This entire thread has apparently confirmed something I've known (or suspected) for a long time:
The .270 Winchester is apparently one of those "inherently accurate" cartridges, despite not being short, fat, or having a 30-degree shoulder, or any of those modern requirements. It may not be accurate enough for competition target shooting, but I have owned and handloaded for too many .270s that shot very well to believe it's inherently "inaccurate.
The example I've mentioned more than once was my first, a Remington 700 ADL purchased in 1974 from a local hardware store. After basic accurizing (epoxy bedding and free-floating the barrel) it would put three 150-grain Hornady Spire Points into around an inch--at 300 yards. This was with the original mil-surp H4831, using Jack O'Connor's favorite charge of 58.5 grains....
