If you can't kill an elk, ANY elk with a .270, you should stay under the porch. mtmuley
Best .270 Ammunition
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BAKPAKR
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When I was quite a bit younger, one of the most successful elk hunters I knew used a 270 Win loaded with 130 gr Nosler Partitions. Based on what I read on the internet, that combination probably wouldn’t work today. 
The 150 gr, Nosler Partition's ,150 gr Norma Oryx's or the 150 gr Swift A Frames have all worked very well in our family ( Bull and Cow )
Congratulations on the new rifle. What did you purchase ? And good luck to you on your upcoming Elk hunt in Idaho. Your going to love Elk hunting and Idaho.
I'm sure thousands upon thousand of elk are killed every year using the good old .270. I guess somebody forgot to tell them it won't work. Also shooting them in the shoulder like you said in you other post will result in a lot of ruined meat. A lung shot is far better than a shoulder shot if it can be taken.
yeah lot wounded up elk that run off and die also better hope for that perfect heart shot on a big mature bull and in the real world perfect shot placement isn't always going to happen. Just my opinion a 270 is a awesome deer rifle but not so great for elk and personally for me its going to stay in the closet on elk hunts and the 300 win mag will be coming out with a 180-200 grain bullet but hey each to his own but when it goes south with that 270 don't say I didn't tell you so.
if its so awesome why doesn't any of the pros use it then..hmmm ??? answer that one
You got me. mtmuley
I'm not trying to be a smart butt but come on man..You got new guys to elk hunting and you got people telling them to use 130 grain to 150 grain bullets when lot of them will be going after a big mature bull . that's a mix for complete disaster. I got you??...really the pros know a heavier grain bullet will always make a better elk round just that simple.
How in the world am I trolling??? I'm just trying to save some new guys out there from making some bad choices. All I'm telling the new guys is just to look at what the pros use and it sure isn't a light caliber loaded with a dang 130 grain. Yes a 270 will kill a elk with good shot placement but should it be the first choice for a elk hunter ..heck no it shouldn't!!! I'm just asking them to re think it and use a 30 caliber loaded with a heavier grain bullet because its a much better elk round just like the pros do. I personally made that light bullet mistake it will never happen again. I use to be a hardcore 270 guy and still am for deer but let me know when you see one of the go hunt guys film an elk hunt with a 270 loaded in a 130 grain..I will be waiting!!!
Yep. mtmuleyyou should know better than to bite
How many elk kills? mtmuley
This is actually quite true with monolithic bullets.. Have you used them?
I'm always open to new ideas and yes I do some reloading but no one is going to talk me into going back to a 270 for elk hunting and using anything lighter than 165 grain not going to happen, I don't care make fun of me or what ever . yes I've been out west and elk hunted and obviously it didn't go well for me.
How many elk kills? mtmuley
