Whats a better caliber for hunting white-tailed deer, 30-06 or .270?

[bryce wood]

Whats a better caliber for hunting white-tailed deer, 30-06 or .270?

[lil hunter]

A 30-06 is better for deer hunting with 150 to 180 grain. A .270 is a good gun for deer hunting to but not as powerful as a 30-06. Do you have a 30-06 or .270? Is it scoped?

[Hunter Savage]

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[Hunter Savage]

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[lil hunter]

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[squirrelgirl]

I've only hunted black tail but the .270 with a good scope was sufficient. Shot placement is key of course and proper ammunition makes a big difference.

[lil hunter]

got that rite squirrelgirl both calibers work but you could use the 30-06 for deer to bear to moose just depends on the ammo and grain

[dhopper]

I have hunted deer with my 270 for years and my dad has hunted with his 30-06 for much longer. both guns are awesome guns. It really comes down to how far do u need to shoot normally. The 270 wins in long range accuracy but 30-06 wins in knock down power.

[DEER30]

diddo dhopper!
I would add that a 30-06 is very capable of terrific accuracy at 400 yards. I have killed several deer at 350-375 and practiced on groundhogs out to 400. Just don't be a fraid of a little hold-over. Beyond that I can not say.

.270 shoots much flatter.

[lil hunter]

You can't go wrong either way and i agree with both of you dhopper and DEER30

[NM]

Either will work. As for long range accuracy, how many 270s have been used in 1000 meter competitions?

[DakotaMan]

Both great cartridges! I would say the .30-06 will be slightly better in heavy timber hunting and the .270 will be slightly better in open country (prairie and bean-field) hunting. The 30-06 is the most versatile in that it does both very well with different bullets but not by much. My favorite deer cartridge is the 25-06 because of its speed and knock down power. It gives up a little to the the other two in heavy timber but it smacks 'em like a 7mm Rem in the open without the recoil.

You can't go wrong with any of these so get what you like. I want to be able to hit running deer, consider 500 yards a reasonable range, don't like tracking cripples and detest recoil so its the 25-06 for me. The .270 meets all these except recoil and the 30-06 fails on recoil, is weakest on running deer and 500 yard reliability.

[bass bomber]

Which ever one you're more accurate with.

[Sourdough Dave]

At typical whitetail ranges you will be hard put to see any difference in performance between a well placed .130 - 150 gr .270 and a well placed 150 - 180 gr. .30-06. I shoot antelope which are the size of whitetails with both .270 and .30-06 and either puts meat on the ground. As with any hunting it is all about shot placement regardless of caliber, so I agree with bass bomber and return the point to him that someone took away +1

[WI Hunter 33]

I have a .270 and hunt in some heavier timber and it gets the job done. A 30-06 does have more knockdown but the flat shooting of the .270 is what made my decision.