.270 caliber for moose

The guys I've observed just use cup and core 130's. Federal, Remington, Winchester, take your pick. There are high quality premium 130's out there but they just seem to sit on the dealers shelves while the c and c's fly off the shelf.

In northern Europe , where non club members must prove their shooting competence prior to obtaining a tag, the caliber of choice is the 6.5 x 55.
As with all calibers the critical , deciding factor between meat and "tag-soup" is bullet placement.

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Originally Posted by sawbill

I know what yur tryin to get into me Vern, but unfortunately, I know of more big game lost with the cartridge than has been taken.

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You must know a few guys that can't shoot well then

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Originally Posted by Hunter300

This whole "argument" goes much deeper than the physical diameter of the bullet. Bullet diameter has little to do with it. Its the whole velocity, engery, taylor knock out factor blah blah blah. Ok maybe not the TKF.

Thats like comparing a 12 guage slug to a Barret 50 cal. A 12 guage will shoot a slug that is approx. 70 cal. And obviously a 50 cal is 50 cal. Your saying the 12 guage slug is way more powerful? You smell what I'm cookin?

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I can't disagree with the premise of what your saying but the difference between a 30-06 and a 270 is negligible realistically. I know i will catch flack for that.

According to the Remington ballistic chart the 270 150 grain load has 2705 ft/lbs at the muzzle vs the 30-06 having 2820 in the same bullet weight. The 270 has a higher SD as well for what its worth. SO realistically there isn't a functional difference between the 270 and the 30-06 at least using the same bullets but even with 180's its around 2950 ftlbs which IMO is still not substantial or at least not enough to make one good and the other bad

2:12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkNdVEzNvHE

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Originally Posted by Hori

2:12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkNdVEzNvHE

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This is an older thread with excellent research for a first post. I watched the video. The hunter pulled a classic frontal "bank" shot off the left shoulder bone socket that went straight to the heart and dropped the bull in it's tracks. Good job and welcome to the forum. Several of my Moose gang use .270Win. Not one Moose has ever walked away from us when hit with one of them. :moose::thumbup:

We would often find that it was not the rifle, but the trigger puller that made the difference between a wounded animal or a chunk of meat....
Some hunters would always get shooting while others would always get kills, didn't matter what their rifles were.....:rolleyes:

Our group has killed a whack of moose with .270's. Not one lost!

.270 is perfectly fine for moose,black bear and of course,deer.
Good bullet selection that retain weight and proper shot placement are more important than caliber...
it is pretty much same with every caliber, shoot .375 HH in the gut and you'll never find that moose or bear.