Some people are just afraid to admit that the .270 is a perfectly adequate cartridge, because then, they have no reason to use a magnum all the time. The .270 with 150 Gr bullets will kill an elk, period.

Thanks for the kind words about the .270. It seems that a lot of people like to overlook or disregard the .270 as a second rate round, not capable of taking game larger than a deer. From what I understand the .270 was the fastest, flattest shooting round for a lot of years and is still a lot more practical than some of these super souped up magnum rounds.

I agree, TUK, a lot of people don't realize that a .416 Magnum isn't needed for elk hunting, the .270 is one of the best big game cartridges ever invented, and most of the people who put it down are the "magnum" crowd, and most of them can't even shoot their rifles accurately, I find it laughable how these goons boast and brag about how powerful their new super duper whiz bang magnum is, and they can't even keep their bullets in a 10x10 black circle at 100 yards, because the recoil is just too much for them, but they won't admit it, they say "It shoots good, and the recoil isn't too bad", yeah, I guess that is why you have a bloody indention in your forehead from the scope of your rifle, eh? If a gun is too much, don't use it, and I have a strong feeling that most magnum cartridges just arn't needed, like the Remington line of Ultra Mags, but that is a different story. Some people just gotta have something to brag about, I guess.[:@]

I used the Nosler Partition 150-graion bullet for everything when I lived in Alaska, since it has a little better penetration and one never knows when one might encounter a bull moose or a grizzly/brown bear, even when just hunting coastal blacktails.

When I returned to the lower 48, I switched to the 130-grain Nosler Partition for everything, since I did not anticipate any real big varmints like brown bears or bull moose. It has worked on everything I've firedit at down here.......

I honestly do not believe that the 150 will work any better for you than the 130, unless you are going for elk, moose, or larger bear. That is, unless it proves to be more accurate in your rifle than the 130-in mine, both shot about the same, 1.25" 5-shot groups.

I knew a doctor's wife in Fairbanks AK whokilled several polar bear with her .270. She used 150-grain Nosler Partition bullets, and generally shot the bears ONE TIME each!

Maybe the 150s were on sale? Your rifle shoots better with them? You're shoot really big animals, and hope for some marginal improvement?

In that case - with a .270? - I don't think it would make a whole lot of difference which bullet used. That said... I only killed three deer with my .270, and all were under 90yards. Here's that 90 yard buck - I hit him in the neck as he trotted through the woods, one of my best shots ever. I think I was using 130gr corelokt.

Hey cattus - is that a Reh-bock, or what?

Hmmm... don't know... what's a Reh-bock?

Here's another shot of him, in the back of the jeep: