Photon Guy
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As far as a medium game killing cartridge, there's none probably as popular and as old as the .270 win.
Like others have said here, you can load it with light bullets and evaporate varmints, and load it with heavy bullets to take most of if not all of the North American game species.
I prefer bullet weights between 130 and 150 in my .270, and because I had mine built with a 1:9" twist, I'm going to have to try the 165 category also.
So far this rifle likes, ( and shoots well) four bullets in the 130 grn range, and more testing is ongoing with high bc 150's.
It also is super consistant with 140 grn weight bullets also, and the Partition has stood out so far with minimal testing at this point.
If I were to get a chance at a mule deer and elk combo hunt I would use, (with what data I have seen so far) the 150 grn Accubond Long Range bullet, I wouldn't be hesitant in that choice.
If I were to have a chance with an antelope hunt, then the 130 grn Btips and Partition loads would go.
For my deer hunting range here in Missouri, all the bullets and bullet weights I've tested would work wonderfully.
The .270 Winchester is a flat shooting, easy to find ammo for in a pinch, moderate recoiling delight...
So would a .270 be all that effective against a grizzly bear? Some people who go bear hunting take rifles of much bigger caliber and would consider the .270 Winchester to be suicide.