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270 WSM or 7mm rem mag
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<blockquote data-quote="budlight" data-source="post: 63097" data-attributes="member: 2939"><p>Just like when i showed up for the Buffalo hunt with my .277 The park rangers wanted a 300 mag at least and most of the guys actually had .338 and 375's.</p><p></p><p>They were skeptical of a 270. But they must have thought that I know something because I explained these 140's would go through 1/2 inch of steel at 200 yards and no 30's or 338 win mags had ever punched holes clear through at our local silhouette - In fairness to the 30 &amp; 338's people were using heavier bullets like the 180-200 30's and 250 &amp; 275 gr 338s So maybe lighter high speed rounds would make it through instead of just big impact craters.</p><p></p><p>270 Ackley Improved with 29 inch barrel and the 140 boat tails @ 3280 fps 1500 lbs about 45 degrees facing to me. 185 yards or so and below me. Studied the anotomy so it was the best shot to go through the shoulder blade and get the bullet to expand before going through the heart and lung area. The park rangers explained that they wanted head shots for instant kills. I shot first out of 8 of us and it fell over dead. they made the assumption that it must have been a head shot. I didn't want to tear it's head up because it was going to be mounted. Some of the big gun guys had them running all over wounded and the rangers had to shoot them several times.</p><p></p><p>The 270 wsm with fast 140-150's can take out elk at reasonable ranges.</p><p></p><p>I think all hunters need to use bow hunter skills. I got my first Elk from about 50 yards away and it was looking at me. I'm pretty sure that a 270 causes a bigger wound channel than a broad head</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="budlight, post: 63097, member: 2939"] Just like when i showed up for the Buffalo hunt with my .277 The park rangers wanted a 300 mag at least and most of the guys actually had .338 and 375's. They were skeptical of a 270. But they must have thought that I know something because I explained these 140's would go through 1/2 inch of steel at 200 yards and no 30's or 338 win mags had ever punched holes clear through at our local silhouette - In fairness to the 30 & 338's people were using heavier bullets like the 180-200 30's and 250 & 275 gr 338s So maybe lighter high speed rounds would make it through instead of just big impact craters. 270 Ackley Improved with 29 inch barrel and the 140 boat tails @ 3280 fps 1500 lbs about 45 degrees facing to me. 185 yards or so and below me. Studied the anotomy so it was the best shot to go through the shoulder blade and get the bullet to expand before going through the heart and lung area. The park rangers explained that they wanted head shots for instant kills. I shot first out of 8 of us and it fell over dead. they made the assumption that it must have been a head shot. I didn't want to tear it's head up because it was going to be mounted. Some of the big gun guys had them running all over wounded and the rangers had to shoot them several times. The 270 wsm with fast 140-150's can take out elk at reasonable ranges. I think all hunters need to use bow hunter skills. I got my first Elk from about 50 yards away and it was looking at me. I'm pretty sure that a 270 causes a bigger wound channel than a broad head [/QUOTE]
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