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Best hunting cartridge-270 or 30-06
24 June 2010, 18:56
olarmyBest hunting cartridge-270 or 30-06
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I shot two mulies in S. TX
mulies in south Texas??? Bet it was west Texas...
I know, I'm a picker of nits!
24 June 2010, 20:35
.530WoodleighTo be very precise, it was actually SW TX.
I'm originally from Wichita Falls so anything South of the Red is south to me lol. It was down around Ft. Stockton a dozen or so years ago. We flew in and I had no real idea where we were until after returnig home someone kinda showed me on a map.
Bag limit was two deer but after quota was filled we were allowed to murder all the hogs we saw. We saw a bunch.
25 June 2010, 01:20
olarmyWell, I grew up in Corpus. So Ft Stockton is WAY west TX to me. Uvalde is SW Tex.
But to stay on topic, a 270 OR '06 will work fine in either place!
25 June 2010, 13:33
.530WoodleighThose were the two longest shots ever for me on deer. I didn't even own a laser range-finder then. I had worked up some loads with the HNDY 165 BT. Some were on the verge of hot, then backed down...anyway, both shots were heart/lungs......both went down before by scope cleared from recoil.
02 July 2010, 00:41
Grenadierquote:
I shot two mulies in S. TX
Wow, first time I read that I thought he was talking about mules.
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Hear in the states I would use the 30/06. You have a big selection of bullets for the 30/06.
04 July 2010, 15:29
Hamishquote:
Originally posted by seafire/B17G:
I agree with all the guys who picked the 260 Remington!
Gidday Seafire,
As always spoken like a true gentleman of inteligence and class
Happy Hunting
Hamish
05 July 2010, 09:14
J.D.Randellquote:
Originally posted by ted thorn:
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Originally posted by wasbeeman:
The 30-06 can do so much more and has a much wider selection of bullets and weights.
This is the only reason the 06 is better. I like them both.
You can get the light bullets in .308, but you can't get the heavy bullets in .270. In comparable bullet weights, the '06 produces slightly higher velocities. But the '06 will ultimately manage a larger diameter, heavier bullet at the same velocities as the .270's heaviest bullets. For larger game, the '06 outperforms.
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Originally posted by .530Woodleigh:
To be very precise, it was actually SW TX.
I'm originally from Wichita Falls so anything South of the Red is south to me lol. It was down around Ft. Stockton a dozen or so years ago. We flew in and I had no real idea where we were until after returnig home someone kinda showed me on a map.
Bag limit was two deer but after quota was filled we were allowed to murder all the hogs we saw. We saw a bunch.
Hello 530W, actually when you get west of Junction the folks there start to consider it west Texas. Fort Stockton is deffinately west Texas. Anything south of San Antonio is "south Texas" just like anything north of the Blanco river is "Yankee" country! LOL
Have a good one.
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Between the two of them I would pick the 30/06
To me Jack O'Connor's 270 is not enough when I want it to be enough and too much when I think I want something smaller.
308, 30-06 and 8x57 I use on everything, 25-06 I use on deer, antelope, and I would love to take one to Africa.
To me the 270 isn't as good as the 25-06 for what I use it for, and not as good as the bigger ones for what I use them for. It's an also ran.