.308 vs .270. Which should I get?

I hunt with a .308 and I love it. Sometimes it doesn't pass all the way through. I am considering getting a .300 wsm soon.

.308 it’s what the snipers used.














Both are perfectly fine for what you want to do. I suggest going with the .308 in a smaller lighter package.

Why such a light bullet?

I have been shooing the same 308 for 35 years, great rifle, 150gr

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I hunt with a .308 and I love it. Sometimes it doesn't pass all the way through. I am considering getting a .300 wsm soon.

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You don't necessarily need a new cartridge. Try a different bullet in your 308. Perhaps a nosler partition, or federal fusion.

Its all about bullet construction. If a bullet fired from a 308 doesn't pass through, the same bullet coming from a 300 mag will only shatter faster.

Four Leaf, I’ll differ with you on too much gun with the 7 mag and the Ultra. Right now, I’ve got a 300 WBY pointed down a 600 yard lane. It’s for the trajectory, not killing power.

I’ve had extensive experience with both the .308 and .270. Since you already have long range rifles, you want the .308. It comes in a short action, allowing you to have a more compact, handy rifle for the short range hunting you described. Also, you can get a heavier bullet in the .308. I believe the .308 Win is the best all around Southern deer hunting caliber there is.

What you got against an ought six?

Either one. I like the .270 with 150gr bullets.

Either is fantastically adequate with piles of deer killed at those ranges by each.

Past 300 you'll start to get noticeably more drop out of the .308, but inside 250 it'll be very negligible depending on the load.

If you've got a few long actions, go with the short action .308 as others have said, for a more compact easier handling gun.

.308

If you decide on a .270, get a pair of tennis shoes to track your deer with. I do not like a 270. Had to help too many folks "find" deer with those guns.