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One of the longest shots I ever took was with a 130 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip in a .270 with a 24.5" barrel and 6X Leupold. You should have heard my in laws howling. whelennut
I like to do my hunting BEFORE I pull the trigger! There is only one kind of dead, but there are many different kinds of wounded.
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I will be hunting deer with my 1950 Model 70 .270 some days (and my Featherweight. 30-06 the others). A whole lot of meat put on my table with the .270.
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My first center fire rifle was a Ruger 77 chambered in .270 Win. I grew up in the 50's and 60's reading JOC and OL. Currently have a pre 64; a 5 digit Classic and a Forbes and have shot most of my big game and a fair number of varmints with the two Winchesters. All of mine so far have been factory rifles but am thinking about a faster twist .270 to shoot the longer/heavier new bullets since I can not get either the Berger 170 EOL or the 150 Nosler Long Range Accubond to chamber in my Classic. Did get the 170 grain Berger EOL to chamber in the Forbes but not the Accubond. Never had a problem with bullets up to 160 grain before. Shot a MT antelope with the Classic this fall and expect to shoot a MT elk later this year with it.
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I bought my first .270 in 1981, and have kept at least one around ever since. Right now, I have a M70 .270 and a .30/30, at that's it. I got the Marlin just for giggles. I've used a lot of other cartridges, but a .270 is usually the first one I grab. It hasn't let me down yet.
You can roll a turd in peanuts, dip it in chocolate, and it still ain't no damn Baby Ruth.
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If I could have only one rifle it would be my second choice..
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If I could have only one rifle it would be my second choice.. DF
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I don't know where all this "270 is gay" stuff came form, unless it's from jealous 6.5 Creedmore fan boys. I guess all the top gun guys form the last 70 or 80 years were all gay, too.
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My Pre "64 Featherweight M70 in 270 Win is probably my 3rd favorite rifle. My former favorite rifle was my push feed M70 Featherweight in 7X57 until about 2 months ago when I lucked into a 1952 FN Mauser Deluxe Sporter with 24" barrel, also in 7X57. That is one SWEET rifle and shoots 160 grain Partitions into an inch with a healthy dose of H4350. It will probably be my "go to" gun for the rest of my life. My other rifles are all going to my grand kids.
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My Pre "64 Featherweight M70 in 270 Win is probably my 3rd favorite rifle. My former favorite rifle was my push feed M70 Featherweight in 7X57 until about 2 months ago when I lucked into a 1952 FN Mauser Deluxe Sporter with 24" barrel, also in 7X57. That is one SWEET rifle and shoots 160 grain Partitions into an inch with a healthy dose of H4350. It will probably be my "go to" gun for the rest of my life. My other rifles are all going to my grand kids. Welcome to the Fire. DF
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I've had one since 1974, a SAKO Finnbear (L61R). It now wears a McMillan stock and a Leupold Vari-XIII 2.5-8 scope. No iron sights. It's a toss-up between that and my Remington 725 in .280 Remington which would be the last centerfire rifle I'd let go.
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DirtFarmer, thanks for the welcome. Actually I first registered on this site quite a while ago, but under a different log in, Revans1957. Somehow I couldn't log in with that user name anymore, so I re-registered as Utahunter. Lots of great info and knowledgeable people on this site. My best to you, sir.
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DirtFarmer, thanks for the welcome. Actually I first registered on this site quite a while ago, but under a different log in, Revans1957. Somehow I couldn't log in with that user name anymore, so I re-registered as Utahunter. Lots of great info and knowledgeable people on this site. My best to you, sir. Well good to have you back. Just don't keep changing aliases like ole Larry Root... You may or not remember him. If you don't, that's not a bad thing... DF
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I don't know where all this "270 is gay" stuff came form, unless it's from jealous 6.5 Creedmore fan boys. You are close but not exact. A jealous 7X57 ‘user’ started the MISnomenclature of the 270. ............. never mind. Jerry
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A jealous 7X57 ‘user’ started the MISnomenclature of the 270. ............. never mind. smirk
Is that the guy with the leopard thong who thinks he is a cat??
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A jealous 7X57 ‘user’ started the MISnomenclature of the 270. ............. never mind. smirk
Is that the guy with the leopard thong who thinks he is a cat?? He did a good P.R. job with that. Got a lot of traction here on the Fire. DF
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I do, and the 25/06. Nobody dared to tell me about my femine side. Oh well. Life is pretty good as a God fearing Man, with God loving wife.
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Just this week I purchased a Barrett Fieldcraft in 270. Really looking forward to getting the rifle, that said if it was offered in 280Ai I would have chosen that.
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Just this week I purchased a Barrett Fieldcraft in 270. Really looking forward to getting the rifle, that said if it was offered in 280Ai I would have chosen that. If I didn't have an excellent 7RM, I'd be interested in a 280 AI. It approaches 7RM performance in a more efficient package. I'd pick it over a .270 and have nothing against that round. DF
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Just this week I purchased a Barrett Fieldcraft in 270. Really looking forward to getting the rifle, that said if it was offered in 280Ai I would have chosen that. I'd stick some 130 grain Ballistic Tips on top of 55 gr. IMR4350 and have that 270 singing on the first outing. I quit worrying about the last available fps.
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