270 wsm for hogs?

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Simomac
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270 wsm for hogs?

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G'day guys, just seeking the general consensus on the 270wsm as a cartridge for pigs and deer etc, I currently have a sako .243 but am thinking of swapping it for the wsm,just seems to be faster, flatter and more knock down power for not much more recoil. What are your thoughts?
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Re: 270 wsm for hogs?

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The .270 WSM I have seems to have some pretty good recoil....! :chin: :duh:


Another thing to consider especially if You don't Reload your shells is the high cost of the WSM cartridges....I'm paying around $35.00-$40.00 for a box of 20 shells,if You went with a lighter grain bullet Your .243 will reach out further.I have a Savage 7mm-08 and it has less recoil and shoots very good...I can also get the managed recoil shells for it and have even less recoil,the 7mm-08 are 140 grain in regular or the managed recoils.My Remington 30-06 shells in the Managed recoil are 125 grains while the regular shells are 150-180 grain.


I wonder if a .204 Caliber would reach out further and still take a Hog down? :huh: :chin:
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Re: 270 wsm for hogs?

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I do reload so the cost isn't a big concern, especially as I won't shoot the wsm all that often anyway, ( too in love with my 204). I have shot hogs with my 204, dropped them on the spot too, but the 204 has it's place and unfortunately it isn't a pig gun :)
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Re: 270 wsm for hogs?

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Now after having 2 close calls in the Mark Twain Forest, I no long use a small caliber rifle to hunt those hogs in the woods or creek bottoms. I instead use a 444 Marlin model 1895 with a 300 grn hard-cast bullet.
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Re: 270 wsm for hogs?

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The WSM is only slightly stronger than a standard 270. So yes, no trouble with using it on hogs.
Had a very good friend use his 270Win on a pig hunt in NM last summer. Brought home a 400# hog with 1 shot.
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Re: 270 wsm for hogs?

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I had two 270wsm's, one was a Browning X-Bolt Stainless Fluted Barrel with the carbon fiber stock, the other was a Rem 700 Stainless/ Syn. Both kicked like mules. I used both to shoot pigs and deer. I liked both guns but traded them away because of the recoil and the price of rounds. I reload, but I never got set up to reload the wsm and the cost of rounds is stuid. But if the recoil isn't bad for you and you reload, it's definitely a good deer and pig cartridge.
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Re: 270 wsm for hogs?

Post by TONK »

You can kill a HOG with a .17 caliber if you have a mind too! However, I been down that road once or twice using smaller caliber center fire rifles to hunt hogs in Missouri and other places like Tenn. & Kentucky. I will no longer try to hunt em with a black powder single shot rifle either! Instead I use either a .338 Win mag for the far out shots, or I use a lever action Marlin in the model 1895, having the Triple 4 as my caliber. Yep, the 444 Marlin using a 290 grain Beartooth Hardcast Bullet. It shoots 1.25 inch groups with a scope on top the barrel but I seldom use a scope on my lever guns. It kind of defeats the purpose really. I also sometimes use the Marlin 45/70 caliber in the 45/70 caliber, with a 405 grain bullet. This really puts the brakes on those big porkers in a hurry. :D
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Re: 270 wsm for hogs?

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I have 2 270 short mags and love them. use them for deer hunting and like previously stated are a tad better than the standard 270 win. I load mine with the barnes tsx bullets and they are devastating on deer. My guns are accurate and dont kick anymore than should be expected from a gun of similar caliber. I would highly recommend getting one but then again I like the "odd"cartridges vs the standards.
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