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I like Hawk's answer....the 7 Mag solution  But the truth is a guy who can shoot will do fine with any of them....and a guy who can't shoot is not gonna be happy with any of them either.....
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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A 7 mag, splitting the bullet weight and ballistics of both, maybe even gun weight if its short mag; start off with a 140 TSX, then a 175 Party, then a 162 A-Max.
Cause some people just make this schit harder than it needs to be! best post in this thread....I agree with both points.....a .284" 160 at 3000 covers a lot of bases.....
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300 win Mag !!! It does everything and will takedown any animal in North America.
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Would be the 270 for me because I don't use a mag anything.
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Both are great rounds & it really boils down to personal preference for the round or preference for a particular rifle.
I've killed elk & moose both with the 270 & it ain't even a marginal caliber for either, IMO.
I don't like a heavy rifle when not really needed for a heavy caliber, so w/o a doubt, I'd take the 270.
Out to 500 yards, the trajectory of the 2 rounds is close enough to say no real difference, tho the energy edge certainly goes to the 300, but I know the 270 will cleanly kill elk at that range, as I've done it.
As the range passes 500 yards, the 300 becomes more attractive, it you can/plan to shoot at those ranges.
The package that the 270 generally comes in is way more attractive to me from a weight & carrying standpoint than any extra punch the 300 gives for the animals to be hunted.
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Monster Whitetails are Awesome!!!
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.....and 7 years later he thanks us... Geesh...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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That didn't take long. 
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brooksrange, both are good choices with bullets listed, I'd probably lean a little more toward the .300 WM. memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
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Did you just wake up from a looooong nap??
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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? Best to use your 270 Winchester.
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Have both, serious hunts, the .300 everytime!
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Did you just wake up from a looooong nap?? Rip Van Winkle. He's resurrected 3-4 ancient threads in the last day or so. 
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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? No question - the .270Win..
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Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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I have a done the same combo hunt for deer, lope, and elk with a 300 WBY shooting 180 NABs at 3180 fps and loved it. A bit much for lope but ended up shooting mine at 400+ yards with a strong wind so my choice was not terrible. Worked great on the deer and elk too.
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So which one did you use and what did you shoot?
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Depends on which one you shoot best. ... ^^^^^^ This.
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