I agree with what has been previously posted about the Scirroccos and the 270. I would say that the 270 is bare minimum. If you are Jack O'connor, and won't take a shot beyond 250-300 yards then go ahead with the 270. I would be really leary about anything beyond that, and I haven't even gotten into bullet selection yet. Would I hunt elk with my 270? Only if my 300 Win was run over by the truck, and dropped my 7mm in the river and forgot the bullets for my 338 ultra. So the answer is yes, I would hunt with a 270, but I would absolutely set a limit of no farther than 300 yards on a perfect broadside shot of bull. THEN...
I would not shoot any bullet except a barnes x if hunting with a 270. You are going to want absolutely as much weight retention and penetration that you can get. If you bribed me, and stole my reloading equipment, I might concede to factory loads with Nosler Partitions, but then I would cut my max distance down to somewhere between 200 and 250 yards.
Concerning Scirocco's, I shot a 4pt. muley in 01' in SE Montana with my 7mm loaded with 150 gr. Scirroccos. The buck was standing broadside at 100 yards and I nailed him right through the upper heart and lower lungs. The buck did drop, but when gutting the animal I discovered that the bullet had exploded into multiple pieces and didn't even come close to a pass through. The heaviest section I found was around 60 grains. This is absolutely inexcuseable for a 100 heart/lung shot at 100 yards. Had that been a big bull, I may as well have rented a chopper to help me find it. In my opinion, there are far better bullets out there and alot of them. Now keep in mind, these were generation 1 scirroco's not the generation 2 that they are using now. I don't know what the difference is, but they were the latest hype then, and I thought they performed horribly. (by the way, they grouped wonderfully in my 7mm) but if that is all that mattered to me, I would shoot ballistic tips. If you want a polymer tipped bullet, shoot the accubond, or Barnes MRX. If you don't reload, I am pretty sure you can buy Accubonds for the 270. That would be my recomendation.
One last thing, if you are going to shoot a 270, I would do my absolute best to find and shoot 150 grain bullets. The extra weight does make a difference and I think the bull deserves that consideration.
Best of luck this fall for you and your party.
Sincerely,
AutumnPulse
"Be a straight-shooter in all that you do."