Thread: Is it time to leave the 27 gang?

If you want to hit animals a long away away then yes a 7mm rm. If they are big then go to a 300 mag.
That was how one yank writer summed up the difference.
Ill buy the 270 off you.
$50

I had a 270 win and was happy out to 500 yards no worries in good conditions, I now have a 270 wsm and I reckon it's easily a 600 yard plus rifle but hey horses for courses I think the 270win would easily be enough but if you want a change go for it after all its your choice.
All mentioned calibers will easily dispatch tahr if you have a good shooter stick with it (that's just my opinion) but hey I've been known to change rifles like underpants.

The recoil characteristics of the 7Mag are totally different to a 270.
My last 270 weighed 6lb all up and felt like getting hit in the shoulder with a hammer.
7Mag is more like a slow push.

I know I would go 7mag if I was you

Originally Posted by Tribrit

The recoil characteristics of the 7Mag are totally different to a 270.
My last 270 weighed 6lb all up and felt like getting hit in the shoulder with a hammer.
7Mag is more like a slow push.

I know I would go 7mag if I was you

I love how the laws of physics tend to go out the window with these discussions, particularly regarding recoil....

Originally Posted by PaulNZ

I love how the laws of physics tend to go out the window with these discussions, particularly regarding recoil....

I love how people in shooting make up the laws of physics as they go along.

He is right about the recoil. You are doing your physics wrong.

Originally Posted by GSP HUNTER

Hi guys.

Settled on a very accurate 18.5 7mm08 over the dog now which is primarily a bush, slips set up and great to shoot running, good old 150 grain fed powershoks. Work well too.

Looking at open country set up for next years thar and alpine hunts and open country.

Wondering whether to leave the 27 gang make jump from my 270 which is a shooter but ballistically close to the 7mm08 and head into to 7m rem mag territorty?

My personal max distance would be 500 yards. PB is about 400 so far. Is there really much in it for the extra recoil and noise, knock down power of a rem mag? or do I just load up some heavier pills and dial up or use a bdc? I have no experience with the rem mag or any mag or long range for that matter.

Appreciate your input. Cheers.

I went from .270 to 7mm STW...never looked back...I always reckoned the .270 booted the shoulder more...I was bush fringe shooting and that 7mm is so fast and flat

If you go the 7mmMag , buy a muzzle brake and some good earplugs and then spend a couple more grand on a good scope and you will be spanking them well out yonder .
Or spend a few more minutes getting closer with your 7mm08 .

same stock design and same 6lb rifle in 7mm mag .......now we comparing apples with apples....... not peanuts with coconuts.
my 30 year old LIGHTWEIGHT poohseventy wearing a suppressor is mild to shoot even with HOT 170grn loads....
the .308 with reasonable loads a suppressor and limbsaver is a pussy....
Ive fired 7mm mags with good stock design and weight and found them reasonable......but no huge advantage.

Just get a 284 and do it all in a compact package!

It's the same make of rifle.
Same barrel length.
Same weight. 6lb.
And the recoil is less. Dont care what you say.

Originally Posted by Tribrit

It's the same make of rifle.
Same barrel length.
Same weight. 6lb.
And the recoil is less. Dont care what you say.

Stock shape makes a big difference. Felt recoil is a lot different to actual recoil.

Its impossible for a 7mmMag to have less actual recoil than a .270.

I'm not sure a 7mm Rem mag is enough of a step up from a .270 to justify upgrading, especially if you like the .270 as a rifle.

The likes of a 7mm Blaser or 28 Nosler would make it worthwhile

Or you could go crazy like me and get an Edge

Lively opinions as always. Thanks team. Might run some hot 145 grain eldx loads in the 270 and see how we fair. Could always go the other way and take 30 30 peep sights and reverse engineer my long range aspirations. 😂

Originally Posted by GSP HUNTER

Lively opinions as always. Thanks team. Might run some hot 145 grain eldx loads in the 270 and see how we fair. Could always go the other way and take 30 30 peep sights and reverse engineer my long range aspirations. ��

If you can get them to shoot in your rifle you wont regret it, I have had nothing but bang flops from 140 yards out to 450 yards so far on everything up to a red spiker 2213sc is great in the 270win, hit me up if you want any of my load ladder info as a starting point.
The eldx are simply devestating

Originally Posted by GSP HUNTER

Lively opinions as always. Thanks team. Might run some hot 145 grain eldx loads in the 270 and see how we fair. Could always go the other way and take 30 30 peep sights and reverse engineer my long range aspirations. ��

They dont even need to be crazy hot or anything. I had a 20" barreled 270 pushing 150 LRAB at 2850 and smacked over all sorts of stuff way out to 600yds+ with it no worries, done more hunting with that rifle than all the rifles I have owned since put together. The only "downfall" of the 270 as a long range calibre used to be its poor projectile availability, but the introduction of the likes of Berger VLD hunting, Hornady 145 ELDX, Nosler 150 LRAB etc has bought the 270 into the 21st century again. I would choose accuracy above all else for shooting stuff out that far as long as its carrying the energy for a clean kill