The .270win:The perfect deer cartridge?

[Evan03]

that realy is lifetime of hunting to alot of people.

glad you have the opurtunity

[model 70]

Wish I could be that fortunate. No doubt I'd have a .270win in my hands whenever I'm pulling the trigger on a big buck...or doe...anywhere.

[earschplitinloudenboomer]

...I tend to agree with Rocky Raab....while there are no guaranteed kills in a "fair chase" situation, the increased possibility of a wounded animal is, I feel, somewhat proportional to distance to the animal.

[Evan03]

model70

ive been negleting my 270win over the last few years. i guess that happend when i got my 25.06.

ive been thinkn about setn the 270 up as my light weight pack anywhere anytime rifle. im thinkn a lower power leo with a 32 objective or smaller in a light stock. that set up would be the opisite of every other rifle i have, all the others are right over 8lbs unscoped. the wsm is 7.5 but thats kinda how i like them.

i figure if i get the 270 at 7.5 scoped id be happy and have something that packs easy and still can take game at 200 plus as easy as the rest.

[earschplitinloudenboomer]

Read back a little farther guys...when Jack O'Conner built a rifle for his wife, Eleanor, he chose a 6 MM, in Jacks words "...a fine long range, thin skinned big game cartridge".

I grew up reading Jack O'Conner, I love his hunting stories, his writing style, his life style, the Model 70 Winchester in .270 Win. and hunting White Tail deer.

I also love blondes, but an occasional, discreet redhead does hold a lot of intrigue!!!

[Evan03]

"I also love blondes, but an occasional, discreet redhead does hold a lot of intrigue!!!"

[model 70]

Originally posted by earschplitinloudenboomer
Read back a little farther guys...when Jack O'Conner built a rifle for his wife, Eleanor, he chose a 6 MM, in Jacks words "...a fine long range, thin skinned big game cartridge".

Yes, a fine cartridge indeed but not as PERFECT as the .270

[6.5s4ever]

I really dont care what rifle your packing, But shooting a deer at 800 yds!, you better check the charts for ft lbs of energy left in whatever weight bullet you are shooting and hope there is no wind drift let alone speculating bullet drop for a hold over shot . What I am basically saying is dont push your luck and get closer to the animal to make a clean kill period!!!! Dont Take Chances even if you are an expert rifleman!

[sladek]

The .270 is a great round for deer, thats proven, is it the perfect round? Well, how do you describe "perfect" does/can it kill a deer at close range? at long range?(reasonable range, not a made up 800 yard senerio, thats unrealistic for a lot of shooters) Is it close to a 30.06 or .300 ballistically? Yes to all the above

Bottom line is, there is no "perfect" round for all situations.....It really all depends on how well you shoot, and who is doing the shooting. A 10 year old or your wife/girlfriend shooting a .300 would probrably not call the .300 a perfect round, on the other hand if they shot a .243 or .270 it might be more to their liking.....The "perfect" caliber is the one you shoot the best with, and the one that is most comfortable to shoot, and still capable of killing a good size deer at close to moderate ranges, without destroying the deer, leave the "800 yard" shots to the experts...... and .243, 25.06, .270, and 30.06 fit all these bills perfectly.......I can't see any reason to use anything bigger than the above, unless you are hunting large game, Elk Moose...........the .270 would work and the 30.06 is more than enough, but at long range or larger game than the .300 or .325WSM(my fav) or larger might be the perfect round.......except for some dangerous game......But if you look at the history, track record, sales, popularity, chamberings, versatility, bullet weights, ...etc, for any caliber, then the 30.06 would be the perfect cartridge hands down....

[Evan03]

finaly added a 3 point buck to my 2506 list of kills.

one shot at about 200ish maybe alittle less maybe alittle more. thank goodness for flat shooting. one shot dropped the buck to his knees right where he was standing. recoverd the 100gr nosler balistick tipp in an almost picture perfect mushroom just inside the hide on the far side.

i plan to take more deer with this combo. i also plan to try the 85gr 6mm hunting bullets in whatever 6mm i end up.

personaly i wasnt going to type another reply in this topick but i figured what the heck ive been exscited about the 2506's perfromance and wanted to talk it up just alittle more.

id also like to say that if you ask me what the perfect deer calibers is id tell you that i realy have no clue. just stay away from the loud boomer big magnum cased calibers and you will do great. and preferably keep the smallest caliber to 6mm and larger.

the first deer i ever shot was with my 270win at about 20yds deer was shot ounce in the shoulder blades. it was ugly but it did the job. took about 5 more after that with the same 270 from 100-further than 300. the caliber just plain works.
then so did the 2506.

i like playing with calibers that recoil less than the 270win. though not a ton of recoil with it it just doenst lend itself to alot of shooting. id better ad that i also have 3006 im playing with.

i just like to play and chances are i will never find that one caliber that stands out as single most perfect deer caliber out there.

but if i did pick the 270 ass my deer only rifle then that would be one good decision.

Evan

[Evan03]

i also decided that for one to decide what the best deer rifle is that he or she must try them all to determine that.

im on the mission to do just that.

wish me luck

Evan

[rem 700]

Forget about the cartridge you're using. Just be sure you're using the trusty Remington 700.

[Evan03]

ohhhhhhhh but thats an entire difrent debate on its own

[Brithunter]

Sorry Rem700 but your just plain sick

I do not nor will I ever probably own a 700 remington, they are awful. I cannot put my finger on what it is about them I dislike so but they don't feel right. A friend has one a 700 VSS in .223. sure his is accurate but then he did buy it in about 1985 but even he admits his win 70 heavy barrel synthetic stocked rifle he brought about 3 years later leaves in in the dust for accuracy.

For me I prefer traditionly made firearms forged bolts and recievers not tubing with brazed on bits, but hey it's your money .

As for the .270 win well I like it but it's been an unlucky cartridge for me it was the first full bore cartridge I had and I have yet to take a beast with it. It always seesm that when I get a beast in my sights when carrying a .270 rifle that it's either the wrong beast, wrong sex and out of season or it's an unsafe shot

However just now I am starting to play with a 6mm Remington chambered Parker-Hale 1200V with heavey barrel. The brass just arrived this morning so now I can start, got the dies last week

[rem 700]

I've had luck with my 700s myself. They'll all keep it in an inch @ 300yds w/ a rest, no matter how old one of them is(ie, 1970s and younger, with no new parts ever needed--only 1 has a heavy barrel on it which is a 22/250). As for Win. 70s, they're classic, but don't match the accuracy and have a bad time with out of box accuracy and reliability in harsh conditions you could one day accidentally trust it to.