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#1453606 - Fri Nov 20 2009 05:11 PM .270; 7mm/08 Questions
TusseyMtMan TusseyMtMan Pooh-Bah Registered: Tue Feb 15 2005 Posts: 2238 Loc: SW Centre County	I can say that reading the posts on here inspired me today to go and buy a Marlin XS7 7mm/08 for my wife(and for me to try too lol). I bought a box of Federal 150gr Speer Hot-Cor SP's at the gun shop. Did I make a wise choice on the shells? Or, is a lighter grain better for PA deer? I figured If we wanted to shoot small bullets, we would have stayed with the .243. As for the .270, I have shot around 30 deer with mine. But, I am getting tired of the deer going so far after the shot. my buck last year(very large deer) sprinted a full 150 yds down the mountain after I shot him in the lungs. That added at least 30 minutes to my drag right there. Is there a factory .270 load that will drop a large deer faster? I always used 130gr coreloks and recently switched to 150 Federal Powershoks(last year's deer). Not real happy with either load. I want to drop 'em, like so many of you talk about. _________________________ Support Habitat Conservation.
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#1453626 - Fri Nov 20 2009 05:22 PM Re: .270; 7mm/08 Questions [Re: TusseyMtMan]
Adam K Adam K Pooh-Bah Registered: Wed Oct 10 2007 Posts: 2042 Loc: Union County	With the 7mm08 you're likely going to have to try a variety of ammo until you find the one that works just right in it. I can tell you from experience that one of mine likes 120gr and the other likes 139gr so if your 150s don't group to your expectations you might want to move down.
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#1453628 - Fri Nov 20 2009 05:24 PM Re: .270; 7mm/08 Questions [Re: TusseyMtMan]
Se7enRemMag Se7enRemMag enthusiast Registered: Mon Dec 16 2002 Posts: 446 Loc: Tioga County	IMO, and I stress IMO the 140 Gr bullet is best out of the 7mm-08 for PA Whitetails. I've had real good results with mine. As far as the .270, I've tried several different loads out of the 2 rifles I owned in .270 and experienced just what you are talking about, it kills them but they always seem to run no matter where they are hit. I wouldn't own another .270. I have a friend that shoots nosler partitions out of his .270 and he has great results.
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#1453630 - Fri Nov 20 2009 05:24 PM Re: .270; 7mm/08 Questions [Re: TusseyMtMan]
3D Hunter 3D Hunter veteran Registered: Sat Aug 21 2004 Posts: 1335 Loc: Central, PA	I shoot the 130psp corelokts and I have never had a deer run that far maybe 50 yds at the most.. _________________________ If i'm not hunting or fishing i'm thinking about it
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#1453637 - Fri Nov 20 2009 05:28 PM Re: .270; 7mm/08 Questions [Re: 3D Hunter]
MQ-1 MQ-1 Carpal \'Tunnel Registered: Fri Feb 09 2001 Posts: 3911 Loc: Pike	I use 140 cls and have most deer drop in their tracks with the shots going through the lungs/ribs. I accidently gut shot a doe one year and it only went 50 yds. I have no problems. I have in the past seen some relatives with heavy grain cls have deer run a long ways with their 06s. _________________________ If you take your kids hunting.... you won't ever have to hunt for your kids.
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#1453659 - Fri Nov 20 2009 05:37 PM Re: .270; 7mm/08 Questions [Re: MQ-1]
BBB BBB On the board Registered: Thu Nov 06 2008 Posts: 207 Loc: Perry Co. Pa	I load 150 Rem. CL have also used 140 Rem. Like them both.
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#1453677 - Fri Nov 20 2009 05:46 PM Re: .270; 7mm/08 Questions [Re: BBB]
TusseyMtMan TusseyMtMan Pooh-Bah Registered: Tue Feb 15 2005 Posts: 2238 Loc: SW Centre County	I noticed the Federals last year didn't expand very much on the buck or the doe I shot. The exit hole was the same as the entry. _________________________ Support Habitat Conservation.
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#1453733 - Fri Nov 20 2009 06:10 PM Re: .270; 7mm/08 Questions [Re: TusseyMtMan]
Art Salmons Art Salmons enthusiast Registered: Wed Oct 21 2009 Posts: 438 Loc: Arkansas	I'm all for the 7mm-08 buy the 270 Win is a great caliber and I've killed lots of game with it and they didn't run away. My 14 year old Grandson shot a 6x6 Bull Elk in Kentucky during their first ever youth hunt in September using a 270 Win with 130 grain Federal Premium bullets and he made a 200 yard shot on it and the bull went 20 yards and laid down at the edge of a thicket.
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#1453738 - Fri Nov 20 2009 06:13 PM Re: .270; 7mm/08 Questions [Re: TusseyMtMan]
moosehunter moosehunter The man Registered: Sat Nov 15 2008 Posts: 9155 Loc: Lebanon	I've flattened Pronghorn with the .270 150 grain Winchester and Federals. But the only deer I shot with a .270 ran about a hundred yards on me. It was running when I shot it though. _________________________ Moosemike
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#1453748 - Fri Nov 20 2009 06:19 PM Re: .270; 7mm/08 Questions [Re: TusseyMtMan]
mfuff mfuff old hand Registered: Sat Jan 29 2005 Posts: 996 Loc: Schuylkill Co.	A solid heart or lung shot is going to kill game every time but every animal is going to react differently. Some will drop on the spot, some might make it a few hops and others will go a hundred yards in 5 seconds even though they are dead they just don't know it yet!! The only way to drop an animal in it's tracks EVERY time is to break the spine or mash the brain. The bullets you are using are great deer bullets and will kill whenever you do your part. Most times though the animals natural reaction is to RUN and they can cover a lot of ground in a few seconds even though their heart/lungs are like jelly.
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