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270 Winchester bullet choice for deer and elk
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<blockquote data-quote="Morrison" data-source="post: 1375448" data-attributes="member: 12911"><p>I know that I am old school and follow the rule to bring enough gun. Personally I believe that the 270 is too light, but I have loaded it for ELK and have used my 270WSM successfully on ELK. I have noticed that many who are new to ELK do not seem to grasp how large the animal is. Where a good size Deer may be 200 lbs. a Cow Elk will run in the neighborhood of 500 lbs. The Elk is a thick skinned and heavy boned animal making shot placement critical. I have seen/tracked ELK that have been hit in the shoulder, hitting bone that stopped the bullet and only crippled the animal. We owe it to the animal to make a clean kill, no suffering. With that thought in mind I would recommend something like the 150 grain Nosler Partition, some other heavy bonded core or a solid bullet. There are some new powders that help stop the copper fouling in the barrel if you decide to use the solids, IMR 7977, RL 23 or RL 26. Personally, I have a 270WSM where I use the 140 grain Fail Safe but that bullet has not been manufactured for 10 years. My 270 is reserved and is wonderful for Deer and Antelope. It appears to be a perfect match with the 130 grain bullets in that environment. Today when I hunt ELK I am using a 300 Weatherby loaded with a 200 grain bullet, a 300 Win Mag with a 190 grain LRAB, 7mm RUM with 175 grain LRAB or an old trusted 7MM Mag with the 160 grain Fail Safe. I am getting older and I don't have to track wounded animals any more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrison, post: 1375448, member: 12911"] I know that I am old school and follow the rule to bring enough gun. Personally I believe that the 270 is too light, but I have loaded it for ELK and have used my 270WSM successfully on ELK. I have noticed that many who are new to ELK do not seem to grasp how large the animal is. Where a good size Deer may be 200 lbs. a Cow Elk will run in the neighborhood of 500 lbs. The Elk is a thick skinned and heavy boned animal making shot placement critical. I have seen/tracked ELK that have been hit in the shoulder, hitting bone that stopped the bullet and only crippled the animal. We owe it to the animal to make a clean kill, no suffering. With that thought in mind I would recommend something like the 150 grain Nosler Partition, some other heavy bonded core or a solid bullet. There are some new powders that help stop the copper fouling in the barrel if you decide to use the solids, IMR 7977, RL 23 or RL 26. Personally, I have a 270WSM where I use the 140 grain Fail Safe but that bullet has not been manufactured for 10 years. My 270 is reserved and is wonderful for Deer and Antelope. It appears to be a perfect match with the 130 grain bullets in that environment. Today when I hunt ELK I am using a 300 Weatherby loaded with a 200 grain bullet, a 300 Win Mag with a 190 grain LRAB, 7mm RUM with 175 grain LRAB or an old trusted 7MM Mag with the 160 grain Fail Safe. I am getting older and I don't have to track wounded animals any more. [/QUOTE]
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