Colorado Luckydog

My point exactly. But with the right shot with a 22 He would still drop like a rock!

buckstalker1187

Your .270 is 100% adequite.....dont change your gun....change your ammo choice. get the right ammo for the game you are hunting.

M77man

Last time I checked the 277 was pretty dam good balistically. So what's theproblem? Is it a size compensation issue?

hinkleid

Get a 300 Win Mag. Good all around choice. Load down for deer or up for elk. Never shot the 270, but recoil on 300 is pretty light.

M77man

7 Mag has perfect balistics.

hinkleid

I actually have both. Remington Sendero - 300 Win Mag, Browning A Bolt Stainless Stalker in 7 mag.

I like both and they both shoot well. If given the choice of 1 to keep it would be the 300. I like the extra power.

brother hal

get a 30-06 or a 300 win mag................

Pioneer2

Hi Riffer, It's not what you shoot,it's how well you shoot it.Beware of the man who owns one gun ,he probably knows how to use it! I've shot several moose here in Alberta with a .270 all with 130gr handloads.Most simply dropped so fast ,they vanished out of the scope.Don't use deer bullets ie Nosler ballistic tips[come apart like grenades even in deer/antelope]or Sierra game kings.I use Hornady 130gr interlocks although a 150gr would'nt be out of place if your rifle likes them.For bushwacking I prefer the 6.5x55 with 160gr Hornady handloads as the bullets are never recovered reguardless of angle and you can eat right up to the bullet hole.Elk require a lot more killing than a moose so bullet placement is paramount.If a moose is standing somewhere dry I like to hit them 12" below the top of the hump.There is 8" of hair so you need to be lower to spine them followed by one between the lookers.My 14 year old dropped his first moose[dry cow] with a H+R single shot 30-30 last fall 170gr Hornady handloads.Don't get pressured intoa magnum what you have is fine.......Good Hunting ......Harold

gamehunter1269

300 winmag

Pioneer2

Hi Riffer,If you must buy another gun get a .338 Win.mag using 225gr or 250gr bullets.In grizzly country losing an elk or moose isn't unheard of while the bears are aggressive trying to fatten up before hibernating.I just saw a photo of a grizzly shot in Alaska with a 7mag 12 times before he quit.He hadjust killed and eaten [yes eaten ]two hikers!The 300mags don't hold a candle to the .338's.For flat trajectory 200gr .300 mag loads are simply imitating where a .338 starts.I shot a 15 year old sow grizzly in the Yukon in 1994 with a .338 usingHornady 225gr handloads no problem.Anything hit with this combo is too sick to travel very far.I've shot several elk with this................Recoil is on par with a 12 gauge using goose loads. Am presently playing with a .54 Hawken for this falls moose.Harold