I've watched 2 elk die via 270Win/140TSX ammo I loaded. Buddy killed one with his rifle, cousin killed the other with my rifle. Buddies was 125yds, broadside, punched the lungs and the old girl stood there for a good 3-4 sec before tipping over, never taking another step.
Cousin's was ~400-410yds, took 2 through the lungs and died in roughly the same amount of time as the one I shot that was standing next to it. I was using a 300Win/200TSX and also got a couple into it.
I've killed 5 bulls, 6 cows, all but 1 with a 300Win and either 200gn partitions or TSX's. The one outlier was a cow killed via 257Wby/100TSX.
If for some reason I was offered an opportunity to hunt elk this afternoon and the stipulation was I had to use my 270, I wouldn't be the least bit concerned as there's nothing I've done with my 300 that couldn't have been just as easily and cleanly done with a 270.
Last edited by horse1; 03/15/17.
