My experience with rifle hunting was much the same - read Jack's book, bought a M700 Classic in 270 Winchester in about 1980, loved it, and still do.
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When I was in high school back in the 50s I was a big fan of outdoor writer Jack O'Connor. He said the .270 was the ultimate deer cartridge, and that was gospel to me.
When I turned 16 Dad let me buy a used .270 Remington 721 bolt for $75. That November I was walking through a cut when a doe stood up from behind some slash. When I shot the deer charged off out of sight. Heart pounding, I ran along the clear blood trail and found her piled up not far away. There was a big exit hole, and when I opened up the chest cavity it was full of blood and lung tissue. I was mightily impressed.
That was 45 years ago, and I still feel the same way about the .270. In my hands and others it has accounted for over 40 deer, well over a dozen caribou, a black bear, and a moose, almost all one-shot kills. Very good penetration, complete even on quartering shots, giving good exit holes and blood trails. I've had several face-on brisket shots on deer penetrate into the hindquarters, and one "Texas heart shot" (at the base of the tail on a deer facing directly away) that penetrated forward into the chest cavity.
http://www.sportingjournal.com/main79.shtml
When I was in high school back in the 50s I was a big fan of outdoor writer Jack O'Connor. He said the .270 was the ultimate deer cartridge, and that was gospel to me.
When I turned 16 Dad let me buy a used .270 Remington 721 bolt for $75. That November I was walking through a cut when a doe stood up from behind some slash. When I shot the deer charged off out of sight. Heart pounding, I ran along the clear blood trail and found her piled up not far away. There was a big exit hole, and when I opened up the chest cavity it was full of blood and lung tissue. I was mightily impressed.
That was 45 years ago, and I still feel the same way about the .270. In my hands and others it has accounted for over 40 deer, well over a dozen caribou, a black bear, and a moose, almost all one-shot kills. Very good penetration, complete even on quartering shots, giving good exit holes and blood trails. I've had several face-on brisket shots on deer penetrate into the hindquarters, and one "Texas heart shot" (at the base of the tail on a deer facing directly away) that penetrated forward into the chest cavity.
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