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DF,

On the Campfire you never know how many angels can dance on the head of a pin--and how long many posts an angel-pin thread will last.

Have mentioned before that the smaller the ballistic difference between cartridges, the longer the thread.

Naturally. Such an argument is far more tedious. Takes longer to take differences of opinion to the furthest possible extreme.

Ah, but if you had a 270-280AI wildcat, you'd be all set

In all this there is a truism to reflect on... “the lower the stakes, the more vicious the arguments.”

LMAO!!

I have been shooting a .270 for the last 20 years and have killed a pile of deer with it. It has worked really well for me using a variety of factory ammunition (130 and 150 gr) from corelock, PowerPoints, Sierra Gameking, fusion, ballistic tip, and hornady whitetail interlock. All have killed quickly and well.

Would never have thought of that.

And my wife wonders why I spend time here on the Fire.

Ha!

DF

That's the plan. I realized that the Fieldcraft is the rifle I wanted and the 270 is more than adequate.
I'm excited to get my new rifle next week.

I like virtually all cartridges...I've never owned a 270, and probably never will, but don't fault anyone who shoots one.

Agreed. When you get to a season on your life when time or priorities won’t allow load development and tinkering with rifles, a 270 and factory ammo will do just fine.

Many, many angels can dance on the head of a pin , I cannot even guess,
What goes through the eye of needle might be more appropriate.
I like 270 threads, keep spitting through it folks.
It is just coffee talk, there- I kept it going

Well, I have a cousin who likes to spout an old Remington add that claims the 280 sits between the 270 and 30/06 but out performs both..... so I built a 280AI! But it still has yet to be hunted.... but soon.

But that same cousin shot his first rifle deer with a 270 come to think of it!

It was a great morning. I spotted the deer and said we needed to shoot it. He got so excited he fogged up his scope. I saw the 130 hornady hit and the air come out of the deer’s lungs. My cousin was shocked when the deer ran off (50 yards tail tucked). So now he’s shooting .284” 139 hornadys!!

I'm a fan of the cartridge and use it

Us shooters argue and piss and moan, and criticize each other over a few numbers. Most of the time, unless you are shooting in some sort of niche area, they don't mean a damned thing.

My favorite caliber , have 2 rifles in .270 and have never had an animal take 2 steps after being shot by a .270. Have used many other caliber rifles .243,6mm,.308,.30-06,7mm mag but the .270 is my favorite.

What bullet were you using in the .270?

All through Junior High, High school and college we had a neighbor reload 270 ammo for us. 55gr IMR 4350 and 130gr Hornady IL killed an awful lot of meat.

I did try some of them fancy ballistic tips when they first came out, but they did ruin a lot of meat. Dad talked me into the Hornady's again, meat was important. The rest of the BT's were shot up on prairie dogs.

As soon as I graduated and got my first job, an RCBS reloading kit was acquired and the fun(looneyism) began.

I came into the 270 pretty late after being a dyed in the wool 30-06 guy for about 20 years. I carried a 30-06 of one form or another throughout the 48 and Alaska, never really wanting more. I dabbled in others from 257 Rob to 375 H&H, but kept with the 30-06 for 90% of my big game hunting.

My current 270 came to me because I liked the rifle, semi-light and good balance. I’ve used it exclusively the last 3 seasons, again because of the rifle. I’ve taken my last two whitetail bucks, one good sized hog and a nice buck antelope with it so far. I haven’t had them move at all once hit with anything from a 110 TTSX to a 150 partition. The 150 loads with RL26 are on par with 30-06/180 loads IMO. I’m not a long range shooter, 300yds is a long shot for me. For practical ranges, it’s tough to beat the trajectory/power/moderate recoil balance that the 270 offers. Ammo is cheap and easy to come by when traveling. To me it’s the complete package for big game shooting. I still have my pet 30-06’s, but when it’s time for a rebarrel, it will be hard not to go with the boring 270.

+1. Find myself in the same boat.