[jimg11]

What is the best round Hunting rifle round? .270 Winchester? Remington 721 Bolt action? One of these authors would heartily agree to my choice and I believe the other 3 would approve also. ejejdfkdfk

Jack O'Connor, Townsend Whelen, Jack O'Connor, Jim Carmichel, and Alden Hatch

 

[c pierce]

Jack O'connor MR 270 himself. I personally never seen what a 270 could do that a 30-06 could not do.

 

[Sebago Son]

Jim,

Really like the 721, but I prefer the .300 H&H chambering and a few more inches of barrel doesn't hurt either....

Another year, another deer...

With a Model 54 .30-'06 (on right).

Drew

 

[azmick]

There is nothing in the lower 48 that I would feel 'under gunned' with using a 270. Same could be said of the '06, and 280. The 270 Encore barrel I have is as accurate as anyone could ask.
But, I was never any good at telling blood trail tracking stories and I ain't getting any younger, so I'm using a 300 Win Mag for my elk hunt :mrgreen:

 

[Heathen]

I also own a 721 in .270. I've owned the 721 for about 30 years now and bought it from the original owner. He was a friend (retired Lt. Col.) who call me one day and told me that he was too old to enjoy his guns. I was invited over to select which guns I wanted and with a few stories, we negotiated the price. I left that day with the 721, his 1917 S&W and Savage 1899 in 303 Savage. I have never used the .270 on anything larger than a white tail but it does anchor them well. The previous owner used it on elk. There is something special about the 721 to me and that is the stock fit. It comes up to the shoulder and fits perfectly to me. The rifle just has a classic feel to it.