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How many are using a 270 to hunt elk ?

What loads are you using ?

Used it on one elk 140 gr. SST and I4350... Good lung shot, it ran about 150 yards or so... Maybe a bit farther..

not currently, but I've killed elk in the past with the 130 Hornady spire point , 140 TBBC, and 150 TSX. Can't say I saw a measurable difference among them -- or between the .270 and the .280/160gr or 30-06 180 gr loads that I've used

My loaner BPR killed two last year with 140 Interlocks. Cheap and easy like me..

I like "cheap and easy", I'm kind of the same way: I've been shooting the 150gr. partition seconds from SPS, thinking they would make good elk medicine.

.270 Win with 150 grain NPT seconds from SPS worked well on the elk I shot last year. Bringing out the heavy hitter, 30-06, this year. The .270 is the back-up rifle in camp.

I think you'll be very happy. I run the 150PTG's in the 270WSM and it'll be my son's back up this Fall.

Scotty, you know me. I'll be packing my Alaskan, but may slip the 270 in a couple days, just to see if the mojo changes.

Unless you are close enough to make head shots, 270 is not going to work on elk.

So if you are too close, you have to watch out for the ricochets too... Damned if you do and damned if you don't... .. Seriously though. The elk I've killed with my 338 and 9.3x62mm could have been kilt just as easily with a 270. I remember thinking that to myself after taking the shots.

Any decent hunting bullet, from 130 gr and up is going to work- some bullets are slightly better than others, you can avoid a whole lot of sleepless nights by loading and shooting a Nosler partition in 130 to 150 grs what ever shoots best in your rifle, H-4831 or the IMR version 58 to 60 gr will get you there, work up 10% below those numbers- 1. 5 to 2 inch groups is plenty accurate for big game shooting. This is the easy part, the hard part is finding and elk to shoot, an even harder than that is packing it out, the best part sitting down to a good elk venison meal on a cold winters night!

Excellent post gmsemel. I was worried my rifle wasn't accurate enough, but it falls in the "1.5 inch group" category. It's pretty consistent, but not as good of a shooter as my 30-06 (or any other big game rifle I own, for that matter)....



Not real proud of this group, but it should get the job done if an elk presents itself. Since the OP was asking about loads, this is the one I'll be using this year. It's not the norm H or I 4831 JOC load, but I have tons of IMR 4350 on hand and running low on H4831. It is what it is...

As a kid my cousins all carried 270s and I of course carried a "magnum". I always thought that my gun was superior. Now that I have some age and wisdom, I remember they shot just as many elk and deer as I did and their shoulder hurt alot less than mine did.

I'm loading 57.0 gr of H4831 and 150 Partitions for my dad. They pretty well duplicate the ballistics of the Federal Premium ammo line with the same bullet. ~2769 fps on avg out of his Tikka.

I'll caution you that this load is in excess of published max in the Nosler book.

Pop plans to put one through a bulls lungs ~49 days from today, and I sure as hell hope he does.

That'll work!

Bsa1917, you are kidding about your rifle not being accurate enough, right? For a ten shot group with Nosler Partitions, that ain't bad shoot'n. Besides elk are big targets, not requiring target grade accuracy.

Well, most of my rifles shoot better. I do really like this rifle though. I plan to sneak it into the mix of rifles this season. We'll find out if it has good mojo or not..

The elk I took with the .270 although well hit and not stress, did run much farther than those I took with my .300 or .340... Could just have been that elk..

Actually thinking of going the other way this year.
Due to a shoulder injury, I'm considering using a 6mm Rem. 600 this year.
It's the only rifle in the safe I can shoulder.
I have little doubt that it will work.
But a .270 will damn sure do it.

Good luck mcmurphrjk. You hunting the ruby mountains this year??