.270 caliber for moose

[greatwhite]

I have the same book. I thought he said he shot lot's of Moose with one shot kills, but felt it should only be used by an exceptional hunters or at close ranges under 300 yards.

Although it is miles away from where I am now, I have Jacks book The Rifle and in it he wrote that his moose were NOT one shot kills with the .270 IIRC.

[Hunter300]

I haven't seen living proof of something being too dead

[Faceman]

I haven't seen living proof of something being too dead

Ever smelled our hunt camp!!??

[vintagesxs]

I do it with 243, 257 ROBERTS & 7x57, no reason at all you can't do it with a 270.

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[8mmpeter]

What's more effective, a 150 gr. from a 30-06 or a 150 gr. from a .270? I like my 6.5x55 moving a 140 nosler partition around 2700 fps. Which by the way, I consider to be a minimum for moose. Also very good for just about anything in north america.

[Roper]

Faceman - LOL
So the ole hunt camp gets a little ripe does it?

[moosemike]

What Jack O'Connor actually wrote was:

" I do not consider the .270 an ideal moose rifle, in spite of the fact that I have killed four moose with the .270 and have never lost one. Particularly for woods hunting I should like to have a heavier bullet of larger diameter so that a good blood trail would be left at the point of entrance. When a man catches a bull moose up above timber line, where he can kill him in sight, the .270 is perfectly adequate, but in the woods it might be a different story."

The Rifle Book.

The trouble with Jack was he was hung up on the 130 grain bullets. If I was told I had to do all my moose hunting from here on with a 270 it wouldn't bother me a bit. I'd just load up some 160 grain Partitions and continue to take all the same shots at the same ranges as I have with my .30-06.

[moosemike]

As far as minimum goes, I'd be comfy with a 6.5 and a good 140 but stepping down to the quarter bore and 120's would make me a little nervous.............

[moosemike]

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.

I don't discount what you've observed. I've seen some of that too. But I've noticed that the game has always been lost with the 130 grain. My experience has been that the .270 is a whole different animal when loaded with 150 or 160 grain bullets. A much better killer. Unfortunately everyone thinks because Jack used 130's that they're the right choice.

[jaycee]

I don't discount what you've observed. I've seen some of that too. But I've noticed that the game has always been lost with the 130 grain. My experience has been that the .270 is a whole different animal when loaded with 150 or 160 grain bullets. A much better killer. Unfortunately everyone thinks because Jack used 130's that they're the right choice.

There is a vast difference in the construction of bullets and their design from the days of Jack O'Connor and the bullets that are manufactured today. as an example , now we have solid copper bullets , better bullet jackets , fused etc. the list goes on. A 130 grain bullet of todays manufacture performs better than bullets of the same weight did 50 plus years ago.
Jack's hunting mostly comprized of sheep and deer , but when he did hunt moose and larger animals he did use heavier bullets .