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The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 #11824394 02/13/17 Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 1,677 T Trystan OP Campfire Regular OP Trystan Campfire Regular T Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 1,677 Will it ever get any better? 😀 Trystan Good bullets properly placed always work, but not everyone knows what good bullets are, or can reliably place them in the field

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11824431 02/14/17 Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,603 Louisiana-U.S.A. J Joe Campfire Tracker Joe Campfire Tracker J Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,603 Louisiana-U.S.A. Not for the vast majority of us! Shew me thy ways, O LORD: teach me thy paths. "there are few better cartridges on Earth than the 7 x 57mm Mauser" "the .30 Springfield is light, accurate, penetrating, and has surprising stopping power"

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11824456 02/14/17 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,646 Coues Country G GregW Campfire Ranger GregW Campfire Ranger G Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,646 Coues Country Originally Posted by Trystan Will it ever get any better? 😀 Trystan Easily... Just neck it up or down a tad. - Greg Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11824513 02/14/17 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,844 Big Sky Country TheBigSky Campfire Outfitter TheBigSky Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,844 Big Sky Country Apparently, based upon hundreds of such assertions throughout this forum, the determining factor is whether an animal "can tell the difference". People who assert this criteria "the dozen deer/pigs/elk I shot, couldn't tell the difference" always baffles me. As though that is somehow determinable. _________________________________________________________________________ “Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.” John Steinbeck ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11824582 02/14/17 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 150,911 Texas hanco Campfire Savant hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 150,911 Texas You can't go wrong with a 270 or an 06

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11824599 02/14/17 Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 628 Alberta RBO Campfire Regular RBO Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 628 Alberta It gets better...... When you combine the two you get a 280!

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11825029 02/14/17 Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,910 Georgia J JMR40 Campfire Outfitter JMR40 Campfire Outfitter J Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,910 Georgia Or shorten them and get 308 and 7-08. Most people don't really want the truth. They just want constant reassurance that what they believe is the truth.

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11825960 02/14/17 Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 335 lastofthebreed Campfire Member lastofthebreed Campfire Member Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 335 I was reminded again today why the 270 is a great cartridge. I found a tang safety Ruger 77 at a bargain a while back and just put a Leupold 3X9X40 Vari X II on it. I had some new brass, so I dropped 60 gr of 4831 in some of them and topped them off with 130 gr Winchester PSP bullets. 5 shots total to get zeroed at 100 yards and then a nice 3 shot 3/4 inch group. Typical of my experiences with the 270. YMMV.

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11825990 02/14/17 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 10,972 NW Alabama R R_H_Clark Campfire Outfitter R_H_Clark Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 10,972 NW Alabama I've always liked the 270. I think it's funny that I bought my first one about 35 years ago to have something different from all my 30-30 carrying friends.I was a young rifle loony who had no clue that the 270 was one of the most popular chamberings ever created.

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11825991 02/14/17 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,760 Wyoming W WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger W Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,760 Wyoming I like the .270 and 06.. Haven't hunted much with the 06 for the last 40 years or so.. They are great for the average guy who buys wallymart ammo.. They are fun for the serious loader, but I have other calibers I like better for most of my hunting and shooting.. My .270 shoot flat when shooting at coyotes, but it can match my 7mm Wea. But for most hunters/shooters they are all that is needed!! Molon Labe

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11825996 02/14/17 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,760 Wyoming W WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger W Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,760 Wyoming I like the .270 and 06.. Haven't hunted much with the 06 for the last 40 years or so.. They are great for the average guy who buys wallymart ammo.. They are fun for the serious loader, but I have other calibers I like better for most of my hunting and shooting.. My .270 shoots flat when shooting at coyotes, but it CANNOT match my 7mm Wea. But for most hunters/shooters they are all that is needed!! Molon Labe

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 WyoCoyoteHunter #11826019 02/14/17 Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 14,207 N.E.Wisconsin H Huntz Campfire Outfitter Huntz Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 14,207 N.E.Wisconsin Originally Posted by WyoCoyoteHunter I like the .270 and 06.. Haven't hunted much with the 06 for the last 40 years or so.. They are great for the average guy who buys wallymart ammo.. They are fun for the serious loader, but I have other calibers I like better for most of my hunting and shooting.. My .270 shoots flat when shooting at coyotes, but it CANNOT match my 7mm Wea. But for most hunters/shooters they are all that is needed!! You can say that again! Its all right to be white!! Stupidity left unattended will run rampant Don't argue with stupid people, They will drag you down to their level and then win by experience

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Huntz #11826058 02/14/17 Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 22,735 Minnesocialism B bigwhoop Campfire Ranger bigwhoop Campfire Ranger B Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 22,735 Minnesocialism I'll say it is the most successful American engineered non-military cartridge developed since 1925. My home is the "sanctuary residence" for my firearms.

