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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