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It really hasn't fallen out of favor. I'm not even a fan of the .270 and I see plenty of new guys buying them, and lot's of .270's in deer camp. As always on this site, there is a couple of guys that get up in arms about a particular item that has worked for many years, and then a few extra fans jump on the bandwagon and suddenly something just isn't good anymore. Reality is, outside of this forum, there are many happy .270 shooters. I'm not one of them, but certainly know many who are. We are you not happy with it? I think you know what I mean!
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Damned old 270’s. They’ll never cut the mustard. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/tJsg4TnT/07-FD001-A-9528-4-B8-D-8-FCA-780-D08-E070-A5.png)
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When the dust settles...? Believe this rig, chambered in .270 Win, will be the quintessential hunting rifle of the 21 century. GR
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Campfire 'Bwana
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When the dust settles...? Believe this rig, chambered in .270 Win, will be the quintessential hunting rifle of the 21 century. I seriously doubt that. We're only 20% into the 21st Century. While a nice rifle, my guess is by December 31, 2099 your rifle/cartridge combo will look like some relic of the stone age.
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Has anyone mentioned gay!! Just curious!!! 😁😁😁😁
Well we're Green and we're Gold, and we play better when it's cold. All us Cheese heads have our favorite superstar. We love Brett Favre.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Has anyone mentioned gay!! Just curious!!! 😁😁😁😁 Lame - low hanging fruit.
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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It really hasn't fallen out of favor. I'm not even a fan of the .270 and I see plenty of new guys buying them, and lot's of .270's in deer camp. As always on this site, there is a couple of guys that get up in arms about a particular item that has worked for many years, and then a few extra fans jump on the bandwagon and suddenly something just isn't good anymore. Reality is, outside of this forum, there are many happy .270 shooters. I'm not one of them, but certainly know many who are. We are you not happy with it? I think you know what I mean! I have no clue what you mean.
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When the dust settles...? Believe this rig, chambered in .270 Win, will be the quintessential hunting rifle of the 21 century. I seriously doubt that. We're only 20% into the 21st Century. While a nice rifle, my guess is by December 31, 2099 your rifle/cartridge combo will look like some relic of the stone age. The pendulum will swing back. Gone will be the fad benchrest short-action man-bun rifles in the field. And that is where the .270 Win. excels. Could just be me. 8>) GR
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PM me if need be, and I will have an address y’all can send all those junky 270’s too.
The classics will always be classics.
The other are trying to be classic
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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.
JMHO, Ron Man, and to think, I was given china as a wedding gift!
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It gets a bad rap because it is a 100-year-old cartridge, and it just works. No gimmicks. My first deer rifle was a Savage Model 110 270 Win. [bleep] lights out, but........ as I got older I wanted more boom. Next came the 30-06, then the 300 Win Mag, then the 270 Weatherby Mag. then the 300 Weatherby Mag. I still have that Savahe Model 110, however it wears a 338-06 barrel at the moment, but the original 270 Barrel is in the corner of the gun safe. Recently I purchased Vanguard Synthetic for less than 5 bills.
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