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I'll use either the 300 win mag with 180gr. TSX @3050fps or the 270 winchester with 140gr. TSX.@3000fps
Any thoughts?
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It would be nice if you were constructive for a change and not engage in troll-like behavior. Pellet guns are not part of the original question. Thank you.
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I'd go with the 270, plenty capable of taking any of those animals and easy on the shoulder. Probably a little lighter rifle too.
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I'd use the .270 Win. as the two primaries don't need the extra horsepower. 130gr Accubonds would be my choice unless 130gr. Partitions shot better. For elk, I'd have a stash of 150gr. Partitions with their downrange ballistics written down.
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300 win all the way. Why make a small hole when you can make a bigger one? More blood to follow, shorter blood trail to follow etc. Better chance of getting to the goodies if a less than perfect shot angle is presented. Another good choice, take them BOTH. Unless the hunt will be all at the same time on a horseback into backcountry type trip where the extra luggage to be packed in would not be smiled upon. If you take this route, you could drop down in bullet wieght and up in speed on the 270 projectiles since the Barnes bullets do not shed weight, thus momentum and penetrating ability like a lesser bullet would do. For my Pastor's 270 I load 120gr TTSX's for all game to be hunted including the occasional Elk. (He does not have and cannot afford a larger rifle for Elk and Bear etc)
Elk have been and will continue to be killed with 270's and similar, but are not the BEST choice, only an OK choice.
Terrific choice of bullets on both, BTW.
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300 win mag for sure,better elk killer
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I'll use either the 300 win mag with 180gr. TSX @3050fps or the 270 winchester with 140gr. TSX.@3000fps
Any thoughts? The .300 Win is a good cartridge but it would be the .270 for me. I'd drop down to the 130 gr. TSX. You can get another 200 fps or so out of it.
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Choose whichever you'd like, its your fantasy...
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Depends on which one you shoot best.Some don't like or can't shoot as well with,a 300 WM vs a 270.It happens....And sometimes the 300 will be a heavier rifle.
If the recoil and/or rifle weight of a 300 is too much,use a 270.There's no doubt the 300 is the more powerful rifle,but the name of the game is still get the rifle up the mountain and put a good bullet where it counts.
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The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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,but the name of the game is still get the rifle up the mountain and put a good bullet where it counts. Damn Bob ... your game has such a long name ... now I know why "Chutes and Ladders" caught on so much faster But yours may be more fun ... mebbee "Find'em, Kill'em and Hump'em on out"??? Dat's still too long ... oh hell its late and I can't figure it out now.
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avagadro:Well...the title of the thread is really long... Let's try.."Find 'em;kill 'em"...........that better?
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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300 Win mag but I'd go with a 150 gr TSX or TTSX and maybe for elk I'd swap out for a 168 TSX. Deer ou don't need the power, and pronghorn it would be nice to have the flatter trajectory, and elk it would be nice to have a better penetrating round with flatter trajectory.
But like the man said, it's your fantasy -- just don't leave too much on the table.
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270. the op said "possiblity of elk". to me that means maybe one elk hunt every 5 years, if then. so we're really talking deer and antelope, and most know the 270 win is a great deer/antelope cartridge, and can kill elk handily if one knows where to shoot and which bullets to use. ymmv.
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I'm primarily a (mule)deer hunter and never feel overgunned shooting a 300, and certainly never feel undergunned shooting a 270 Win.
My two favorite rounds.
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"Trak em, Whack em and Stak em"? I'd use the 270 of the 2, because it's probably lighter. Royce
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