.270 & ELK
#61
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Idaho
Posts: 144
RE: .270 & ELK
we use a lottery for controlled hunts, everything else is general OTC tags. but if you put in on a controlled bull elk hunt and draw, the next your you cant put in on another bull hunt. you have to skip a year. same goes for controlled buck hunts.
#66
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 4
RE: .270 & ELK
ORIGINAL: jerry d
What's your feeling on a .270 & taking Elk?
What would be the maxium effect range?
I have a .243 for deer so the gun would be used on larger game.I don't want a gun w/ alot of recoil.
I'm open to suggestions.
What's your feeling on a .270 & taking Elk?
What would be the maxium effect range?
I have a .243 for deer so the gun would be used on larger game.I don't want a gun w/ alot of recoil.
I'm open to suggestions.
With stuff like the Barnes TSX available todaythe situation has only gotten better. The 270 is all the gun anyone needs to kill elk. Go forth, shoot straight, and pack 'em out.
#69
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location:
Posts: 9
RE: .270 & ELK
A .270 with a good weight retention bullet above .430 bc, 130 grains or heavier with good shot placement will put an elk down all day at 600 yards above 6000 feet elevation. Its all about practice and your abilities behind the gun. Practice, practice, practice. Take a good shot. Ethical choice, good rest and you will be fine. I wish you the best.
#70
RE: .270 & ELK
ORIGINAL: hightopoutfitter
A .270 with a good weight retention bullet above .430 bc, 130 grains or heavier with good shot placement will put an elk down all day at 600 yards above 6000 feet elevation. Its all about practice and your abilities behind the gun. Practice, practice, practice. Take a good shot. Ethical choice, good rest and you will be fine. I wish you the best.
A .270 with a good weight retention bullet above .430 bc, 130 grains or heavier with good shot placement will put an elk down all day at 600 yards above 6000 feet elevation. Its all about practice and your abilities behind the gun. Practice, practice, practice. Take a good shot. Ethical choice, good rest and you will be fine. I wish you the best.
Even a great factory round is probably going to have a drop of4 1/2to 6 feet at 600 yards. When you are measuring the drop in feet instead of inches, there are only a handfull of guys that can make that shot on a regular basis. Not a single one of them are in our elk camp, and we hunt with some elk killing dudes. (including myself)