Nothing wrong with your 270. If you shoot it well you will have no trouble at all.

If you choose to use that .270, I' d recommend that you use a Swift 150 grain A-Frame bullet.

I have friends that use the .243 and another friend that uses a .300 Savage for elk. Neither has lost or wounded an elk!!!

Roy Weatherby used the .257 on elk.....and I personally believe the .270 Winchester is a far superior cartridge.

Given my pick, I' d use a bigger gun.....buy since you have a .270 and you shoot it well, you' re in good hands I' d say.

Go back and read elkkampmasters comments.....it' s superb advice

When you go on the hunt of you life and get a less then perfect shot on the animal of your life, that is not the time to be wondering if your trusty old 270 will do the job. You can never kill an animal to dead. Shoot the largest caliber that you can muster. Hopefully you will only have to shoot it once. LOL

The 270 Win. will do the job with a well constructed bullet, unless you want a good reason to buy a new rifle. Good luck.

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I agree completely with EKM' s reply. The ability to shoot at difficult angles without worrying about encountering heavy bone makes the 338 that better a choice. But bring what you shoot well with within reason.

I am not a .270 fan, but that is my problem it is a good cartridge. However, are you willing to pass up shots that you have because your .270 will not give you the penertration you need? My self I do not want to let a trophy walk because I do not have enough rifle for the situation, I do not want a wounded critter, that is not hunting!!!! You are looking at a big, rather tough animal and I want an exit hole so if I have to trail it I have a good blood trail to follow. I do not want to have to wait for the perfect broadside shot that may never come. Remember hunting is not about using the minimum tool that can do the job under ideal conditions. We owe the game we hunt more then that, a wounded animal is not a consolation prize for almost. It is not what we hunt with it is how we hunt that matters, go with the .338 you will not be disapointed.

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I asked the same type of question on the big game board and got the same answers. So what did I do? I bought a .338. Now know this, there is a BIG difference in the two and both have a place. If you plan to do a fair bit of hunting on big game, consider it. Thats the advise I got and I agree with it now.

well if I didnt use the .270 and wanted to buy another gun I would get the 7mm Ultra Mag.