![]() ![]() If you were purely hunting elk, the 30-06 is a better choice on paper. The 30-06 Springfield hits you the hardest, but it also flings a very nice bullet down-range. Table 1 – Comparison of recoil for four popular lighter elk cartridges CartridgeĮach of these rifles represents a solid choice for elk, with moderate recoil. All rifles are 8.5 pound sporters and muzzle velocities similar to keep the comparison fair. 270 and 7mm-08 are on the softer side as well as you can see in Table 1 below. 270 Win, and 30-06 stand out as the most likely of the elk slayers on this lighter side of things. There are a small handful of cartridges that are truly elk-capable but still offer moderate recoil. 270 Win has become one of the most popular big game cartridges of all time and rightly so. Clearly, the 6.5 mm and 7 mm bullets are in favor today, so more research and development is being invested there. Only Roy Weatherby and Winchester have developed cartridges to fit this bullet. There seems to have been no real reason for Winchester’s selection of the. 270 and those who love the 30-06 Springfield. It also sparked a seemingly eternal debate between two camps: those who favor the. Offering flatter ballistic curves and lower recoil than its parent 30-06, it filled a niche. The advertised velocity of 3100 feet per second for a 130-grain bullet was fairly cutting-edge for the day. 270 Winchester was introduced in the Model 54 bolt action rifle. There is no one perfect rifle cartridge, but in North America (except for Grizzly bears), the. ![]() Every bolt action rifle manufacturer chambers rifles in. Chambered in a standard-weight bolt action sporting rifle, recoil is quite tolerable. This is particularly a western cartridge, with flat external ballistics, and pretty decent bullet energy. 270 Winchester is unquestionably a very capable big-game hunting cartridge. I don’t think there is one rifle that is more adept at more tasks than the. It also is a solid elk cartridge, so it can be a one-gun option out west. In fact, this cartridge works exceptionally well on pronghorn, mule deer, and sheep. 270s and they tend to be a go-to pick for many situations. If you hunt out west and don’t own a 270 Winchester, your hunting buddy or family member does. Winchester M70 Featherweight bottom My Thesis – The 270 Winchester A tale of two 270s: Sako Model A7 Roughtech top ![]()
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