“.270 winchester”

Every once in a while I get quizzed as to what rifle to bring on a hunter’s first pronghorn hunt. Most of the time I ask in return what the hunter already has.

Winchester went old school with one of its SHOT Show releases—unveiling the Jack O'Connor Tribute Model 70 Winchester to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the original Model 70, which was wielded by O'Connor, a legendary hunter and outdoor writer.

The .270 WSM and 7mm Rem. Mag. are the most popular magnums among the .270 and 7mm cartridges, and with good reason; both offer sensible ballistics which can be managed by most shooters without being overly hard on your barrel. But which makes the better choice for hunters? Contributor Philip Massaro takes a closer look at the pros and cons of each.

Nosler took the venerable .270 caliber to a new level with the introduction of the 27 Nosler. Conceived as a 21^st century upgrade, the cartridge delivers previously unobtainable downrange ballistics by pairing the ultimate combination of case capacity with modern long-for-caliber bullets.

New for 2017, Winchester has enhanced their ammunition line by including the fantastic Nosler AccuBond Long Range bullet in the Expedition Big Game series.

For 2017, Hornady has decided to expand its Precision Hunter line of ammunition to include five new cartridges.

For a little more than a year I have been playing with some Berger bullets in a couple of rifles. Most shooters are aware of Berger Bullets—the southern California-based maker of very accurate, long-range bullets—but not all know of the company’s push into the hunting bullet market.

Fiocchi has introduced its Knock Down series of big-game ammunition, which utilizes a precision-engineered monolithic bullet for decisive terminal performance on big game.

Fiocchi has added another specialized cartridge to its growing line of dedicated hunting ammo, with Fiocchi Hyperformance Hunt.223 Remington, designed for "lights out" performance on varmints.