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Originally Posted by Bushleague

I agree with Smokey buck, and most of this, but having shot a pile of moose and deer with the .270 win and the 30-06 I have never seen the 06 knock anything down any faster than the .270. Infact, if you really put me to it I would say that I've seen more dramatic kills from the .270, even on moose. Yes I realise there are other factors at play, but the fact remains that those factors make way more difference than the ballistic difference between most of the popular "all around" cartridges. And even with all things equal, you can go shoot 10 animals with each and still end up doing less tracking with the slightly less powerful cartridge, its just that close. Those numbers might look significant on ballistics charts, but in the real world it takes a very large boost in killing power to actually make any noticeable difference. Just my observations.

That said, if I owned only one rifle in either of those calibers and a 12 gauge shotgun I would be confident hunting pretty much any game animal or bird in the province. Keep the 30-30 as a bush gun/ spare and you are well set up.

There is a world of wisdom in this post ^^^^^

I'd heed it.