caliber for timber wolf hunting?

[BCROB]

270 WITH A 150 GRAINER.......

[Goosesniper]

I've personally seen the damage a 22-250 can do on a Yote at two hundred yards . It blew the dog crap out of him. I was using a 55 gr vmax by hornady. It made a mess out of it. I would certainly recommend a 22-250 for Wolfe. Very explosive and yes they do fragment on impact but the bullet is travelling 3500 feet per second. Those fragments can penetrate pretty far.

[Gunner 38]

I've personally seen the damage a 22-250 can do on a Yote at two hundred yards . It blew the dog crap out of him. I was using a 55 gr vmax by hornady. It made a mess out of it. I would certainly recommend a 22-250 for Wolfe. Very explosive and yes they do fragment on impact but the bullet is travelling 3500 feet per second. Those fragments can penetrate pretty far.

During the last 6 decades I dispatched ~ a dozen timber-wolves utelizing several different calibers . --- I never specifically hunted for them ; they just happened to be incidentals while prowling for deer , bear or moose . --- The heaviest-one weighed ~140 lbs. , the lightest ~80 lbs. --- Since I hadn't planned on hunting wolves my hand-loads were geared for big-game . --- The first 2 or 3 were taken with a Model 98 Mauser (7.92x57 , 196 grain bullets) . Next 3 or 4 fell to a 700 Remington (6 mm , 100 grain bullets) . Afterwards I used a 700 Remington (30-06 , 165 and 180 grain bullets) to down another 3 . --- Nowadays I'm relying on my 700 Remington (7 mm/mag , 160 grain bullets) which accounted for 3 more . --- In 1972 I bagged 2 within ~1 hr. while hunting for moose near Wawa (30-06) . --- As I recall : Only one of all of them required 2 shots because it had been hit a bit too far back . --- In order to kill them cleanly shot-placement is much more important than choice of caliber .

[DGearyFTE]

Ballistically, the 270 is very close to the 30-06. Just do a comparison of both cartridge with a 150 gr bullet. It will do the job nicely but I would be hard pressed to say if there is any benefit over a 22-250 Rem or 243 Win.
goosesniper is right, the 22-250 carries nicely out beyond 200 yds. I would opt for a 243 only cause I already have a 22-250

[Fox]

Ballistically, the 270 is very close to the 30-06. Just do a comparison of both cartridge with a 150 gr bullet. It will do the job nicely but I would be hard pressed to say if there is any benefit over a 22-250 Rem or 243 Win.
goosesniper is right, the 22-250 carries nicely out beyond 200 yds. I would opt for a 243 only cause I already have a 22-250

Bullet construction is key, varmint bullets are bad news with something this big. I know a lot of people who dislike varmint bullets on anything they want the fur of, coyotes and fox shot with high velocity varmint rounds can be messy to clean up. I was told to get a .243 for coyote and wolf and that my 222 Rem was a little light at longer range, for wolves the round does not pack enough punch but the stresser was the wild in the winter is harsh, a heavier bullet with a better BC does better in the wind. I picked up a 6.5x55mm because I like being different .

[flytyermiller]

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