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.270 For Moose?
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<blockquote data-quote="aushunter1" data-source="post: 1637684" data-attributes="member: 57533"><p>Firstly is the question being asked because that's all you have available to you or are you intending on purchasing a rifle for this use??</p><p></p><p>I have taken down a 200+kg Sambar here is Aus with my .270 with 130gr SST's, shot right on dusk & the animal disappeared into the scrub, I was sure it was a clean heart shot!</p><p>Dusk became pitch darkness within 5 minutes as myself & my mate started searching for it.</p><p>Luckily we did find it, about 30 meters from the shot & in dense scrub, we started to break it down, on opening the chest cavity I found the shot was right on the money, the heart just a soupy mess but it still had enough in it to run that far.</p><p>Still the shot placement was the key not going any farther.</p><p></p><p>I now have dedicate large game rifle in a 300wsm, more powder, larger projectiles, more energy!</p><p>I don't want to run the risk of having another meat/trophy animal run on again & possibly losing it!</p><p></p><p>Imo if you going to use a 270 then use the largest weight projectile you can which if I recall correctly is 180gr but personally I would get something in a larger 30cal or more, something that will have more energy down range.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aushunter1, post: 1637684, member: 57533"] Firstly is the question being asked because that's all you have available to you or are you intending on purchasing a rifle for this use?? I have taken down a 200+kg Sambar here is Aus with my .270 with 130gr SST's, shot right on dusk & the animal disappeared into the scrub, I was sure it was a clean heart shot! Dusk became pitch darkness within 5 minutes as myself & my mate started searching for it. Luckily we did find it, about 30 meters from the shot & in dense scrub, we started to break it down, on opening the chest cavity I found the shot was right on the money, the heart just a soupy mess but it still had enough in it to run that far. Still the shot placement was the key not going any farther. I now have dedicate large game rifle in a 300wsm, more powder, larger projectiles, more energy! I don't want to run the risk of having another meat/trophy animal run on again & possibly losing it! Imo if you going to use a 270 then use the largest weight projectile you can which if I recall correctly is 180gr but personally I would get something in a larger 30cal or more, something that will have more energy down range. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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