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 TheBigSky #11826196 02/14/17 Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 45,990 Colorado S smokepole Campfire 'Bwana smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 45,990 Colorado Originally Posted by TheBigSky Apparently, based upon hundreds of such assertions throughout this forum, the determining factor is whether an animal "can tell the difference". People who assert this criteria "the dozen deer/pigs/elk I shot, couldn't tell the difference" always baffles me. As though that is somehow determinable. They can tell the difference if you're running a premium pill. That's how I roll. DRT. A wise man is frequently humbled.

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11826227 02/14/17 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,720 Rural Utah USA T tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,720 Rural Utah USA Originally Posted by Trystan Will it ever get any better? 😀 Trystan yea..its called a 6.5x55.... T R U M P W O N ! U L T R A M A G A !

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11826273 02/14/17 Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,240 North Carolina W wilkeshunter Campfire Outfitter wilkeshunter Campfire Outfitter W Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,240 North Carolina I liked my .30-06 so much that I bought another one.

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11826351 02/14/17 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,881 Colorado T taz4570 Campfire Tracker taz4570 Campfire Tracker T Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,881 Colorado Still two of my favorites, after 4 decades. I have no use for "magnums". Too much fuss and no gain. "Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right." Henry Ford If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them?

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11827200 02/15/17 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,587 Alberta - Wild Rose Country harv3589 Campfire Regular harv3589 Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,587 Alberta - Wild Rose Country I now have both a 270 and 30-06 in the safe...plan to use the 270 this year. I've sold a number of 30-06 rifles but always come back to them....hard to argue having a rifle that fits my style of hunting perfectly. Rob

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 hanco #11828787 02/15/17 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,409 Florida D Dixie_Rebel Campfire Tracker Dixie_Rebel Campfire Tracker D Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,409 Florida Originally Posted by hanco You can't go wrong with a 270 or an 06 I agree! Liberalism is a cancer Support Christian Family values

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11829915 02/16/17 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,917 AK peninsula 458Win Campfire Tracker 458Win Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,917 AK peninsula They both have remained extremely popular as long as they have for a great number of very good reasons. Phil Shoemaker Alaska Master Guide, Alaska Hunter Ed Instructor FAA Master pilot www.grizzlyskinsofalaska.com Anyone who claims the 30-06 is not effective has either not used one, or else is unwittingly commenting on their marksmanship.

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11830055 02/16/17 Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 3,323 SE Nebraska orion03 Campfire Tracker orion03 Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 3,323 SE Nebraska If you can't get it done with these two you better check yourself before you wreck yourself. `Bring Enough Gun`

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11830292 02/16/17 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 22,884 D DakotaDeer Campfire Ranger DakotaDeer Campfire Ranger D Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 22,884 The 30-06 is certainly the better of the two listed!

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11834317 02/17/17 Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,873 Deer Park, Tx R Reloder28 Campfire Ranger Reloder28 Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,873 Deer Park, Tx Originally Posted by Trystan Will it ever get any better? 😀 Trystan It did with the advent of the 280 Remington. "I never thought I'd live to see the day that a U.S. president would raise an army to invade his own country." Robert E. Lee

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11834338 02/17/17 Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 2,533 Wyoming W wyoming260 Campfire Regular wyoming260 Campfire Regular W Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 2,533 Wyoming I will just stick with a 7x57 for my deer - elk sized game.....

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11834348 02/17/17 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,760 Wyoming W WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger W Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,760 Wyoming You folks are funny!!! Molon Labe

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11834730 02/17/17 Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,965 Caldwell, Idaho I idahoguy101 Campfire Regular idahoguy101 Campfire Regular I Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,965 Caldwell, Idaho Supplement your .30/06 or 270 Win with a 9.3x62mm or 458 Win Mag. You'll cover all the world's big game.

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11837936 02/19/17 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,891 Edge of nowhere B bangeye Campfire Tracker bangeye Campfire Tracker B Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,891 Edge of nowhere I think it was John Wooters that stated there wasn't a nickels worth of difference in a number of medium capacity deer cartridges which I agree with. The 270 and 30-06 are certainly excellent cartridges as is the 7x57. I guess if I was primarily a elk hunter and occasional deer hunter I would lean to the 30-06 while if I was primarily a deer hunter and occasional elk hunter I would probably go for the 270 however as said it is really a toss up but both are excellent cartridges

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11840410 02/20/17 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 24,239 North texas usa curdog4570 Campfire Ranger curdog4570 Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 24,239 North texas usa Mr. Weatherby made both of them obsolescent. Never holler whoa or look back in a tight place

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 idahoguy101 #11843661 02/21/17 Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 176 M Macs69 Campfire Member Macs69 Campfire Member M Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 176 Originally Posted by idahoguy101 Supplement your .30/06 or 270 Win with a 9.3x62mm or 458 Win Mag. You'll cover all the world's big game. How about a .375 H&H?

