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Pretty sensible choice. I think a Vanguard or Howa would be as well.

270 needs to be a model 70. I sold mine (cause I'm an idiot) and I will never have another like it. It had speed, power, and an awesome stock. I actually shot several coyotes with it and the old varix 10 power it wore.

I'd offer a Kimber Hunter fits in that price range. A Kimber MT could be had for close to a grand. In fact I'm watching a Kimber Hunter 270 on GB right now. It's at $570 but does have 4 days left.

"Damned adequate" according to Elmer!
Nice rifle.

I thought Elmer considered the .270 “a good pest rifle.”

I hate to even think about that gun. Sucker would rag hole 130 interlocks with 59.5 grains of h4831 seated .005 off. Win case and win LR primers. Shot several song dogs one spring out to 350 with it. 1.5" high at 100 was a dead hold to 230. It was almost 25-06 like in terms of flat shooting. I killed one at 350-360 ish and I remember holding the bottom of the horizontal cross hair on top of his back about 4 or 5 inches and thump. Another dead dog. I actually preferred it to a 25-06 with 117s.

I hate to think that I didn't buy it!

Damned adequate coyote rifle.

25-06 and 270 are very close with that 117/120 and 130 grain comparison. Although some claim the 25 is better suited for longer range when set up this way.

Makes me hold my head a bit sideways when I hear this.

Give me a 270 every time.
Ran alot of 90 grain Sierra through my 25, and it didn't impress me as much as a 243 and 75s.
Back to the 270, even if a guy wanted to launch a 90 or 100 grainer in it, it's still blowing by a 25. Then as a bonus, you can shoot 130, 140, and 150 grain bullets and have a very versatile stomper.

The last .270 I bought was an M70 XTR with a synthetic stock in the shape of the Winchester M70 Featherweight. I needed it like I needed a hole in my head but the guy said it was very accurate so I bought it. I took a nice antelope with it back in 2009. I stopped at an LGS and bought a couple of boxes of Winchester 150 gr. ammo tor try the rifle and get some more brass. I wanted fresh brass fire formed in that rifle to set up my die. The guy wasn't lying. The rifle is very accurate. It seems the stock is a McMillan installed by Winchester and four five shot groups ran from .50" to .80" on the last set of shots fired. I decided it was a keeper.

I'm a fan of controlled feed rifles so if I was out looking for a rifle chambered to the .270, I'd be looking for a pre64 M70 (pricey!) or one based on a commercial Mauser action. A J.C. Higgins M50 or 51 in .270 would work although I'de prefer a 24" barrel. The M50 is usually quite accurate but finding one in .270 might be difficult. I find them in 30-06 quite often but the .270s are scare. Either not a lot were made of those that have them are not letting them go. FN commercial rifles can be found with 24" but again a bit scarce. I found one for $250 and it came with scope and two stocks, the original and a Butler Creek. That rifle is another very accurate rifle regardless of which stock I use. Both stocks have been glass bedded.
PJ

The last .270 I bought was an M70 XTR with a synthetic stock in the shape of the Winchester M70 Featherweight. I needed it like I needed a hole in my head but the guy said it was very accurate so I bought it. I took a nice antelope with it back in 2009. I stopped at an LGS and bought a couple of boxes of Winchester 150 gr. ammo tor try the rifle and get some more brass. I wanted fresh brass fire formed in that rifle to set up my die. The guy wasn't lying. The rifle is very accurate. It seems the stock is a McMillan installed by Winchester and four five shot groups ran from .50" to .80" on the last set of shots fired. I decided it was a keeper.

I'm a fan of controlled feed rifles so if I was out looking for a rifle chambered to the .270, I'd be looking for a pre64 M70 (pricey!) or one based on a commercial Mauser action. A J.C. Higgins M50 or 51 in .270 would work although I'de prefer a 24" barrel. The M50 is usually quite accurate but finding one in .270 might be difficult. I find them in 30-06 quite often but the .270s are scare. Either not a lot were made of those that have them are not letting them go. FN commercial rifles can be found with 24" but again a bit scarce. I found one for $250 and it came with scope and two stocks, the original and a Butler Creek. That rifle is another very accurate rifle regardless of which stock I use. Both stocks have been glass bedded.
PJ

That 90 Sierra HP is a stout bullet.

A bud used the 100 grain Hornady HP in his 270 for a few years. He said it would flat open a coyote up.

Not if you are loading them to the same pressure.
The 25-06 with the 75gr hp, (lightest regular cup and core) using IMR4064 will hit 3700 fps at book recipes. With a 120gr, 3000 fps is doable with several powders, again at book recipes.
The 270W using 90gr hp, max book is barely over 3500 fps. With 130s, 3100fps but at 2k higher pressure. With 150s it's pedestrian.

There isn't any magic in the 270 Win.

That is where I'd start. I'm surprised that was not listed in the OP. Save yourself the headache and get the Tikka. I'd look at the stainless version myself, like the T3x. Maybe even the superlite, if you have a Cabela's near by. Or like beretzs said, a used Model 70 or Montana. Good luck with your search!!

Ain't much magic to a 25-06 either.
Apples to apples, 90 grain vs 90 grain, will be so damn close it's not even worth it.

What the 270 can do that the 25-06 can't, is shoot bigger bullets. Even if you twist them faster the 270 is still superior.

For 75s, shoot a 6mm something, for 120 plus, a .270 will do anything you can ask of it.

PJ, those sound like an awesome pair. I remember my gunsmith/friend telling me that in his experience with pre 64 model 70's, that the 270's shot better than any of them. He was not kidding. Every damn 270 I've had shoots lights out!!! I have a couple pre 64's that I'm hanging on to right now. One a fwt, and the other a std wt. Both beautiful rifles to me. Even though the fwt is not perfect, and the std wt is in a custom stock. I bought them on the same day last year too, so that was even better.. Add that in with the fact they shoot so well, and I should have also bought a lottery ticket that day to finish it off!!!

You can't blame the OP for wanting a 270 winchester, as that is a great all around cartridge.

I have a new to me Kimber BGR in 270 to scope and see how well it shoots.

I was gonna bring up a 280, but the more I play with one, the more I begin to appreciate a good ol 270. As far as versatility goes anyway. Same goes for my 6.5x06 adventures. A 270 is the best of all worlds in a .473 bolt face. Easy as heck to load for, has good case geometry, feeds slick, speed, energy, what really not to like? Not to mention about every hardware store or wally world has a box of core lokts or power points.

I have a 6.5-06 also. It’s fun to shoot, hammers pigs with 120 Barnes