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Originally Posted by beretzs
You aren’t kidding.

While I like Partitions there are so many great bullets out there now doting on one bullet is crazy.

You bet man, i even went several rungs lower, old Larry at midway would only sell me three boxes, they came in yesterday, 140gr Speer Grand Slams for my little lightweight 6.5 Swede hunting rifle, i'm more than confident that 2800 fps and +3 at 100 will zero around 260-270 yards and wont be more than 18 inches down at 400, that little bullet will blow through any deer or pig i'd ever point it at, and only 19 bucks a box.

We have a chit-ton of 30 cal 200-220gr partitions, 338 cal 250 a-frames, 358 cal 250gr partitions and 310gr Weldcores, 3, 4, and 500 grain partitions, a-frames, 570, 600 and 750gr Welcores, Barnes banded flat nosed solids and TSX's for the big stuff, that Swede and my 7x57 chunking the 175gr grand Slams will do more than fine on light big game animals.


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Originally Posted by gunner500
Originally Posted by beretzs
You aren’t kidding.

While I like Partitions there are so many great bullets out there now doting on one bullet is crazy.

You bet man, i even went several rungs lower, old Larry at midway would only sell me three boxes, they came in yesterday, 140gr Speer Grand Slams for my little lightweight 6.5 Swede hunting rifle, i'm more than confident that 2800 fps and +3 at 100 will zero around 260-270 yards and wont be more than 18 inches down at 400, that little bullet will blow through any deer or pig i'd ever point it at, and only 19 bucks a box.

We have a chit-ton of 30 cal 200-220gr partitions, 338 cal 250 a-frames, 358 cal 250gr partitions and 310gr Weldcores, 3, 4, and 500 grain partitions, a-frames, 570, 600 and 750gr Welcores, Barnes banded flat nosed solids and TSX's for the big stuff, that Swede and my 7x57 chunking the 175gr grand Slams will do more than fine on light big game animals.

I used to have a "chit ton" of 200gr partitions, but I turned around one day and they were all gone!!! I don't know how that happens???.. I just sold 200 .338 250 grainers though. Those are great bullets, but I have a bunch of .338 pills. I'll never shoot what I have in my lifetime. I don't use my 338wm much. Its one of my favorite cartridges, but I'd rather shoot the 6.5 Creedmire in the off season. Sometimes you just got to be sensible. ha ha... I was looking at some of my long range targets and it appears I've been shooting the wrong 6.5 these last few months. That's alright though. Hey gunner, those grandslams are great bullets. A lot of guys I used to hang out with in OR used to use them elk hunting. Oddly enough in their 270's. My gunsmith was one of those guys. He swore by the 130's. I asked why he didn't use the 150's and he said, "because the 130's work so well I hadn't given it a thought"...


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I’m going to trade into a 700 classic in .270, if horse trading goes my way.

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It actually never was in favor. Winchester sales of 270 were always well behind the 30-06
I always thought whatever the 270 does the 30-06 could do better
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But the 280 rem may just be somthing better than both

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You'll have a hard time convincing me that a 30-06 is a better cartridge (for deer and similar sized game) than a 270, at least west of the Mississippi!

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Originally Posted by bsa1917hunter
Originally Posted by gunner500
Originally Posted by beretzs
You aren’t kidding.

While I like Partitions there are so many great bullets out there now doting on one bullet is crazy.

You bet man, i even went several rungs lower, old Larry at midway would only sell me three boxes, they came in yesterday, 140gr Speer Grand Slams for my little lightweight 6.5 Swede hunting rifle, i'm more than confident that 2800 fps and +3 at 100 will zero around 260-270 yards and wont be more than 18 inches down at 400, that little bullet will blow through any deer or pig i'd ever point it at, and only 19 bucks a box.

We have a chit-ton of 30 cal 200-220gr partitions, 338 cal 250 a-frames, 358 cal 250gr partitions and 310gr Weldcores, 3, 4, and 500 grain partitions, a-frames, 570, 600 and 750gr Welcores, Barnes banded flat nosed solids and TSX's for the big stuff, that Swede and my 7x57 chunking the 175gr grand Slams will do more than fine on light big game animals.

I used to have a "chit ton" of 200gr partitions, but I turned around one day and they were all gone!!! I don't know how that happens???.. I just sold 200 .338 250 grainers though. Those are great bullets, but I have a bunch of .338 pills. I'll never shoot what I have in my lifetime. I don't use my 338wm much. Its one of my favorite cartridges, but I'd rather shoot the 6.5 Creedmire in the off season. Sometimes you just got to be sensible. ha ha... I was looking at some of my long range targets and it appears I've been shooting the wrong 6.5 these last few months. That's alright though. Hey gunner, those grandslams are great bullets. A lot of guys I used to hang out with in OR used to use them elk hunting. Oddly enough in their 270's. My gunsmith was one of those guys. He swore by the 130's. I asked why he didn't use the 150's and he said, "because the 130's work so well I hadn't given it a thought"...

LOL buddy BSA, funny how those bullets disappear, but they damn sure do, must mean we're getting old a shoot a lot more than we remember huh? ; ]

Good to know about the 130 GS's, i have a box and a half of the old 150 GS's for my 270's, always thought the 150 npt may be tougher, i may have been wrong, still have one box of old 175's for my 7x57, i think the 140's will do great in the Swede, 10 boxes of 285's from Grafs a few years back has utility shooting with 375 H&H well covered, any man has a doubt, load it to a light 2550 fps like a 300gr round nose, the 285 being bonded and pointed should penetrate plenty deep and be flat enough for some 350 yard hunting of all soft skin game.


