I'm going to be buying a rifle soon and am leaning towards a 270. What are the main differences between a 270 and 30-06? I know the 30-06 might be a little more powerful than the 270, but the 270 might shoot a little flatter than the 06. What else? Thanks for help in advance.

6.5mmSwede, 7mmX57 or .270

I like the 270 because it kicks less and shoots flatter. But that's not the issues, what you do with the rifle matters. What critters are you planning to hunt with the rifle? What does the area's you hunt in look like? Will you be shooting across open fields or back in the woods?

I'm planning to hunt whitetails with it. I have a rifled shot gun without a scope so I'm looking for something that will shoot farther than my shot gun for distances of 75-100 yrds or more. I'll most likely be shooting in open fields and woods.

I agree with chiefks. It really depends on what and where you hunt meaning the size of the game and the average distance of your shot. I have had both, and personally I preferred the 30-06. Where I huntI can find myself hunting for moose, deer or bear at any given time. Therefore I find the flexibility and slightly greater knock down power of the 06 works better for my hunting situations. However both are good calibres, inexpensive shells and good selection of bullets.

ive got the .270 and it works great for me but the 06 isnt bad.

Two great calibers. As you probably know, they use the same case. With the bullets we have today either caliber is a top choice. If its mainly deer then the hands down choice IMO is the 270. Last season I shot nine Mule deer with nine shots from the 270 with 130 grain Federal Fusions. They went nowhere after being hit. I would not hesitate one second to hunt anything but the biggest bears (grizzly and polar), with the 270 and the right bullet. The 30-06 will do everything the 270 will do but the 270 will shoot a bit flatter and kick a little less using 130 grain bullets. As RH said, the 6.5x55, 7mm-08 and 7x57 will do the same job.

Either caliber will work well for you. I still opt for the 270 because it kickes less (yes I have a flinching problem) and shoots flatter. You can find ammo for both guns practically any where and its not expensive. 30-06 has more nock down power, but bullet placement wins over nock down every time.


Peronal choice, get what ever floats your boat.

you can shoot a heavier bullet in an -06 up to 220grs

with identical weight bullets say 150grs the trajectory should be nearly identical fer both cartridges

i own rifles chambered fer both, i prefer the -06 only cuz the rifle itself is better suited to my needs afield

early

It's not the size of the bullet but the velocity behind it that wins at long ranges.