Chamois and Mouflon hunting with a .270

[germanforester]

Hallo, ich jage viel Mufflon in Deutschland. Mufflons sind mit einem Schuss nur sehr schwer zu stoppen, daher sollte man unbedingt auf die Schulter zielen, da die Fluchtdistanz sonst sehr groß werden kann. Ich verwende die Hornady CX Superformance. Die .270 reicht auf jeden Fall aus – aber wie schon erwähnt, unbedingt auf die Schulter zielen.

Hello — I hunt a lot of mouflon in Germany. Mouflon are very hard to stop with a shot, so you should definitely aim for the shoulder; otherwise the flight distance can be very long. I use Hornady’s CX Superformance. The .270 is definitely sufficient — but, as already mentioned, be sure to shoot the shoulder.

 

[Scipio]

Hello — I hunt a lot of mouflon in Germany. Mouflon are very hard to stop with a shot, so you should definitely aim for the shoulder; otherwise the flight distance can be very long. I use Hornady’s CX Superformance. The .270 is definitely sufficient — but, as already mentioned, be sure to shoot the shoulder.

Super with some concrete input @germanforester what caliber and weight of CX superperformance bullet are you using ?

I have shot Chamois and Mouflon in Macedonia with a .243 100g bullet. No problems

S

hello @sh1kar - was that lead or non lead bullets ?

 

[turner.jc1]

I’ve shot a bit of mountain game, including a mouflon out in Croatia. I think a .270 a fine choice. But the BC of a 96 gr bullet with long shots in potentially high wind might be challenging. You’re just making life harder than necessary. It’s a great hunt you’re going on and no need to scrimp on bullets and powder. A 145 ELDX or a 140 Berger vld or similar would be my choice. Maybe try a box of the Hornady factory ammo in 145 ELDX if you don’t want to work up a load. Or get someone to make a load for you?

It’s likely that you’ll be shooting 250-350 yards in the mountains. And given adverse conditions, an out of breath hunter with a bad rest and high adrenaline every little helps. The wind drift of an optimal bc bullet will be ~3-6 inches less at these distances at a guess, so worth considering on a roe size animal. Also the wide wounding of a soft lead projectile is preferred, it’s better to anchor the animal if possible. It’s likely that it’s going to take you a long time to get to the shot site, and they can run a long way in very hard terrain for a human.

For what it’s worth my mouflon was shot at 320yrds, I used a 7mm RM with a 162 ELDX bullet.

 

[germanforester]

Super with some concrete input @germanforester what caliber and weight of CX superperformance bullet are you using ?


hello @sh1kar - was that lead or non lead bullets ?

Hello — I use the factory load 270. (8.4 g); it produces 2 cm groupings from my Tikka. I sight the rifle in with a 4 cm high zero at 100 m. The performance has always been very good.

 

[sh1kar]

Super with some concrete input @germanforester what caliber and weight of CX superperformance bullet are you using ?


hello @sh1kar - was that lead or non lead bullets ?

Lead
S

 

[1894]

I **** mine in the Haute Alos in 2004 with a 6.5x57R and 120gr ballistic tip.

A 270 is perfect. I’d prioritise a decent BC as with mountain hunting you’re never sure what the wind is doing. A Hornady 145gr ELD-X would be perfect but any bullet will do if you can shoot it well and judge wind a bit.

Also as you are guided it’s unlikely you’ll be shooting very long distances. Both mine were within 250yds