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Originally Posted by hanco
I’m going to trade into a 700 classic in .270, if horse trading goes my way.

Hope you get that rifle Hanco, i'd go to the Speer site, Midway or Grafs and buy up a chit-ton of 150gr Grand Slams, i'd hunt anything in this country with that rig, H-4831/RL22/7828, Talley lightweights and a good clean little Leupold and you'd be set.


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My dad was in the Army…obviously, shooting “Expert” with an M1 made him a 30.06 fan. I’m a 30.06 fan as well…was my first rifle and I’ll always have a 30.06 in the safe.

My dad was appalled when I purchased a 270! Said, “What do you need that for? You already got a 30.06!”

Buying that 270 was one of the best decisions I ever made! I can hit milk jugs at 500 yds with a handloaded 130gr Nosler Partition!

Modern powders have turned that same rifle into a beast!
I’m shooting itty bitty groups using Reloder-26 behind 140gr Accubonds at 3,180 fps! Now I’m wondering…”Why do I need a 7mm Rem Mag?”

270 Winchester has always been a great cartridge! Modern handloading components make it even more of a good thing!…Nothing boring about that.😁

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Originally Posted by hanco
I’m going to trade into a 700 classic in .270, if horse trading goes my way.

My go-to rifle for the last 42 years.


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You have many fine rifles GWB!! We are jealous!!

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My experiences with rifle calibers was shaped with a couple things...I got started paying attention to rifles when I was given SAKO 243 as a wedding present and shot the bejesus out of it as it was expected in my family of hunters , over all of my married life starting 55 years ago. I also like several other calibers too, but using just these 2 I can go anywhere in the USA and not be undergunned IMO.

I worked for a very large sporting goods wholesaler for almost 10 years in Dallas with retailer customers in 5 states and could see & talk to a couple hundred retailers in 5-6 states. Then I repped for a gun importer for 8 years as a factory rep . I had to be very very accurate with my language and shooting performance every time I was in a crowd of industry people or green horns who did not know the butt from the barrel most time working Industry Shows or public Shooting Seminars .

Having said all that ....I've come to 2 conclusions, a quality built 270 with the average bullet has about as much range and drop at distance as a 300Wmg also in the average but heavier bullet. I've been out of the business now since the late 1980's but am not concerned using those 2 calibers for 95%+ to hunt anything I want to eat in the USA.
Today I have owned and hunted successfully in North America with these favorites ...a 22-250, 243, 25'06, 257 Rbts', 260, 6.5x55, 270, 7x57, 7Rmg, 308, 30'06, 300Wmg, 338Wmg, 9.3x62 are what come to mind at the moment.
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Nothing wrong with the .270 Winchester for most NA hunting opportunities. Sure there are better cartridges for some animals and situations, but for all around NA hunting up to elk this one is hard to beat. I have personally used it to harvest whitetail, mule deer, antelope, elk, caribou and black bear. Carried it for grizzly and wolf when licensed but no shot opportunities. Also used it for varmints with lighter bullets. Shots from 15 yards to 450 yards so far.

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I have always said I like the 30-07 better
I wonder how many 270 haters have any real experience with it? All
In good fun I have had my share of poking fun at it.
I have several 270s and still like girls.
But still reach for a 30-06 in some flavor.
My father in law shot piles of deer with 270
Always a great blood trail he only had one rifle and rarely missed.
He shot he’s biggest buck with a good old 130. He ran about 200 yds and flopped over in a huge ravine full of wire. Can’t believe the work we had to get him out
I never ever have had to track a deer shot with 30-06. Use everything from 130 s to 200 s. The buck I shot with a 200 did go about 20 yds without a heart.
All moderate range stuff all under 200 yds
I only have one farm that hunting would be long and that’s 300 wby time.

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Originally Posted by rainierrifleco
I have always said I like the 30-07 better
I wonder how many 270 haters have any real experience with it? All
In good fun I have had my share of poking fun at it.
I have several 270s and still like girls.
But still reach for a 30-06 in some flavor.
My father in law shot piles of deer with 270
Always a great blood trail he only had one rifle and rarely missed.
He shot he’s biggest buck with a good old 130. He ran about 200 yds and flopped over in a huge ravine full of wire. Can’t believe the work we had to get him out
I never ever have had to track a deer shot with 30-06. Use everything from 130 s to 200 s. The buck I shot with a 200 did go about 20 yds without a heart.
All moderate range stuff all under 200 yds
I only have one farm that hunting would be long and that’s 300 wby time.
You're right. The 30-07 is even better than the 30-06

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Originally Posted by moosemike
Originally Posted by rainierrifleco
I have always said I like the 30-07 better
I wonder how many 270 haters have any real experience with it? All
In good fun I have had my share of poking fun at it.
I have several 270s and still like girls.
But still reach for a 30-06 in some flavor.
My father in law shot piles of deer with 270
Always a great blood trail he only had one rifle and rarely missed.
He shot he’s biggest buck with a good old 130. He ran about 200 yds and flopped over in a huge ravine full of wire. Can’t believe the work we had to get him out
I never ever have had to track a deer shot with 30-06. Use everything from 130 s to 200 s. The buck I shot with a 200 did go about 20 yds without a heart.
All moderate range stuff all under 200 yds
I only have one farm that hunting would be long and that’s 300 wby time.
You're right. The 30-07 is even better than the 30-06

I gots to get me one of those!!! 30-07.


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That's a very nice looking black 270. Who made it?


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I would have reposted the pic but I can't figure out how just yet.


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