For the 270 vs 308 crowd

[Bayouboy]

I own both and cannot say that one is really any better than the other.

[vtexhunter]

I own both as well and haven't shot a deer with anything but my 25-06 in years.

[TMC50]

I love my 270 pump! Sucker can put some rounds down range pretty fast and is pretty easy on the shoulder.

[cva34]

Have owned both over the years.Both Get the job done well..Excellent Cartridges...For some reason I prefer the shorter cases of the 308...and own most calibers that use it as Mother case..243 /260 rem/7MM/358 win. Thats just a me thing..

[Gemlin]

Doesn't matter.

95% of all game animals are shot under 200 yards and 3/4s of those are under 100.

A deer hit correctly at 50 yards with s 308, 270, 7mm Mag or even an arrow is still just as dead.

[coker737]

I have both and throw in the .243 just because

[krisw]

What I do know is for the average range sportsman, if you are shooting anything OTHER THAN a 243, 270, 30-06, 30-30, or 308 with a 4x or 6x scope, you are lying to yourself and may fool some fools.

I agree with exception of the scope part. I want the strongest one I can stand.

[Johnny44]

Thats why we have so many flavors, I like chocolate chip cookie dough.

What really matters is Grizzly Bears, lets move straight to that and dispense with the redundancy.

[Smart]

First gun I ever owned was a Remington Mohawk 600 in .308. Killed my first deer with a .308 of my Dads. Loved that gun but the dude who stole it from me obviously love it more. That being said I bought a .270 to replace it and my go to deer rifles are all still .270s. Nothing against .308 but if I'm hunting Texas animals with a rifle its a 130 gr .270.


The animals I have shot with it didn't care for much for the caliber though.

[tx_basser]

I don't know why gun writers still writing about these cartridge debates, then cherry pick the stats they want to use to make their case.

[TacticalCowboy]

I don't know why gun writers still writing about these cartridge debates, then cherry pick the stats they want to use to make their case.

Because “It doesn’t matter” doesn’t sell.

[Kevin]

What I do know is for the average range sportsman, if you are shooting anything OTHER THAN a 243, 270, 30-06, 30-30, or 308 with a 4x or 6x scope, you are lying to yourself and may fool some fools.

This is a confusing statement.

[Gary Roberson]

I agree with Jack O'Connor....270 is tough to beat for an all around cartridge. I have no idea how many deer I have killed with a .270 from ranges, 30 yards to way to far to talk about.
Adios,
Gary

[glen]

For shooting accuracy and ranges the 30 caliber is a thing of the past. Most guys now that shoot it is because they grew up with it and its what they know. I have several and carry them but if folks at talking about just accuracy then you have to get a long stable bullet. The 6.5 to 7 are king in the shooting world.

[Phillip Fields]

For shooting accuracy and ranges the 30 caliber is a thing of the past. Most guys now that shoot it is because they grew up with it and its what they know. I have several and carry them but if folks at talking about just accuracy then you have to get a long stable bullet. The 6.5 to 7 are king in the shooting world.

Have you looked at the new crop of long range bullets for the big 30s and bigger?