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The 270 Fieldcraft is now 1:9.
Sweet, did not know that.
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The 270 is every bit what the 6.5 Creedmoor is at 600 yds. Maybe not 700 but it is at 600 😁
Good bullets properly placed always work, but not everyone knows what good bullets are, or can reliably place them in the field
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I've still got my old Browning A-Bolt Stainless Stalker in .270. I've got a ton of 140 gr. Hornady BTSP handloads as well. I've taken it out a couple of times over the last couple of years when I didn't have anything else loaded up. Mostly off season stuff for sheep and pigs. It still gets the job done.
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I have no qualms about using my M70 .270. Bang! Thump. Get the knife and the truck. Meat for the freezer. Nothing fancy, just bang, thump, etc.
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The 6.5 CM. Is a lesser cartridge in every way. The only way to fairly compare them is with similar . Bullet characteristics The CM just isn't in the same league as a elk( elk are the baseline here) hunting round. Comparing these chamberings at 700 and 800 yards is just not practicle, these are high probability wounding distances, imo. 300 yards is a fairly long shot, many are cleanly missed or worse , wounded a lesser distances.My little old opinion
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Damned if I didn't shoot one of my buddies 270s the other day. I enjoyed the hell out of it. and no I'm not gay... I think the best part about it was I had 179 130gr. midway blue box bullets (who knows what the fu ck they were/are) that I sold to him for really cheap and I also gave him 100 pcs of primed brass. I looked at my hornady manual in search for how much H4831 to throw in the cases, even though I remember hearing you can just fill the case up with H4831 and put a bullet on top and call it good. That's damn near what I did, at 60.5 grains: I seated the bullet at the cannelure and called it good. Then we went to the range. That sob (the rifle) was shooting bug hole groups. I was pretty impressed with it. I told my buddy, Its nice to get lucky every once in a while. Load development was done for that one...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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bsa 1917, That has been my experience with the 270 over a bunch of decades and with several different rifles. Even more curious is how most of them would/will throw 130 -150 grain bullets to the same place. I've loaded some 85 gr TSX's to trial and they are exhibiting the very same characteristic. Thinking I might try that on a deer next month.
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I like the .270 and it will probably be around when a lot of other wonder cartridges have passed into obsolesce.
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My ol 270 was my first centerfire and will probably be about the last to go. It doesn't get used much anymore since I've found smaller cases are plenty at the ranges and on the game I hunt. With enough hair splitting you might be able to make a case for a couple other cartridges being more capable, but the game will never tell the difference.
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One day, none of it will matter. You feeling ok Bore? Aren't carrying a "The End Is Near" sign, are you?
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The 270 will become even better when they start putting fast twist barrels on them...... That may be true for a few gun nutbars on the interweb, but the majority of gun buyers are not handloaders and most of those folks probably don't even know about bbl twist and why a faster twist is a good thing.
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That may be true for a few gun nutbars on the interweb, but the majority of gun buyers are not handloaders and most of those folks probably don't even know about bbl twist and why a faster twist is a good thing.
After many years on different Deer leases and lots of 'hunters', not necessarily shooters--> You are Correct. Jerry
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Just got back in town and read your comments, they track to my experience. I’ve tried the 30-06, 308, 280, 7x57, 6.5/270, 257 Ackley, 300 H&H and 338. On game up to and including Elk I am not perceptive enough to find much difference. If I do my part the real work begins regardless of which 270 competitor I use.
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If I ever get the urge to try some new-fangled cartridge , maybe I’ll try the.270. Meanwhile, I’ll stick with my 6.5x55.
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The .270 just works. 100% bang flops on game for me. Even a running pig that I gutshot...bang flop.
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Damned if I didn't shoot one of my buddies 270s the other day. I enjoyed the hell out of it. and no I'm not gay... I think the best part about it was I had 179 130gr. midway blue box bullets (who knows what the fu ck they were/are) that I sold to him for really cheap and I also gave him 100 pcs of primed brass. I looked at my hornady manual in search for how much H4831 to throw in the cases, even though I remember hearing you can just fill the case up with H4831 and put a bullet on top and call it good. That's damn near what I did, at 60.5 grains: I seated the bullet at the cannelure and called it good. Then we went to the range. That sob (the rifle) was shooting bug hole groups. I was pretty impressed with it. I told my buddy, Its nice to get lucky every once in a while. Load development was done for that one... 3 right, 1 down, dented case mouth base of bullet prolly ironed it right out! Mike
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Fond of every caliber from .22 to .54. Don't own anything smaller or larger. I'm pretty sure we have two 270's in the house, 1 unused.
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Cheap Remington 700...works good for me. Enjoy handloading for it.
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