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<blockquote data-quote="Olbeav" data-source="post: 322609" data-attributes="member: 18340"><p>Every person is entitled to his opinion! I have used 270 and the 280. If a person is a reloader the difference is not significant but the primary factory</p><p>loadings for the 270 has been the 130 & 150 grain and the late Jack O'Conner</p><p>espoused the the 130 grain as a near ideal big game load. I am not and never will be advocate of the 270 for anything larger than antelope and deer! Whereas the 280 ekes into the cartridges that are satisfactory for elk with its</p><p>greater powder capacity and generally heavier bullets. I have used a 280</p><p>bolt rifle since 1977 and deem that cartridge entirely satisfactory for all North</p><p>American big game with the exception of the grizzly and brown bear.</p><p>After 50 years of hunting and the taking of 40 some odd elk I know a thing</p><p>or two about downing big game animals and keeping them down! In my</p><p>experience there has been more elk lost and not recovered that were shot</p><p>by the 270 than any other round. I would say in all honesty for those starting</p><p>out hunting elk get the time proven 06 make it fit you (shorten the stock if necessary and get a trigger job) load it with at least 180 preferably 200 grain</p><p>I use Nosler Partitions and learn to shoot it!! If the recoil seems a bit stiff put</p><p>a quality recoil pad on it. No the 270 is not a elk round! The 280 handloaded</p><p>with 58 grains of H4831 and the superb 160 grain Partition has worked</p><p>wonderfully for me and is a killer from the headwaters!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Olbeav, post: 322609, member: 18340"] Every person is entitled to his opinion! I have used 270 and the 280. If a person is a reloader the difference is not significant but the primary factory loadings for the 270 has been the 130 & 150 grain and the late Jack O'Conner espoused the the 130 grain as a near ideal big game load. I am not and never will be advocate of the 270 for anything larger than antelope and deer! Whereas the 280 ekes into the cartridges that are satisfactory for elk with its greater powder capacity and generally heavier bullets. I have used a 280 bolt rifle since 1977 and deem that cartridge entirely satisfactory for all North American big game with the exception of the grizzly and brown bear. After 50 years of hunting and the taking of 40 some odd elk I know a thing or two about downing big game animals and keeping them down! In my experience there has been more elk lost and not recovered that were shot by the 270 than any other round. I would say in all honesty for those starting out hunting elk get the time proven 06 make it fit you (shorten the stock if necessary and get a trigger job) load it with at least 180 preferably 200 grain I use Nosler Partitions and learn to shoot it!! If the recoil seems a bit stiff put a quality recoil pad on it. No the 270 is not a elk round! The 280 handloaded with 58 grains of H4831 and the superb 160 grain Partition has worked wonderfully for me and is a killer from the headwaters! [/QUOTE]
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