In Praise of The Winchester .270. Any good words to say about it ?

[Mustangs Rule]

The .270 is one hundred years old. I have had a .270 forever, along the way i bought then sold two 7x57's, a 280, and a 280AI.
They did nothing in real world hunting that a .270 did not already do.

Any words of praise for this ultimately All American 100-year-old ?.

 

[GlockZ]

I use mine all the time. Can't miss it, it's the beat up looking, reliable one in the safe. It's accurate, not tough on the shoulder, and just puts game down. Some may put it down for lack of bullet choices, but honestly most find a load that just works well for them and go hunting. I refer to any rifle chambered in the .270 Winchester as the gentleman's rifle.

 

[Salmonchaser]

Pretty good cartridge, as are all the 06 off-spring. It is the only one of those, 25-06 to 35 Whelen, I’ve never owned, an error in judgement I can’t explain.

 

[vanish]

Carrying a model 70 .270 for mule deer this morning.

 

[VAspeedgoat]

Did a poll years ago and it beat out the '06, 308, 7-08, 300 mag and 7 mag.

 

[Wildabeest]

I have one, and it’s my go-to rifle for deer and antelope.

 

[Tmbrgost]

Love my 270! Only caliber I have used. Gophers, coyotes, fox, skunks, porcupine, rattle snakes, grouse, Antelope, deer, elk.

 

[Deez Nutz]

Before I was old enough to start hunting I had in my mind that I wanted a 270 Winchester as my hunting rifle. My grandpa gave me his old Remington 700 270 and since then I’ve become even more fond of the cartridge. I couldn’t tell you how many miles it’s walked with me, how many late nights and early mornings, or how many animals it’s taken, but it’s never let me down. Other calibers have come and gone in my arsenal over the years but the 270 has a special place in my heart. This year it’s taken one antelope, one caribou, and 2 bull elk so far and likely a deer or two before the season will end.

 

[huntnfisher]

.270 is one of the deer cartridges that I have never owned. It was Jack O'Connors favorite, so that is saying something. It's also my next door neighbors favorite, and he even uses his for elk and moose, with good success.

 

[noharleyyet]

Owned a .270 Thompson Pro Contender w/ a thumb hole stock & fluted bbl. Very accurate for a hammer break over. Eventually traded it for a nice pre lawyer lock .357 K frame S&W.

 

[Snailz]

It has the nice benefit of basically every bullet in the caliber pre-2021 was designed specifically around this one cartridge. Makes it easier for factory loads to be accurate, easier to handload, and less likelihood of terminal issues on game since you’re not trying to make a bullet designed around one cartridge to work in one with a radically different chamber geometry, twist rate, or that operates at a significantly different velocity envelope.

 

[std7mag]

When I was still a young, impressionable lad, many people that I knew who hunted had one.

I don't know why, but while seeing the obvious merits of the 270 Win, it just never called out to me like other cartridges.

I had bought a Whitworth Mark X in 270 Win some years ago. But that was for the action to build my 284 Win on.

About 3 years or so ago, I bought a Savage 111 in 270 Win. But again, I bought it for the action. It's a 257 Roberts AI now.

Which brings us to the last 270 Win that I purchased. A Ruger 77 MKII stainless with the Zytel boat paddle stock.
I considered briefly (about all of 30 seconds) about rebarreling it to 280AI.
But I left it as is and loaded up some 140gr Ballistic Tips over a charge of Norma MRP and took it hunting last year.
Shot a nice doe.
Then took the scope off and put it in the safe.

 

[Steve O]

A good .270 can do perfectly what 99.9% of North American hunters need. Mine have taken everything from antelope to Alaska Yukon moose. All time great.

 

[shb]

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.270 was the original 6.5

 

[SaskHunter]

.270 is an extremely popular caliber out here.

It's killed a shit ton of animals and that's the only praise needed.

 

[elkduds]

When I wanted a lighter rifle than 9# Interarms Mark X 7RM, I started comparing ballistics w 270win. Out to 400ish yds the trajectory is the same for a 160 gr from 7RM and 140 gr from 270win. Recoil of a 7# 270 is comparable to the heavier 7mm. I put the same Timney trigger in both rifles for consistency.

Stevens M 200 270win


Mark X Mauser 7RM

The .270 Winchester vs. the 7mm Remington Magnum | Field & S

Comparing the .270 Winchester with the 7mm Rem Mag is like comparing grits and white cornmeal. Both are excellent cartridges. Both have been popular from their inceptions.

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