For deer? They'll both dead them just fine, one has noticeably more recoil but the deer don't seem to notice..... basically with today's technologies, the average deer dies if you point a high speed .22 or bigger center-fire at them and pull the trigger at reasonable distances.What are your opinions on deer hunting is there much difference between 300wsm and 270win? I have both but never hunted with the 300wsm yet
Both are great for deer, more then you need unless your reaching out past 300-400 often. Even some both have plenty of energy at 500 or so which I think is a good max range on most animals. I've owned and shot deer with both I'd pick the wsm.
One reason I’m leaning towards the 300wsm is it’s lighter and easier to carry
Calibre doesn't matter much when it comes to reaction from the deer. Some drop from shock and just don't get up and some have enough adrenaline and oxygen in thier brain to run 100yds when they shouldn't have moved an inch.just curious if 300wsm was better at far as reaction after the shot
I'm not trying to be a wise guy (I'm really not) but that's anecdotal at best. I've said it before, the first deer I ever killed (nearly 60 years ago) was a doe mule deer that I shot through the heart with a .308 Winchester at about 40 yards. She jumped and ran about 100 yards uphill before stopping, and as she stood there, I put 4 more bullets through her heart area (because I didn't know she was dead on her feet) before she finally collapsed.I can remember hunting as a kid with 30-06 and most of them dropped in their tracks the others only took a few steps
No man - no reason to be sorry. I didn't think you were implying anything.I understand what your saying I wasn’t trying to imply anything sorry if I came across that way
The .22-250 willNo man - no reason to be sorry. I didn't think you were implying anything.
When it comes right down to it, all of the experience I've had in 60 years of killing deer with various big game cartridges is anecdotal too. Besides, I've never shot a deer with something like a .22-250, or a .416 Rem Mag. Maybe one of them would drop every deer shot in the heart/lungs in its tracks every time. I kind of doubt it though.
I have dropped quite a few in their tracks with 243 also lolThe .22-250 will
I've had a deer shot with a hot loaded 165gr run 50 yards with it's heart rolling around in it's chest. The 300 is an awesome round but the only advantage that it has over the 270 is bullet weights. They both kill when you do your part. Some run, some don't. After shooting a dump truck load of deer with both calibers, I say flip a coin.I do reload I have enough 270 to last the rest of my life but was wondering about deer reaction after the shot say behind the shoulder in heart lung area with the 270 they might go 50 yards or less just curious if 300wsm was better at far as reaction after the shot