Can you kill deer with 270?

270 Winchester one of the most popular big-game hunting cartridges of all time. He cemented its merit far and wide by using it to stack up big-game animals around the globe—including untold numbers of North American deer. For hunters who exclusively pursue deer, the . 270 Winchester is tough to beat.

What can you kill with a 270?

270. It shoots flat out to 300 yards, which makes it a point and shoot rifle caliber for the vast majority of shots on big game. You can take the same . 270 you use for whitetails in Wisconsin for caribou bulls and big black bears in Alaska, or on combo western hunts for pronghorn antelope, mule deer, and elk.

What is the .270 Win Good For?

270 Win. is a great choice for almost all deer hunting and extremely useful elsewhere. No, we don’t shoot big bears or buffaloes with the . 270, but on game up to elk, bullet performance is awesome, recoil is pleasant and the . 270 shoots flat enough to simplify most shots.

Can 270 Win kill elk?

270 Winchester will kill an elk with a perfect broadside shot.

Is a 270 more powerful than a 308?

270 Winchester have a higher ballistic coefficient than the larger diameter bullets of the same weight from the . 308 Winchester. However, the . 308 Winchester can use heavier bullets than .

How far will a 270 kill deer?

The . 270 – and any similar centerfire rifle – can “drop” a deer at VERY long distances, certainly in excess of 1000 yards if the bullet is properly placed.

Is a 270 win big enough for elk?

270, especially when mated with the tough, deep-penetrating, weight-retaining bullets we have today, is not a “big gun” on elk, but is adequate for any elk that walks, with careful shot placement.

Is the 270 still popular?

The 270 Winchester from the start was a stand alone stand out. But neither magnum approaches the popularity of the original 270 Win., which performs better in shorter, 22-inch barrels, recoils less, and still hits hard enough for 98 percent of what most of us hunt.

Which is better 270 or 6.5 Creedmoor?

270 Winchester has more velocity and kinetic energy than the . 6.5 Creedmoor out past 500 yards, the advantage possessed by the . 270 narrows from 515 foot pounds of energy at the muzzle to just 189 foot pounds of energy at 500 yards. 5″ more wind drift at 500 yards.

What is the best .270 bullet for deer?

Top 5 270 Ammo

• Remington Core-Lokt Ammunition 270 Winchester 130 Grain Core-Lokt Pointed Soft Point Box of 20.
• Hornady Precision Hunter Ammunition 270 Winchester 145 Grain ELD-X Box of 20.
• Barnes VOR-TX Ammunition 270 Winchester 130 Grain TTSX Polymer Tipped Spitzer Boat Tail Lead-Free Box of 20.

Is a 270 A good gun for elk?

270 Winchester is not the bottom-line minimum, but it’s a pretty good starting point for elk. 270, especially when mated with the tough, deep-penetrating, weight-retaining bullets we have today, is not a “big gun” on elk, but is adequate for any elk that walks, with careful shot placement.

What happens when you shoot a deer with a 270 Winchester?

But when hemorrhaging causes blood pressure to drop, the struck animal loses consciousness. That’s the stumbling we usually see as hit deer flee. Dead deer walking after two shots to the heart is no knock on the 270 Winchester whitetail cartridge.

How tall is a 270 Win mule deer bullet?

Depending on the density and shape of the bullet used, a mule deer hunter could zero this new .270 Win. to strike 3 inches high at 100 yards and it would be dead-on at 287 yards. Bullets would stay within an 8-inch diameter circle clear out to 337 yards, about 100 yards farther than most hunters felt comfortable shooting with open sights.

Which is the best 270 Winchester for elk hunting?

The 30-06 may be more popular as an all-around for most folks. I land in the .270 camp because it shoots incredibly flat, handles the elk hunting chores out to 500 yards and more just fine, and comes with the best recoil of the bunch. Jack O’Connor rightly chose the .270 Winchester as his cartridge of choice in the second half of his career.

Is the 270 Winchester still good out west?

In my family, five of us own .270s and they tend to be a go-to pick for many situations. In fact, this cartridge works exceptionally well on pronghorn, mule deer, and sheep. It also is a solid elk cartridge, so it can be a one-gun option out west. I don’t think there is one rifle that is more adept at more tasks than the .270.

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