Thread: .270 or 7mm-08?

Originally Posted by Dawg

I bought my first rifle Remington 700 in 7mm08, i ended up selling it and getting a .270 as it didnt have enough knock down for me on reds out past 250m. When i shoot animals i like them to drop where they are and stay dead, not get up and bugger off into the bush.

Just my 2c though, i know some people who are comfortable with using 7mm08 on deer out to 500+m.

Ballistically, The difference between the two is only about 100 fps with 140gr bullets and that's not going to make any difference to a deer. As usual it comes down to projectile selection and shot placement.