.270 Winchester
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I love the 270W. It`s versatility for both taking down big scandinavian moos to shooting targets at 1033yards, here 5 shots within 30cm=11.181in
IMG_8422 by killertriz, on Flickr
IMG_8422 by killertriz, on Flickr
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Ammo Smith
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I have no dog in this discussion and have never owned a 270. My trusty 30-06 has always been by my side when I needed it. :grin:
The 270 has always had a good following and performs well for those who use them.
Love those pictures sender.
The 270 has always had a good following and performs well for those who use them.
Love those pictures sender.
cloverleaf
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- Sep 10, 2006
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The trouble with a 270 is that when it is effectively pointed at something and pressure is applied to the trigger, stuff falls down with boring regularity. Thats the only problem....CL
filmjunkie4ever
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Nothin wrong with the 270 WCF. The biggest gun my Maternal Grandfather ever owned was a 270 WCF. 
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Bruce Mc
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I got the old Remington 700 Classic out today, along with the new swift. I had two loads to try to start. They were loaded with the 130 Partition and H-4831sc and Reloder-22. The Reloder 22 did slightly better in both accuracy and velocity. In fact, the Re 22 was but hot. I had a sticky bolt on one round and the primers were a little cratered. The average velocity was 3255 fps. That screemin' from a 22" barrel. I'm gonna have to back off. I also think a little OAL tuning will bring the load in.
Oldtrader3
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Nice looking group!
DrMike
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You're getting fine velocities from that load, Bruce. Accuracy shows real promise, It is minute of deer out quite a ways, but I would imagine it can be tightened significantly. What sort of standard deviations were you seeing?
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Bruce Mc
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Mike, the standard deviation on the load was 14.6. But seeing it was a tad hot, I think backing off on the load will make it more consistent.
ColColt
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Hornady's 130 gr SST indicates a velocity of 3200 fps with their ammo as well. I found it a bit hot for my FN 270 but it showed no pressure signs with the pre-64 Model 70. the FN showed cratering and flattening around the primer. That's some velocity for that bullet and a 22" barrel. I bought two boxes but won't shoot the other one in that rifle. My standard load is 59.5 gr of H4831 or 48 gr of IMR 4064. No pressure signs at all in either 270.
I've never tried RL-22 but may see if I can locate a pound to try.
I've never tried RL-22 but may see if I can locate a pound to try.
Oldtrader3
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I have killed many, many deer with this .270 Model 70 Pre 64 rifle, typical group shown below. It works the same every time I pull the trigger with .277, 130 gr Partitions!
Thebear_78
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I too have found that the 270 is a highly underrated cartridge. I got into the 270 winchester by accident. A buddy of mine had picked up a winchester 70 extreme weather for a build. 270 was the first one he came across so thats what he bought. He then rebarreled it to 35 whelen imp. He then picked up a winchester classic in 300 win mag and had it rebarreled to 338 Edge and ordered a winchester factory featherweight stock for it, $385. Then in a fit of impatience in getting his edge throated out to accept some VLD bullets my buddy (gunsmith) said to take the throater and t handle and give a few turns, and check throating, repeat until you have it where you want. Next thing you know he had screwed it down until the t handle hit the action, roughly 9” of freebore. Effectively ruining his expensive new fluted barrel :shock:
To salvage things he took the 35 whelen barrel and stuck it on the edge action, and turned it into a 358 STA. This left him with a featherweight stock, winchester 70 action and the original 270 winchester barrel. Since he had had the action trued when building the whelen the original barrel no longer headspaced or timed out right with the original fluting.
He got strapped for cash and sold it to me for a great deal. Not knowing what else to do with it at the time I decided to leave it as a 270. I turned the barrel back until the timing was right on the flutes and fixed headspace. My wife claimed it as soon as she set eyes on it. Something about that great wood combined with stainless steel just looks right. I bedded it and picked up a bunch of bullets and powders to try in it. This rifle was the least picky, and easy to load for rifle I have ever had. It literally shoots everything well and a few choice loads it shoots ridiculously well. I mounted a nikon 4-12 with BDC reticle.
This is the first shot she ever took with “her” rifle
Since then I have loaded for several 270 rifle and they have all been equally easy to load for and kill game with boring regularity from coyotes to moose.
