What do you think of this round for plains game in Namibia where shots will avg. 2-300 yards? Shot great groups with 150gr. partitions at the range the other day. Will this be enough for Kudu , Wildebeast, Oryx?

Yes....shoot it well and it'll do fine.

Having said that you'd be advised to go .30 cal and even .338 but the .270 is a tested cartridge for plains game.

In June 2004 my dad carried a M70 in 270 WSM to Namibia. Although he had ideas of using my .338 for larger game, he liked the .270 so much that he ended up using it on everything - springbok, impala, warthog, kudu, zebra, and hartebeest. Shooting 140 grain Barnes TSXs it performed just as good on game as my .338 shooting 225 grain TSXs. With well placed shots it will certainly get the job done.

gotta agree with vapodog - 30:06 is better. Interesting article in this months successful hunter on the 270"s - his chrono shows the hornady light mag. 270 outclassing the wssm by a few FPS.

Thanks guys. I have the following: 300 wtby,
30 06, 270 wsm, 7mm rem mag, 375 H&H. Which would you choose? I will practice with all of these with a set of sticks and see what shoots the best. I would really like to take the 375 but I'm not familiar with this round past 100 yds.

The 270 WSM with the 140 Barnes TSX or Fail Safe is excellent for game up too Elk size.

Use the 270 WSM with the Barnes TSX.

i think your choice is just fine,but if you want more penetration use the TSX barnes 140 bullet, regards jjmp

First kill with the 270wsm this am 6:45. Coyote at 310 yds. Like I said I think I'm going to like this rifle.

Big Mo, Which 270 WSM do you have?............DJ

Winchester Featherweight. Right out of the box with a Zeiss 3.5x10 conquest on top. Left Hand.

Excellent choice. I used a .280 Rem for the same task in RSA.

My good buddy "Prdatr" has the same gun with a port side bolt. His absolutely waylaid a couple pigs last year using TSX's.
IMHO the 270WSM is going to become a classic in the future. I've shot 5 or 6 of them and all were extremely accurate.
I think you're really going to like that rifle too........ ........DJ

Never shot Barnes bullets. Do they foul the barrel more than other premium bulllets?

I shoot barnes bullets quite a bit.
I like them. While the oldr X-bullets tend to eoul a-bit, the newer tripple shock has proven to cause less of a problem.
As far as the 270,WSM, goes load it as sugjested and you will likly do fine. But at the ranges you mention 200 to 300 yards, I would opt for the 30,06 with the 168 grai tripple shock, if it shoots good for ya...tj3006