Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Which rifle would you use, a 300 win mag or 270 win for mixed bag hunt- Deer, Proghorn with possibility of elk?

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.