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Enjoyed reading those, JWP. Thanks for posting them.

I read where O'Connor swapped the alloy trigger guard on his number 2 Featherweight for a steel unit. I know he often mentioned 8 lb as the weight of his No. 2 Featherweight, I just wonder whether this was before he swapped to the steel unit or after. If before, then his number 2 would weigh a little more than 8 lbs. Can anyone shed any light on this please?

Wasn’t the trigger bow completely redone by Biesen when he restocked the rifle? If so, I imagine that it was steel from day 1

I just re-read what he said in the The Sheep Rifle and also .270: Old-Timer with a Wallop. You are correct, the first of his Model 70 .270's weighed 7 1/2 pounds with scope and the second 8 pounds after the steel floorplate and triggerguard was installed by Al Biesen.

I just read a second version of .270: Old-timer with a Wallop! in 45 Worldwide Hunting Adventures. The weight of O'Connor's first Model 70 .270 is listed as 7 3/4 lbs whereas in the same article that appears in Hunting on three Continents it is 7 1/2 lbs.

Great articles, and a fine thread. As far as the .270, I never wanted one. My '06 Mauser, bought in 1974, is still a go to , and I'm up to three 7x57s. Never saw a need for a .270. And now there are two, both Rugers. First was a Number 1 bought at Walmart in 2006. It had been there for nine years, priced at $705. The beginning of that year, they marked it down to $550. Then in June, to $500. I offered $500 out the door but the manager wouldn't bite. In September, I went in for oil and a filter and saw it marked down to $450. Done and done. The other is a tang safety 77 bought from the widow of Dad's good friend, neighbor, and drinking buddy. Both have only seen 130gr Hornadys with 60gr H4831, and both will average around an inch at 100 yards, although the 77 required bedding, free-floating, and trigger adjustment to get there. Nice rifles, easy to shoot, not so heavy as to bother, and in my limited experience compared to most of you, do nothing any different from the 7mms or the '06. Or the .257R, .25/06, Creedmoors, Swede, or even the .300 Savage. If I aim right, the work then begins. But I'm still glad to include the .270s in the group.

JJ’s article: If it’s the one I’m thinking of, I remember one thing the most - he sites his 270 in 4” high at 100!
My hero JO’C always did 2.5”-3” high at 100.
Strange what we remember🤔

A 270 Winchester works just fine. It's not a 6.5. I'm going to catch heck now.

In fact, I'm looking to build me one.