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270 win vs 300 mag using factory ammo
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<blockquote data-quote="scfam" data-source="post: 1192144" data-attributes="member: 80956"><p>With a perfect shot, a 223 with bonded bullets will take an elk. We are not talking about perfection here, and a poor shot with a 300 is not a better outcome than a poor shot with a 270, so this is a straw man. What you have to think about is which rifle can you consistently MAKE a good shot, and the rifle with the bigger recoil tends to create less field accuracy due to flinching. If you hit the vitals with either, the elk is dead. If you hit the guts or a leg with either, you are in trouble. 3000 foot pounds dumped in the gut is not any better than 2600 foot pounds dumped in the gut. Focus on using the best bonded bullets and only shoot when you know you will make a lung or heart shot. If you do that the 270 will give you 1-shot kills every time, just as will the 300. BTW, almost every elk I've seen shot in the near shoulder with a 270 or 300 using 140 grain and 180 grain accubonds, respectively, winds up with double-shoulder penetration and recovery of the bullet in the offside hide.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scfam, post: 1192144, member: 80956"] With a perfect shot, a 223 with bonded bullets will take an elk. We are not talking about perfection here, and a poor shot with a 300 is not a better outcome than a poor shot with a 270, so this is a straw man. What you have to think about is which rifle can you consistently MAKE a good shot, and the rifle with the bigger recoil tends to create less field accuracy due to flinching. If you hit the vitals with either, the elk is dead. If you hit the guts or a leg with either, you are in trouble. 3000 foot pounds dumped in the gut is not any better than 2600 foot pounds dumped in the gut. Focus on using the best bonded bullets and only shoot when you know you will make a lung or heart shot. If you do that the 270 will give you 1-shot kills every time, just as will the 300. BTW, almost every elk I've seen shot in the near shoulder with a 270 or 300 using 140 grain and 180 grain accubonds, respectively, winds up with double-shoulder penetration and recovery of the bullet in the offside hide. [/QUOTE]
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