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This thread is WORTHLESS. Why don't you atart a thread as to which boot to put on first, your left or right, makes about the same difference.

Hemi

I would take a 270 over a 06. I have never been a huge fan of the 30-06 like other people are. an 06 was my first rifle i ever bought and it was a good rifle and killed anything i pointed it at but i sold it to buy a 270. My 270 kills everything i point it just as easy as the 06 with better trajectory and less recoil. dont get me wrong, alot of animals have fallen to the good ol 06 but my personal opinion is that the 270 is a little better gun for me. everybody is a little different.

Shag,

Ringman would.

i'd take it over a sharp stick and a rock...

My dad has hunted with nothing but a 30-06 and 180gr CoreLokts for the past 55 years.......but he gave me a 270 when I came of elk hunting age.....consequently.......


Casey

for deer yes. for elk, no.

Same here...although I shot my last elk just this year with my .270 and would gladly use it again.

Two things of equal importance are: 1- Is there a pub near my departure gate where I can get a good glass of scotch while waiting to board, and; 2- Will they have single-malt on the plane?

Hunting? We're going hunting? Oh, okay. Bring scotch.

Just may be the oldest and most beat up subject in the history of gundumb!

I seriously doubt that ANYONE can tell the difference in the field between any decent caliber if the bullet is properly placed as the results are A typical, a short run and death. I have shot big game with the 7x57, 308, 270, 30-06,280, 250 Sav., 257 Robts, 6mms and if the bullet construction is correct and the bullet is placed they all work about the same..

My preference for whatever reason would be the 338 for elk. but I also like and use the 30-06 with 200 gr. Noslers.

i have never nor will i ever own a 270.
uselss cartridge in my opinion.
30 cal's have a larger bullet selection in weight and styles. 7mm's are plain sexy with the same large variety in weights and styles.
and anything a 270 can do a 280 can do better. think of 270 trajectory with the power of a 30-06.

yep, never have, not ever will have a use for such a cartridge.

worse case, a 30-06 with a good stout 180 grain bullet, or a 338 with a 225 or a 250 grain bullet, or any of the large 30 cals.
even a little 300 wsm would work wayyy better.
power, bullets, range, and accuracy. not that i'm saying a 270 is inaccurate or anything.

(big grin)

this is a trick question what range are you shots past 300 i would take the 270 but i hut them and kill them with a 270 and my favorite 280 remington and 3 wjth a custon 7x57 i will say this i do most of my hunting witha 300 weatherby thes day had a 340 built on a pre 64 sent it down the road to much recoil for what you get i will say this i have never had a 270 in my hand whishing i had a 30-06 which i did kill 4 with in all my chasing the things but with the 280 and 270 have i passed up shots and never thought if i had a 30-06 i would take the shot but sure missed my 300 weatherby with a 200 grain nosler more than once

I would, as I own five 270's and zero 30-06's.

We all enjoy touting one cartridge over another, but in reality for most game shot there is not much difference between these two fine rounds, and you can throw in the 280 also. Any animal shot with a comparable bullet, read that as the same sectional density and of the same style such as a TSX or NP and the results are pretty hard to tell apart. The trump card for the 30 06 is the excellent 200 and 220 grain bullets when deep penetration is required.

That said I own and enjoy a 270, 280, and 30 06. Do I need all of them? No, but life would be very boring if we only had what we need!

That says it all.

I'm a 30 caliber man myself. I'll take the .30-06 over the .270. I have a .30-06 and love it. It's such a versatile round you can't go wrong with it.

Maybe if I were looking for "a damn fine coyote rifle."

Well I have a very fine 270 Winchester done by Mr.K from Texas years ago and a very nice model 70 featherweight in stainless too. I have been hunting bull elk the last 16 years with .338 Win mag in a model 70, using the 7mm mag as back up and on mule deer. Next year it will be the .338-06 primarily as it is much lighter to tote and is effective out to 300 yards or so. I drop down in bullet weight to the Nosler 210 partition at 2850fps.

This subject rates right up there with "Jump Spot Jump" and "Ned, in the First Reader" I read my first 30-06 vs. the .270 when I was about 10 years old, that was 65 years ago and I have read the same article re-writen at least 65 times since..

What is even more amazing is there is no decernable difference between the two and how it can continue is the 8th wonder of the world...:)

Your right Tonk, the .338 Win is the ultimate elk rifle, but your regressing back into the past with a 338-06, just lighten up your 338 Win. or get a 9.3x62...:)

I grew up reading O'Connor so my first serious rifle was a 270 Win. It has been carried and shot a great deal. It is therefore deadly in my hands. I'll take it over any rifle I own for elk. I guess if it had happened to be a 30/06 I'd be saying the same thing about it. Not much diff killing power wise.

If I need something bigger than a 270/7mm I will choose something from 35 and up.