09-12-2013, 03:10 PM
Actually, the 270 is based on the 30-03 case, not the 30-06 so it is slightly longer. [
] (just being pedantic) I've got a 30-06, 8mm Mauser (8x57), 7mm Mauser(7x57), and 257 Roberts hunting rifles. I'm not a big fan of magnum rifles simply because of the recoil, muzzle blast, and expense of feeding them.
You won't go wrong with either the 270 or 30-06. Or 280. Or even 7mm Rem Mag. I wouldn't use a 25-06 for Elk, but that's just me.
As others have said, shot-placement is king. Bullet construction is a close second, especially on Elk. One thing you need to do is make sure that you practice shooting with they gun and loads that you will using on the hunt. That way, you know the gun and get to know the trajectory of the bullet so that you don't end up missing or, even worse, wounding an animal.
Matt
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] (just being pedantic) I've got a 30-06, 8mm Mauser (8x57), 7mm Mauser(7x57), and 257 Roberts hunting rifles. I'm not a big fan of magnum rifles simply because of the recoil, muzzle blast, and expense of feeding them. You won't go wrong with either the 270 or 30-06. Or 280. Or even 7mm Rem Mag. I wouldn't use a 25-06 for Elk, but that's just me.
As others have said, shot-placement is king. Bullet construction is a close second, especially on Elk. One thing you need to do is make sure that you practice shooting with they gun and loads that you will using on the hunt. That way, you know the gun and get to know the trajectory of the bullet so that you don't end up missing or, even worse, wounding an animal.
Matt
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