Originally Posted by Llama_Bob
It's like a Creedmoor, but with the wrong twist so it can only shoot light for caliber or horribly un-aerodynamic bullets. And in a long action so you can have a heavier, less capable rifle. And the wrong shoulder angle so you can get the joys of brass stretch and poor efficiency. And too much taper since clearly you're going to shoot it in a machine gun.


The .270 is the poster girl for cartridge design failure. It combines the numerous mistakes of the .30-06 with the additional mistake of the wrong twist rate.

For all the reasons you say it is a failure I can flip it around to be a positive.
Actually a 1/10 twist handles bullets that are heavy enough to get through heavy bone and muscle on Elk and Moose.
A longer action often facilitates smoother cycling than many of the newer short / fats.
Brass lasts a long time, 10 or more uses for the handloader is common.
Cartridge case taper is a good thing( and a gentle shoulder) in my book, it easier to extract a sticky case.
Oh yeah, and it has a properly long neck to ensure a better, more square ( less run out) bullet seating.
Works well with a 22" barrel.( so does the equally good 30/06 and .280 Rem)
My little old point of view, folks