I have a friend that has a chance to hunt moose in New Hampshire next season. Only rifle he owns is a Rem 700 in 270. What do you think of this round with a premium bullet for this hunt. I was thinking Nosler Partition 160gn.

George

That should be fine. I have killed two elk with my 270. The first was a cow at about 175 yards and a 130 grain barnes XLC went all the way through and she walked about 20 yards and fell over. The second was a bull shot with hornady light mag 140 grain sp. First shot and he fell down then got back up and second shot nocked him over again and this time he stayed down. No problems here with the 270 on Elk which I've heard are tougher than moose.

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Originally posted by curiousgb:
I have a friend that has a chance to hunt moose in New Hampshire next season. Only rifle he owns is a Rem 700 in 270. What do you think of this round with a premium bullet for this hunt. I was thinking Nosler Partition 160gn.

George

I think if a moose is within 350 yards of your friend and he/she is capable and comfortable, then there will be one less moose in NH.

My bear guide from New Brunswick and his native friend have killed quite a few moose, somewhere in the teens. All fell to Gerald's 270 and 140 failsafe.

If all I owned was a 270, I'd take it for moose without hesitation. And a 160 partition is an ideal slug for the task.

If the .270 was all I had I'd load up some 150 grain A-Frames and go hunting.

If I had a .30-06 I'd never even look at the .270.....the bigger bullet gets the nod.

Tell him to start lifting weights, those moose are heavy.... JMO, Dutch.

270...why the hell not???? Honestly, who couldn't drop a moose wtih that gun.

the chef

If they cant kill a moose with a 270, he/she wont do it with anything else either! A moose is tall, but they arent all that thick through side to side.

Hey Doc- I am kind of curious as to what you think a bullet is gonna do after 350 yds on old Marvin the Moose?

Gracias

Mark D

(on a side note yep Jacks old round will work for darn sure, get the bullet where it needs to go, wreck the plumbing and said bullwinkle is not long for this world, and IME to a lot longer ranges than 350)

I have seen a pile of Moose killed with one shot by .303 British, .308 Win. and .30-06 rifles and one of the finest hunters/shots I ever knew killed all of his game with a .270-150 NP, a favourite of mine. Moose are much easier to stop than bull Elk and when hit in the lungs, usually slowly subside to their knees and quietly go to sleep.

I like a .338 better for the 6 point minimum Elk we are limited to here in B.C. and because I hunt alone in Grizzly country, but, a good .270 load will do the job on Moose, no question. I also strongly doubt that there is any real difference in killing power between the '.06, the .280 or the .270....or the smallbore mags; all of these seem to hit game about the same from what I have seen.

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Originally posted by Mark Dobrenski:
Hey Doc- I am kind of curious as to what you think a bullet is gonna do after 350 yds on old Marvin the Moose?

Well at exaclty 351 yards it will begin to run out of gas. And yes, it will certainly knock Bullwinkle on his a$$ beyond 350. I simply picked that figure because the only guy I personally know (Gerald) that has killed a few moose, said that is the longest shot he's ever taken on a moose but the failsafe didn't pass through. Nothing magical about the number.

thanks Doc, that is kind of what I thought, and thanks for seeing the humor...

Mark D

I hunted moose in BC in 1990. I shot mine with a .270 at 130 meters, one shot kill through the lungs, he ran 90 meters before he fell.
I used the .270 because at the time it was the biggest calibre that I owned, and I could shoot it very well out to 300 meters. I could not justify buying a bigger calibre just for that hunt. A lot of water under the bridge since then and I now own several larger calibre rifles which would probably be more suited for the job of hunting moose, although the .270 worked fine.

Elk are tougher than moose and ive seen elk brought down by a 140grn accubond from .270s. I would hesitate to use my .270wsm to elk hunt using a strong bullet. A barns, or accubond, ive heard failsafe work well but dont expand much. Either way a nice strong bonded bullet in a heavier wieght would work fine. Yes there are better calibers to use but push come to shove. You gotta make due with what ya got.

I personally think any well constructed bullet from 140gr and up will work for moose.

No need to go out and buy a bigger gun, that is or course unless he wants one.

I haven't shot a moose yet but it has more to do with shooting skill. One of the guides I have talked to said he and his wife only use a 308 with 150 gr bullet. The Alaska web site recommends a 150 gr at 2500fps as adequate. My 300 SAUM is pushing 180TSX at 2950 so I am ready with that part. Now the scheduling.

Someone i spoke to said he had seen a moose drop to one shot from a 270 at 300 yards ,and also seen a moose shot 4 times with a 416 at 50 yards and was still standing ,said after that he didnt have much faith in big bores

its called bullet placement.

Curious:
Yup! Shouldn't be a problem but I think I'd keep shots under about 200 yds. & I'd use a heavier premium bullet - like a 150 gr. Partition. I have a friend up here who's shot several moose with a .270 a number of years ago. I don't think it'd be my 1st choice but if it was all I had, I'd use it. My only other comment would be to keep shooting until he goes down. Not familiar with the conditions your friend will encounter but you definitely don't want any moose to go down in a river or lake. In my experience, they initially don't seem to realize they've been hit. Just my thoughts.
Good luck to your friend - Bear in Fairbanks

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Originally posted by Dutch:
Tell him to start lifting weights, those moose are heavy.... JMO, Dutch.

How about pratice shot placement.

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Originally posted by duggaboybuff:
its called bullet placement.

exactly

Curious about the original comment. Might have a chance? Unless your buddy knows something that me and every other slob that has to participate in the NH moose lottery doesn't, I'm scratching my head.

As to the actual question, most guys I know who have tagged moose in ME and NH have used ought sixes with no trouble at all. I can't imagine why a .270 wouldn't be just fine, provided you chose your shot well.

Well, as some of the other posters have said it is all about bullet placement!

I once saw a couple bring a moose into a meat locker in Wyoming. She had drawn a tag and had shot this Shiras moose something like nine times with her 270 Winchester before it layed down.

On the other hand, I once knew a fellow who took a .244 Holland and Holland to Alaska on a moose hunt. The guide had a fit!! He said that there was no way he could kill a moose with that gun! Well, one shot and the work began.

Having said that, if I had to recommend a load for a .270 Winchester to use on elk or moose I would readily mention the Winchester Supreme ammo loaded with the 150 gain Nosler Partition Gold. My stepson shot those in his 270 last year with great success. He had a cow tag and when the chance came he busted a big old cow elk. Problem was, that bullet went right through her and killed another cow standing behind her. Good thing someone else had a cow tag they wanted filled.

A .270 of any sort would not be my first choice for a moose hunt, but it WILL kill one.

Curiousgb, the drawing for the moose hunt lottery isn't until June. Is this a guided hunt? BTW, a 270 might be OK for moose with a premium bullet, but pick your shot VERY carefully (obviously).

My vote - - - .270 all the way!!!

I've been hunting with a 270 since I've been big game hunting, I've taken well over a hundred trophies with it, including a 2000 pound Eland, I wouldn't change my calibur for anything!

Go for it!!!!!!

I once sold a .338WM to a guy that had hunted moose for awhile with a .270. He said he was getting tired of going moose fishing - they would die eventually, but before they did they always ran into the nearest body of water before expiring.