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<blockquote data-quote="Trigger1989" data-source="post: 1167944" data-attributes="member: 94816"><p>Still relatively new to the long range shooting and hunting gig. I also just harvested my first deer this past December here in the wild west (AZ). I got a lung shot on a mule deer at 200 yards with my ruger mark ii chambered in 6mm rem. Due to the lung shot he only stumbled about 15 yards and was out in only a few minutes. My only issue was the bullet did not hit bone and did not exit. A good kill but now that I have big game fever, I am over thinking my next hunting rifle ... it will be used mainly for deer and long range shooting with the rare chance I get drawn for rifle elk. If I did I would not want to be slightly under gunned like I was a few months ago. I know technically I wasn't under gunned but the heaviest bullet that I could get to shoot sub moa was 90 grain nosler ballistic tips. So maybe my ammo was what slightly handicapped me. Anyways, with the short magnums I like that I can get a 23" barrel with a short action for a overall shorter package vs say a 7mm rem mag or 300 win mag. I guess my big question in a nutshell is would I be handicapped for elk with the 270 wsm? Everything I've read points me to the 300 wsm due to velocity and wide range of bullet selection especially since I hand load. For some reason I just want the 270 though! Probably because it will be a little easier on the shoulder and meat when it comes to what I will be mainly doing with the rifle, long range paper killing and deer hunting. So I look to you guys for reasons why I should pick one or the other, or possibly make my decision harder! Either way thanks in advance for the input!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trigger1989, post: 1167944, member: 94816"] Still relatively new to the long range shooting and hunting gig. I also just harvested my first deer this past December here in the wild west (AZ). I got a lung shot on a mule deer at 200 yards with my ruger mark ii chambered in 6mm rem. Due to the lung shot he only stumbled about 15 yards and was out in only a few minutes. My only issue was the bullet did not hit bone and did not exit. A good kill but now that I have big game fever, I am over thinking my next hunting rifle ... it will be used mainly for deer and long range shooting with the rare chance I get drawn for rifle elk. If I did I would not want to be slightly under gunned like I was a few months ago. I know technically I wasn't under gunned but the heaviest bullet that I could get to shoot sub moa was 90 grain nosler ballistic tips. So maybe my ammo was what slightly handicapped me. Anyways, with the short magnums I like that I can get a 23" barrel with a short action for a overall shorter package vs say a 7mm rem mag or 300 win mag. I guess my big question in a nutshell is would I be handicapped for elk with the 270 wsm? Everything I've read points me to the 300 wsm due to velocity and wide range of bullet selection especially since I hand load. For some reason I just want the 270 though! Probably because it will be a little easier on the shoulder and meat when it comes to what I will be mainly doing with the rifle, long range paper killing and deer hunting. So I look to you guys for reasons why I should pick one or the other, or possibly make my decision harder! Either way thanks in advance for the input! [/QUOTE]
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