RE: Help me, .270 or 30-06
 

3006 will do anything the 270 will do plus a whole lot more.

RE: Help me, .270 or 30-06
 

TWO SEVENTY, it shootem faster and flatter

RE: Help me, .270 or 30-06
 

Flip a coin, buy one and then shoot the s*** out of it:).

I like the .30/06 better when considering moose though.

RE: Help me, .270 or 30-06
 

30-06

RE: Help me, .270 or 30-06
 

They are both good guns for everything up to moose/elk. I personally prefer the heavier bullets available in the '06 and 308 on bigger game but it really is personal preference. Whitetails do not normally require premium bullets in either caliber. You should use a premium bullet for the larger game. As in an earlier post, shoot, shoot, shoot. Not just off a bench either. Shoot from normal field positions. I know lots of people who shoot well off the bench and can't hit a woodchuck at 150 yds offhand. I have yet to take a shot at deer off any kind of rest. Every one has been an offhand shot.

I am going to buck the flow here when I say that a heavier rifle, at least for me, is easier to hold steady offhand than a light rifle. I know the trend is for light mountain rifles. My Rem 7600, which has a lot of weight forward due to the pump action, is a very steady gun. It only weighs one pound more than the Rem mod 7.

What ever you choose it will serve you well. Good luck!

RE: Help me, .270 or 30-06
 

308...You can hit a chuck at 150 off-hand? That's one hell of a feat. I've been shooting a long time...and am a fair shooter. I cannot do that consistently, and haven't seem many that can.

RE: Help me, .270 or 30-06
 

Rem 700 bdl .270, free floated barrel, leupold 12x ao scope 110 gr hollowpoints, groups .65"@100 yds. Best off hand shot was 235 long paces. 150 yd is not difficult with an accurate gun. If you are not out of breath, if you hold the gun properly, if you practice.

I'm not talking head shots here. These are on chucks standing up or where the whole body is visible. A chuck is a reasonably big target when you are holding on the center of mass. The hollowpoints tend to be explosive.

Edited by - 308shtr on 12/19/2002 09:26:40

RE: Help me, .270 or 30-06
 

30.06 anytime! I have a rem 700 adl and handload Hornady 130grn Spire Points for deer and it has never let me down and shoots just as flat as any .270 around here. If i decide to hunt something bigger i can just load some bigger bullets. There's alot of bullet variety out there and if you handload there's alot you can do with the 30.06

RE: Help me, .270 or 30-06
 

Between those two, I would go with the 30-06. If you want something with less recoil, go with the .308. It is great too. The .308 is what I use mostly, but I have taken deer with both the 270 and 30-06 as well, and they all are fine for deer.