270 Question

[Redseal11]

You guys blow me away with the info and knowledge on this forum. So my question - I've read a lot of info on 6.5cm and 260 in terms of "flatness" of shooting. I'm primarily a Texas hunter (deer hogs etc). I don't hardly see any talk of the 270.

Most people hear swear by them (I mostly hunt with 308 or 243 and was thinking about another long gun). I do have 3 ARs and sometimes hunt with those.

Can anyone enlighten me

 

[p3ripperfw]

Re: 270 Question

I don't really see a question but here is a ton of reading on the hide about the .270....

http://www.google.com/cse?cx=010955...=768j199040j4#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=.270&gsc.page=1

 

[Copyleader]

Re: 270 Question

....270 Win is a perfectly good cartridge, classic actually, flat-shooting, powerful, and accurate. I hunt whitetail with my trusty 270. The reason you see all the 6.5, 260, 308 stuff is because most of the guys on this site are shooting Rem 700 short-actions or similar and want light recoiling, high BC rounds for tactical/competition/long range type shooting. The 270 requires a long action and is mainly considered a pure hunting cartridge...

 

[Redseal11]

Re: 270 Question

Thanks copy leader

 

[jhopkins]

Re: 270 Question

My primary deer rifle for many years until this year was a 270win shooting 130 NBT's. I never felt like I needed more gun for the distances I hunt, normally no chance of a shot over 400yds. This year I changed over to a 270wsm just because I wanted a new rifle.

 

[Copyleader]

Re: 270 Question

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RedSeal</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks copy leader </div></div>

...you're welcome, good shooting and remember in the end it's the user that makes a rifle effective, not the other way around...

 

[9H_Cracka]

Re: 270 Question

It all comes down to who is making bullets for it.

Right now the tacticool segment is bouncing around between 6mms, 6.5s, and 7mm projectiles launched by a variety of standard and magnum capacity cases.

25 caliber is a "tweener" between 6 an 6.5, and the 270 is a "tweener" between 6.5 and 7.

If you ask me, I think it is a broader conspiracy, similar to the Scull and Bones organization that runs the world, by the bullet manufacturers to not develop high BC projectiles in 25 cal and .277 in order to keep 3 bullet diameters in play in the market rather than just 2.

 

[Chanonry]

Re: 270 Question

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RedSeal</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You guys blow me away with the info and knowledge on this forum. So my question - I've read a lot of info on 6.5cm and 260 in terms of "flatness" of shooting. I'm primarily a Texas hunter (deer hogs etc). I don't hardly see any talk of the 270.

Most people hear swear by them (I mostly hunt with 308 or 243 and was thinking about another long gun). I do have 3 ARs and sometimes hunt with those.

Can anyone enlighten me</div></div>

Save yourself some heartache. I had one. Got a 308 then the 270 went. I found it to be a noisy bugger that didn't do anything particularly special or much better than the 308. There are benefits, but they are a bit marginal. There are also downsides, mainly lack of flexibility compared to 308 etc.

If you want something else 260, 7-08, 30-06 ? But the same comment applies - relatively small (but perhaps important) differences.

You need to step up to a magnum or down to a 22 cal to see marked differences to what you have.

 

[Redseal11]

Re: 270 Question

I have a Winchester 100 in 308 and Remington 700 in 243 that I inherited from my grandpa. I don't reload (no time or patience with my 2yr old and 4 yr old monsters ).

So I need to buy factory loads.

Thanks for info guys

 

[JB02]

Re: 270 Question

I have a 270 win my grandfather built that I inherited. It is a great deer rifle and will get the job done. It is easy to get ammo for this rifle, every wal-mart sells 270 Win. However, 30-06 and 280 remington (if you hand load) are good too, and most would consider both of these calibers superior in terms of knockdown power or ballistic performance. For competition or target, other calibers are better, hence the popularity of 6mm-6.5mm chamberings. For situations requiring a long action, most tactical shooters would probably choose the 300 win mag or 284 win.