I liked it so much and have found it so easy to load for that I switched calibers on my ultra light build from 280 to 270 and had it twisted 1-8 to take advantage of the new excellent high BC bullets that have hit the market. When combined with a CDS turret I think it will make an excellent mountain rifle for anything you’d want to hunt in the USA at any practical range. Its hard to go wrong with 150gr, 3000fps, a .625 BC, and a custom turret.
To salvage things he took the 35 whelen barrel and stuck it on the edge action, and turned it into a 358 STA. This left him with a featherweight stock, winchester 70 action and the original 270 winchester barrel. Since he had had the action trued when building the whelen the original barrel no longer headspaced or timed out right with the original fluting.
He got strapped for cash and sold it to me for a great deal. Not knowing what else to do with it at the time I decided to leave it as a 270. I turned the barrel back until the timing was right on the flutes and fixed headspace. My wife claimed it as soon as she set eyes on it. Something about that great wood combined with stainless steel just looks right. I bedded it and picked up a bunch of bullets and powders to try in it. This rifle was the least picky, and easy to load for rifle I have ever had. It literally shoots everything well and a few choice loads it shoots ridiculously well. I mounted a nikon 4-12 with BDC reticle.
This is the first shot she ever took with “her” rifle
Since then I have loaded for several 270 rifle and they have all been equally easy to load for and kill game with boring regularity from coyotes to moose.
I liked it so much and have found it so easy to load for that I switched calibers on my ultra light build from 280 to 270 and had it twisted 1-8 to take advantage of the new excellent high BC bullets that have hit the market. When combined with a CDS turret I think it will make an excellent mountain rifle for anything you’d want to hunt in the USA at any practical range. Its hard to go wrong with 150gr, 3000fps, a .625 BC, and a custom turret.
Thebear_78":cxklqtkc said:I too have found that the 270 is a highly underrated cartridge. I got into the 270 winchester by accident. A buddy of mine had picked up a winchester 70 extreme weather for a build. 270 was the first one he came across so thats what he bought. He then rebarreled it to 35 whelen imp. He then picked up a winchester classic in 300 win mag and had it rebarreled to 338 Edge and ordered a winchester factory featherweight stock for it, $385. Then in a fit of impatience in getting his edge throated out to accept some VLD bullets my buddy (gunsmith) said to take the throater and t handle and give a few turns, and check throating, repeat until you have it where you want. Next thing you know he had screwed it down until the t handle hit the action, roughly 9” of freebore. Effectively ruining his expensive new fluted barrel :shock:
To salvage things he took the 35 whelen barrel and stuck it on the edge action, and turned it into a 358 STA. This left him with a featherweight stock, winchester 70 action and the original 270 winchester barrel. Since he had had the action trued when building the whelen the original barrel no longer headspaced or timed out right with the original fluting.
He got strapped for cash and sold it to me for a great deal. Not knowing what else to do with it at the time I decided to leave it as a 270. I turned the barrel back until the timing was right on the flutes and fixed headspace. My wife claimed it as soon as she set eyes on it. Something about that great wood combined with stainless steel just looks right. I bedded it and picked up a bunch of bullets and powders to try in it. This rifle was the least picky, and easy to load for rifle I have ever had. It literally shoots everything well and a few choice loads it shoots ridiculously well. I mounted a nikon 4-12 with BDC reticle.
This is the first shot she ever took with “her” rifle
Since then I have loaded for several 270 rifle and they have all been equally easy to load for and kill game with boring regularity from coyotes to moose.
I liked it so much and have found it so easy to load for that I switched calibers on my ultra light build from 280 to 270 and had it twisted 1-8 to take advantage of the new excellent high BC bullets that have hit the market. When combined with a CDS turret I think it will make an excellent mountain rifle for anything you’d want to hunt in the USA at any practical range. Its hard to go wrong with 150gr, 3000fps, a .625 BC, and a custom turret.
That is a great story and a beautiful rifle! Your right, not too much to not like about a .277 at 3K! Excellent combo! I know it's a little different, but my 270WSM has also been very easy to find accurate, fast loads for. No issues getting up over 3100 with 150's and excellent accuracy.
DrMike
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The Featherweight stock and profile is, in my eyes, as handsome a rifle as a man can own. There is nothing wrong with a 270, it will definitely perform for the man who is willing to use it properly. That is a particularly handsome rifle, TB.
