A study by a game biologist in Sweden including over 8000 moose taken with cartridges, from the 6.5 X55 Swede to the 375 H&H Magnum showed that the 6.5X55 swede was competitive with all the usual big game cartridges including the 30/06, 300 win mag,and 338 Winchester Magnum.
My own personal experience over the last three years is I have consistently produced quicker kills with my 270 with 150 partitions than my brother has with his 338 win mag and a 225 gr barnes when hunting together. The kills include mule deer,elk, and black bear. In fact I've produced faster kills with my 270 and the 150 partition than any other rifle I've hunted in the last 30+year's.
From what I hear the 6.5 Swede is rather impressive with the 140 partition. I've not tried it yet but I did recently aquire a 6.5 Swede. My 270 works so well for elk sized critters I'll likely use my Swede for a different task. I'm planing to use my Swede for Eastern Montana antelope and deer out to 600 ish yds.
Shod