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11843737 02/21/17 Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 15,491 The Great Southwest CCCC Campfire Ranger CCCC Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 15,491 The Great Southwest Originally Posted by Trystan Will it ever get any better? 😀 Trystan In reply to your terms: Very good cartridges, but simply credible. "It" will probably get better, but those cartridges probably won't. NRA Member - Life, Benefactor, Patron

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 CCCC #11843877 02/21/17 Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,698 Minnesota W whelennut Campfire Tracker whelennut Campfire Tracker W Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,698 Minnesota I like to amuse myself by necking them up to 35 caliber and watching my in laws try to chamber them. whelennut I like to do my hunting BEFORE I pull the trigger! There is only one kind of dead, but there are many different kinds of wounded.

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11843922 02/21/17 Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 30,257 Brad Campfire 'Bwana Brad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 30,257 Took my first Whitetail with the 30-06. Took my first Pronghorn with the 270. Took my first Black Bear with the 30-06. Took my biggest Elk with the 270. And so on... Anymore I prefer the 270. Kicks a little and kills a lot. “Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Brad #11843939 02/21/17 Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 43,822 Hi-Line SamOlson Campfire 'Bwana SamOlson Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 43,822 Hi-Line If the 270 isn't the perfect buck deer cartridge I don't know what is....

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 SamOlson #11843947 02/21/17 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky Its the perfect prairie grouse cartridge, I'm told! I might have to get one! "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11843976 02/21/17 Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 43,822 Hi-Line SamOlson Campfire 'Bwana SamOlson Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 43,822 Hi-Line Buy the extra high BC bullets.........

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 SamOlson #11843996 02/21/17 Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 30,257 Brad Campfire 'Bwana Brad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 30,257 Originally Posted by SamOlson Buy the extra high BC bullets......... I might have "High BC" tattooed on my dick... which from so many POV's is where the concept belongs. “Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11844007 02/21/17 Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 43,822 Hi-Line SamOlson Campfire 'Bwana SamOlson Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 43,822 Hi-Line .496 BC is the sweet spot....grin

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 SamOlson #11844024 02/21/17 Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 30,257 Brad Campfire 'Bwana Brad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 30,257 LOL, good job bro. “Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11844046 02/21/17 Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 43,822 Hi-Line SamOlson Campfire 'Bwana SamOlson Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 43,822 Hi-Line That was Poobs, about 10 years ago!

Re: The incredible 270 winchester Trystan #11844059 02/21/17 Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 13,232 Henderson, NV NVhntr Campfire Outfitter NVhntr Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 13,232 Henderson, NV I've done that with my .270. Those high BC bullets rock. A 30/06 would probably have wasted too much meat. Let's Go Brandon! FJB

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 tikkanut #11844152 02/21/17 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas Originally Posted by tikkanut yea..its called a 6.5x55.... COUGH !! COUGH !! Before you say anything-- I have a 6.5X55 Jerry jwall- *** 3100 guy*** A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 SamOlson #11844165 02/21/17 Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 16,361 Las Vegas NM M mark shubert Campfire Ranger mark shubert Campfire Ranger M Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 16,361 Las Vegas NM Originally Posted by SamOlson .496 BC is the sweet spot....grin Didja get blood on your chinks? That will rot the leather. I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 smokepole #11844549 02/21/17 Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,601 A Quieter Place S shootem Campfire Outfitter shootem Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,601 A Quieter Place Quote They can tell the difference if you're running a premium pill. That's how I roll. DRT AAAAAHHHHHH. Fingernails/chalkboard!! “When Tyranny becomes Law, Rebellion becomes Duty” Colossians 3:17 (New King James Version) "And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him."

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 SamOlson #11844563 02/21/17 Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,601 A Quieter Place S shootem Campfire Outfitter shootem Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,601 A Quieter Place Originally Posted by SamOlson .496 BC is the sweet spot....grin Way overpenetrated. “When Tyranny becomes Law, Rebellion becomes Duty” Colossians 3:17 (New King James Version) "And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him."

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11855365 02/25/17 Joined: May 2004 Posts: 5,181 TAX HELL Allenton Wisconsin I ihookem Campfire Tracker ihookem Campfire Tracker I Joined: May 2004 Posts: 5,181 TAX HELL Allenton Wisconsin I had both, and at the same time but never shot anything with the 06 for some reason. I thought the .270 WIn. kicked a bit less and always worked fine for bear and deer. I have found that no how mild I reload the .270 Win. it still knocks the deer down in a hurry. I have loaded them to 30-30 or even milder. However, my average shot after all these years has been about 25 yds. But the fruits of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,faithfulness, Gentleness and self control. Against such things there is no law. Galations 5: 22&23

Re: The incredible 270 winchester and 30/06 Trystan #11855416 02/25/17 Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 5,749 Georgia G GeorgiaBoy Campfire Tracker GeorgiaBoy Campfire Tracker G Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 5,749 Georgia Originally Posted by Trystan Will it ever get any better? 😀 Trystan You'll have to define "better"