11-22-2010, 01:35 AM
I will add a little more. I own two 270 winchesters, a 270 weatherby, a 264 win mag, a 7mm mag, two 30-06's. I have owned a 338 win mag. The 338 win mag was not a fun gun to shoot. Nothing about that gun was "fun".
The 7 mag is a fun gun because it will shoot 2" or less groups at 300 yards. I have not killed anything with it yet besides coyotes. It is my coyote rifle.
The 270 winchesters are the guns I have killed all of my elk with. My daughter used a savage 110 with 130 gr Hornady loaded at 2800 fps to kill a 330 class bull when she was 13 with one shot. I have always used the 140 gr Hornday for my personal winchester 270. I have killed a 320 bull and a running total of over 20 elk it has worked very well.
The 264 is a new gun to me and My son used it on a deer. The 30-06's are great shooting guns but I just never have enough time for everything.
Why post all this? The 270 for me is a very shootable rifle. Recoil is not that bad, and the bullets that are out now will cover any type of hunting.
The 7 mag load I use is 139 gr coyote load. It smokes coyotes! But it does kick more than the 270. When I am telling a new hunter my recommendation I have to think about recoil. If a new hunter does not like the kick they won't like the gun. Much like my 338. While I love the 270 win, I might give the nod to the 30-06 because the bullet selection.
My daughter out shot a lot of guys at the range with "her" 270. They would set out clay birds and would miss them. She would shoot the birds then shoot the pieces that were left. The fact is no offense to anyone, but if a person develops a flinch from a rifle then the gun is not worth anything to that shooter. Ron
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The 7 mag is a fun gun because it will shoot 2" or less groups at 300 yards. I have not killed anything with it yet besides coyotes. It is my coyote rifle.
The 270 winchesters are the guns I have killed all of my elk with. My daughter used a savage 110 with 130 gr Hornady loaded at 2800 fps to kill a 330 class bull when she was 13 with one shot. I have always used the 140 gr Hornday for my personal winchester 270. I have killed a 320 bull and a running total of over 20 elk it has worked very well.
The 264 is a new gun to me and My son used it on a deer. The 30-06's are great shooting guns but I just never have enough time for everything.
Why post all this? The 270 for me is a very shootable rifle. Recoil is not that bad, and the bullets that are out now will cover any type of hunting.
The 7 mag load I use is 139 gr coyote load. It smokes coyotes! But it does kick more than the 270. When I am telling a new hunter my recommendation I have to think about recoil. If a new hunter does not like the kick they won't like the gun. Much like my 338. While I love the 270 win, I might give the nod to the 30-06 because the bullet selection.
My daughter out shot a lot of guys at the range with "her" 270. They would set out clay birds and would miss them. She would shoot the birds then shoot the pieces that were left. The fact is no offense to anyone, but if a person develops a flinch from a rifle then the gun is not worth anything to that shooter. Ron
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