PM
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boy i hope it is,i still use my old 30-40 for elk in the brush.the 270 has more than enuff for the lower 48,just practice practice practice.we got folks that still use a 30-30 for elk
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Old 04-20-2012, 05:23 PM
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30-40 with 220's = dead elk
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Old 04-20-2012, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by finnbear
30-40 with 220's = dead elk
yessir,i havent loaded 220s yet but she rocks with 180s and 200s.great to see ya agin finnbear
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Old 04-25-2012, 11:51 AM
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I have seen this thread started many times here "Is a 270 big enough". And one man hit it on the head years ago here is his words.


by RedRiver:
IMHO....I would recommend a sharp stick! Here is my logic.....
More game has been killed with it than any other.
It doesn't weigh very much.
It is readily available.
Very little recoil. (Provided you throw it. If you stab him with it you could get a little reverb)
As long as you limit yourself to the range you are comfortable with(i.e. don't try to stab him from a range longer than your stick)and use proper point placement, you will be satisfied with the results!!!
Just remember to get comfortable with your stick and practice sufficiently to acquire the proper confidence.

As an added bonus, when you realize that you have spent all this money, time and effort on what could have been an outstanding hunt, perhaps even the hunt of a lifetime, but yet had to pass up your shot due to the fact that you un-necessarily handicapped yourself by trying to use the least amount of force possible............
you can use your stick to actually do a field study as to whether that realization at that particular point in time is any more painful than a sharp stick in the eye!!! __________________
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Old 04-25-2012, 12:24 PM
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I like it !

............but after all you still got to get within the lengh of the stick or throw it and at that you're not going to get good penatration.

...........and you probably won't use it if you had a bow & arrow, handgun, shotgun or rifle.


So, at least "plan" to make a clean Kill ...........Each has it's limitations !!!

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Old 05-04-2012, 06:12 PM
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Thats all most of the locals use around here,myself included.Cant rember any probulms.pan.
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Old 05-07-2012, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by pan man
Thats all most of the locals use around here,myself included.Cant rember any probulms.pan.
For elk or moose?
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Old 05-07-2012, 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by jlynch34
I'm going this fall to Quebec with my .270win and using 150gn Nosler partitions. My Tikka Lite shoots 1" groups at 200yards with the NP. I guess it's now up to me and a little luck. I do have a Tikka Lite in .308win but I just like the way the .270 shoots.
The 270 packs more powder than a 308.

A 270 is roughtly a necked-down 30-06.

You will get really good penetration with the 270 but not nearly as much power as with a belted magnum cartridge.

So you may need to do some hiking and tracking to follow the blood trail. If you're on horseback that is no big problem. If not it could be a really big problem.
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Old 05-07-2012, 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by justhuntitall
I have seen this thread started many times here "Is a 270 big enough". And one man hit it on the head years ago here is his words.


by RedRiver:
IMHO....I would recommend a sharp stick! Here is my logic.....
More game has been killed with it than any other.
It doesn't weigh very much.
It is readily available.
Very little recoil. (Provided you throw it. If you stab him with it you could get a little reverb)
As long as you limit yourself to the range you are comfortable with(i.e. don't try to stab him from a range longer than your stick)and use proper point placement, you will be satisfied with the results!!!
Just remember to get comfortable with your stick and practice sufficiently to acquire the proper confidence.

As an added bonus, when you realize that you have spent all this money, time and effort on what could have been an outstanding hunt, perhaps even the hunt of a lifetime, but yet had to pass up your shot due to the fact that you un-necessarily handicapped yourself by trying to use the least amount of force possible............
you can use your stick to actually do a field study as to whether that realization at that particular point in time is any more painful than a sharp stick in the eye!!!
As long as you limit yourself to range, then you can hunt with anything for anything. Take for instance a slug in a 12 gauge shotgun. For 25 yards or less this would kill anything that moves in North America.
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