SalCucco

I looking to get a new rifle in the near future, probably leaning towards the Tikka t-3 light stainless or the Sako Finnlight. Now the gun is probably going to be used 99.9% of the time on whitetail deer (but occasionally for a coyote or black bear if i happen by one while in the woods.)

Because i will be dropping close to 2 grand if i go with the Sako and a leopold scope that i am looking at i would just want to maximize my bang for the buck (not ruling out either Elk or Moose in the future but nothing regular or more than a 1/2 dozen hunts total in the next 20 years)

I have alsways had a 308 and like the cartridge but for that .1% of the time that the rifle will be used for larger game is the extra thump of a 30-06 or 270 WSM worth it (i am going by chuck hawk recoil charts) for the 99% of the time that i wioll be using it. Recoil is not a mjor problem but i wold like to use the gun to also shoot at the range for fun (notjust the 1 or 2 shots at deer a year)

Just looking for some advice or input. i've been reading this sight for some time and all the comparisons but now its my rifle.
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DM

I've owned several 270's, 30-06's, 280's, 308's and about everything all around them, but for my "light" rifle i chose the 280 Rem..

I chose it over the 270 Win. because if needed, i can drive heavier bullets for the bigger animials like moose. In my experience the160, 1757mm bullets easily out perform the 150, 160 270 bullets on big game.

I chose it over the 30-06 because for most of my shooting i use lighter bullets and that means a little less recoil, with a bit flatter trajectory than 30 cal. bullets with the same SD.

The 308 Win. is a good round and will go in a short action, but for bigger animials i like heavier bullets in 30 cal, than i'm comfortable with in a 308 Win....

Anyway, for me it was a good choise, and i'd do it all over again.

Drilling Man

VAhuntr

I have a 30-06 and a 270 wsm and to be honest with you I can't tell much difference in recoil between the two. The 30-06 is a Ruger M77 and the 270 wsm is a Savage.The 270 wsmhas just a tad bitsharper recoil butit is a lighter gun too. Ineither case both guns are a pleasure to shoot and recoil is not a problem.I wanted to try one of the short mag cartridges and bought it. I have taken a deer withthe 270 wsmso far this year and it performed as expected. Although it did not do anything that any other properly placed bullet would have done. The only advantages I could see with the 30-06 would be the huge selection of bullets and factory ammoin30 caliber.I don't think youwill go wrong with either.

James B

You won'y get much if any more thump with the 270 WSM over the 30-06. With bullets up to 165 grain, you will see no real difference between the 30-06 and the 308. The most versitile of the 3 for my money would be the 30-06. The 308 however with the 190 grain Hornady BTSP will take out anything in NA without any problem. This is a very underused bullet.