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My 16 yr old grandson used a 270, I had bought back in the early 70's, to take 3 whitetails this season. Two bucks and a doe. Three 1 shot kills with 130gr Partitions. Average range was under 50 yards.
This Rem 700 is on its second barrel and 4th stock. This rifle has been very good to me. Sometimes I have been a little rough on it.

I have come to like my .270 better for deer hunting than my .25-06.. Never had one I really warmed up to til this one..
Sometimes I consider another, but have more than I can use now.. Still, a feather wt. would be nice..

New to "the cult" Bought a Weatherby S1 new old stock. Not to sure I'm going to warm up to this rifle, seems a bit heavy but I'm putting a light scope on it (Weaver K4) with talleys so i'll see how I like it when it's put together.

WCH....what is the 270 you warmed up to?

Agreed.

1, A couple years ago I found an ADL that had been custom barreled with a 26" about a #5.. My favorite barrel length and wt.. I bought it out of a pawn shop and it came from an estate.. Over the years I have had 3 or 4 others, but they got traded off for something else.. This one is fast becoming one of my three favorite rifles.. Edging out the .25-06 which has been in the line up since I bought the first one in the late 60's..

I lusted for an M700 African Plains Rifle when they first came out. A 26-in. MR skinny barrel profile would trump a 7RM, I was sure.

What kinda velocities are you getting from your Long Rifle, Wyo?

Never got the APR, but have thought about turning my '88 MR into one in an Edge plus LW parts.

I will have to admit I put the 25-06 up and haven't fired it since I got my first 270. I did get a featherweight and it is now my favorite 270 as well as my favorite deer rifle and favorite model 70...

I know how you feel, except for the favorite model 70 part...

End of thread...

Oh, come on now,


Jerry

Yep, I bought my first 270 @1975. Many rifles, cals, & cartridges have come and gone.....
haven't been w/o at least one 270 Win.


Jerry

I came into the cult 1 year ago (back a couple of pages on this thread) I shot one black bear with the 160 gr Partitions which worked great. Ended up selling the gun but am going to put together a 1 in 9 twist 270 Win this year to replace it. I really enjoy what the round offers and am looking forward to getting it done, it will be the "perfect" mountain gun.....

That should be a cool set up Gerry. I really like my 270 WSM. Never owned a 270 Winchester, but when my Dad asked me to set up a rifle for one of my twin little brothers the 270 Win was number 1 in my book. Light recoil, great bullets and they all seem very accurate.

I still would like a Pre64 270 Winchester before too long. Just as Bob and a slew of others said, it just plain works when you use great bullets.

1984, To be honest, I only checked the speed on a couple loads.. The 140 gr. Sierra HPBT is about 3000.. I started with that, 140 SST's and 110 gr. Sierra for varmints.. The SST's didn't group quite as well as the Sierra's, so they have just remained on the shelf.. But I did kill a cow elk, and buck antelope with them.. Mostly I have shot the Sierra's.. Killed several deer and coyotes with them out to about 400 yards+...
I plan to try some 130's this summer and later either 150's or 160's..The trouble is this 140 gr. Sierra and H4831 just works!!! I shot I4350 with the 110's, but a friend gave me a 3# coffee can full of original H4831.. Loaded a few for accuracy, and off we went.. Life should always be so simple..

Card carrying member - know the secret handshake and everything. I do however favor the short fat variety of .277. All my other guns must hate my SS Model 70 in a Bansner stock as it is the one that gets to hunting 95% of the time. The 140 gr .277 Accubond has done everything I've ever asked of it and I can't think of a better all-around combo.

I did shoot a buck with my 25-06 and a 115 gr Partition last weekend just to spread the love around a bit though.

The 140 AB is also very accurate in my pair of 270's.


And it works very well on deer.


After purchasing an 84L 270 MT this past spring I am done buying rifles for a year or two.


My ol' M700 ADL with the 'heavy' 22" sporter barrel and 6x36 weighs a little over 8lbs.

The 84L and a 6x36 weighs about 2lbs less.

I love the Remington for general use(horse/pickup/short hunts) but the 84L rules for an all day carry/hiking rifle.

As Sam has already said, I too have found 140AB's to response very well in my newly bedded 84L. It will likely go with me on my Christmas cow elk hunt in NM.
I should add that the 150NP's are tracking 2 inches lower at 200 yards.

I belong. It kills em dead. Perfect cartridge for 90% of the game we shoot. Everything thing about it is great.
Cheers

thankfully I watched a BIL ruin lots of deer meat with shoulder shots and his 270. Head shots almost took the head totally off.

And his gun kicked way worse than my 06. Reminded me of my 300.

So while I finally won a gun. a damn ruger, and in 270 to boot, I've loaded ammo and zero'd the rifle in, but I'll only loan it out, I'll be damned if I'll ever shoot anything with one...

Aint it grand we dont' all like the same blondes. LOL

I can't imagine that if a 270 Montana feels "whippy" a shorter barrel is the solution? Whippy for me is too light out front. The 24" tube of my 270 Montana feels spot on and will likely have me unloading a half dozen rifles.