I am going Caribou hunting this September. I am wondering if anyone has a good recipee for my .270win (bullet/propellant). Ranges will be 150 to 300 yards.
Regards

GBF,

What type of caribou? Mountain? Barrenground?

Mountain caribou are considerable larger. All caribou go down pretty easily. Anything out fo a 270 from a 130gr.-150gr. will be effective.

Daryl

Thank you Daryl.
The animal in question is an icelandic Reindeer (lat. Rangifer tarandus). I do not know the difference between ours and yours to be honest. But its habitat is mainly barren woodless highlands.
Regards

Like Daryl said caribou do not take alot of killing.I like 130 grain core lokts,but...as
said any good bullet that shoots well will kill
a bou.
Jeff

I would pair it up with a good 130 to 150 gr bullet on the order on Nosler Partition ,Swift A Frame, Trophy Bonded Bear Claw etc and H4831. Jack O'Connors 270 load works well for me. Cosult several manuals or check this forums favorite loads. That should give you a starting point.

Just find a "book" load, with a good hunting bullet, that works well in your rifle. You can pretty much kill caribou with a slingshot. Just make your shot count; try not to gut-shoot them at 30 yards like a "former" hunting colleague did... which is why he's now "former."

Russ

It's my impression that the Scandanavian Reindeer is a bit smaller than the North American variety. Regardless, whatever bullet shoots well in your .270 should be adequate. I wouldn't spend a lot of money on a "super premium" bullet; any Hornady, Speer, etc. will do (although Nosler Partitions are not unreasonably expensive and are virtually never known to fail).