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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 268169" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>OK... on the 270... It's a good cartridge and I would pick it over the 308 for LR hunting. But that's a very general statement. There are a lot of factors in determining the LR effectivenes of a rifle/cartridge combo. You will get the idea after you have a little time to read the many threads on this site. IMO, the 270 is a 700-800 yd deer rifle depending on load and elev.</p><p> </p><p>Like already mentioned, bullet selection is a big factor. BC is EVERYTHING in LR. Bullet terminal performnce is very important in the "hunting" equation part of it. For LR reach you are looking at velocity and BC period. For hunting, you are looking at what the bullet will do when it hits the critter.</p><p> </p><p>You need to decide your priorities and performance expectations. The ballistic calcs that were posted will help you determine just what a cartridge/load/bullet will do. The performance of your (dad's) rifle has a lot todo with it too. You may not get the performance from an out of the box 24" bbl, sporter rifle that you would out of a more specialized and tuned rifle. The only way to find out is to shoot it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 268169, member: 11717"] OK... on the 270... It's a good cartridge and I would pick it over the 308 for LR hunting. But that's a very general statement. There are a lot of factors in determining the LR effectivenes of a rifle/cartridge combo. You will get the idea after you have a little time to read the many threads on this site. IMO, the 270 is a 700-800 yd deer rifle depending on load and elev. Like already mentioned, bullet selection is a big factor. BC is EVERYTHING in LR. Bullet terminal performnce is very important in the "hunting" equation part of it. For LR reach you are looking at velocity and BC period. For hunting, you are looking at what the bullet will do when it hits the critter. You need to decide your priorities and performance expectations. The ballistic calcs that were posted will help you determine just what a cartridge/load/bullet will do. The performance of your (dad's) rifle has a lot todo with it too. You may not get the performance from an out of the box 24" bbl, sporter rifle that you would out of a more specialized and tuned rifle. The only way to find out is to shoot it. [/QUOTE]
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