What's the max effective range of .270 Win?

[elkhunter101]

it all depends on the load i have seen a 270 shoot over 800 yards and drop a coyote and have heard of farther than that

 

[joed]

The .270 is a great round. I would think you could kill a coyote at least to 500 yards. My experience is with a .25-06 that I've had for 30+ years. It is quite similar to the .270 though. My rifle is topped with a 24x fixed power Leupold scope and used for ground hog hunting. If I can see a ground hog it's in mortal danger. I know some of my shots exceeded 500 yards.

I don't know what kind of area you plan on hunting but I'll give you a tip. Use a varmint bullet. The reason for that is less chance of a richochet. Varmint bullets have very thin jackets and usually disintegrate after contact. It's not something you'd want to use on a deer but for varmints they're great.

 

[mljdeckard]

If you can do it with a 30-06, you can do it with a .270. How good is your math?

 

[06]

Could be because it is a necked down '06 casing. Fine round and really gaining in popularity. I have already bought a set of dies and do not even have the rifle yet. LOL, good reason to buy one. Will probably get a Ruger Md 77.

 

[Mr. T]

What's the speed on those 90 grain .270 rounds? I've always heard that lighter rounds tend to have greater wind drift than the heavier rounds.