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RE: Which caliber for me?
well beyond your original question, the 270 is a necked down 30/06 case and is a very capable to 400+ yds. that is not for every shooter though, when you start taliking extended (300+ yds) most people prefer mag calibers and shoot on a regular basis, as with most guns they are capable well beyond the ability of the shooter, myself included[&o], although i used to enjoy the longer ranges... but the 270 is a great cal for whitetail, it or the -06 in no way is to much, remember its better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it;)
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RE: Which caliber for me?
remember its better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it;)
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RE: Which caliber for me?
308 or 7mm/08. Keep you self in a short action rifle they are lighter and the cartrides are still capable to 300 yds. The 270 is good but like the bigger bullets in 7mm and 308.
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RE: Which caliber for me?
The 270 is in the top five caliber for deer hunting and I would rate it the best of the best. The 280 would be fine too but 270 shells can be found anywhere. That is not true of the 7MM-08. Walmart and many of the store like that just don't stock them. Other than that the 7MM-08 is just as capable. I will be carring the 270 on opening morning.
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RE: Which caliber for me?
Hi Eric. From experience, you won't go wrong with either a 270 or 30-06. Both are excellent deer calibres.
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RE: Which caliber for me?
270 is an excellent choice below 220 yds. I have a 30-06, and don't get me wrong, it is a great rifle and versitile (in case you want to hunt larger than white tail). For the most part, a 270 is an excellent white tail rifle. Another caliber you may want to look at would be the 30-30. Not everyone likes lever action, but to me it is faster to get off a second shot (not that I...or anyone else...would need it :-) ) than a bolt action. The semi auto world, in a lot of calibers, have a tendency to jam if you aren't using the rifle's "favorite"ammo. The barrell length of the 30-30 is usually a smidge shorter which makes it nice and easy to pull into position in "brush" shots. I hunt in the 70-200 yard range, and my usual rifle of choice here in the NC mountains is my 30-30. Best advice is to handle and shoot a few different rifles, see which ones seem to "fit" you.I have afriend with HUGE and long arms...he looks pretty goofy trying to shoot my 30-30, but the 30-06 fits himpretty good.
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RE: Which caliber for me?
ORIGINAL: o2bafnp 270 is an excellent choice below 220 yds. Curious to know how you came up with that number ( 220 yds ) as the maximum range for .270. If thats it's maximum range for a whitetail then the 30-30's maximum range is 42 yds. LOL! |
RE: Which caliber for me?
Not real sure where 220 came from (should have said 200), but the orginal question was surrounding a 200 range hunt for "erope"...and a 270 or a 30 30 would be fine for what he is wanting to do...
I am looking at purchasing my first deer rifle. I've been hunting with my Rem 870 w/slug barrel in rifle country for too long. I will only be hunting whitetails with this rifle. The farthest shot I could get off where I hunt is 200yds. max. I would say the average shot would be 100 yds or less. I am seriously considering the .270 Win as the caliber. From doing some reading on here, this sounds like a fine choice, but I would like to hear what your thoughts are |
RE: Which caliber for me?
Boy, lots of good advise here but I would go with the 7mm-08 for low recoil , short action and capable of reaching out to 300 yards without any problem.
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RE: Which caliber for me?
The 270 is fine but I love my 280 with a wider range of bullet weights. But anything from the 243 to the 30-06 will work fine. There is also the 35 whelen a 30-06 necked up to a 35 a fine cartridge out to 250 yards with the ability to use 250gr bullet wt.
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