Alhamander
Well-Known Member
Just a follow-up & thoughts - I have now been using the .270 (new Tikka T3x) for a year-ish. Every deer I have shot at has dropped within < 10 metres and only needed one bullet. Only 7 or 8 so clearly I have no large data set but it has - weirdly - given me WAY more confidence in my shooting as I know that the .270 will bring whatever it is down. And given that, I seem to make better shots. Which, to me, is interesting.
Over the years, I found that - I think every time - with my .243 I needed/preferred a second close-range head-shot to end it all as the animal was alive when I got to it.
The .270 is hilariously good at doing its job, in the short time I have had it and in the relatively few cases where I have used it.
I'd still be entirely happy to use my old .243, but it is not getting out anymore. For someone like me, who is shooting a few deer per year, who stalks alone and who does not have a dog, the .270 is turning out to be quite the tool. Delighted, I must say.
I just note this for anyone pondering if the .270 is a good option (I pondered the same). Crack on!
Over the years, I found that - I think every time - with my .243 I needed/preferred a second close-range head-shot to end it all as the animal was alive when I got to it.
The .270 is hilariously good at doing its job, in the short time I have had it and in the relatively few cases where I have used it.
I'd still be entirely happy to use my old .243, but it is not getting out anymore. For someone like me, who is shooting a few deer per year, who stalks alone and who does not have a dog, the .270 is turning out to be quite the tool. Delighted, I must say.
I just note this for anyone pondering if the .270 is a good option (I pondered the same). Crack on!
