Originally Posted by
SageRat Shooter
I thought the same thing with my .260 and the 143 ELD-X for hunting Elk (based on ballistics and the 6.5x55 taking moose). That is until I watched a guy shoot a 6 pt Bull Elk with the 6.5 PRC and the 143 ELD-X from 300 yards. He had to shoot it 4 times... The first 3 shots didn't even make the Elk flinch... Sounds like that .270 might be what you wind up building. the .270 with a 24" barrel will get that bullet moving2900-3000 fps. I had a .270, but I tore it apart to build the .260 Rem.
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