Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting .300 Win Mag or .338 for elk

I've always regarded the 270 Win a scaled-down, light-recoiling 300 mag. Similar trajectories and killing power.

Before he died, I corresponded a bit with George Hoffman, Professional African Hunter, and the developer of the 416 Hoffman (which eventually became the 416 Rem Mag). His elk rifle was the 270 Win. All his nearly 50 elk were taken with the cartridge he told me.