I am really late to this thread but would like to add my thoughts on the venueable 270. I purchased my first , a model 70 standard, because Otto Corbin of a Bottineau ND did not have a feather weight in stock , the summer of 1957, the year I graduated from high school. That model 70 represented many hours of picking rocks, humping 60 lb hay bales, milking cows, and cleaning stalls at 75 cents an hour. Now after over 65 years I still cherish that as much today as I did then Though, like many of you ,I’ve owned literally hundreds of other over the years. I can’t imagine how miles I packed that 9 1/2 lb rifle over forest and prairie up steep mountains and through the muskeg of Canada and Alaska. That ole rifle has bagged me the grand slam of sheep, mountain goat, elk , deer , antelope, caribou, black bear, a variety of African plains game, and 100’s of small game, along with a mind full of wonderful memories. Long live the 270 Winchester.
