Garandimal
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Wrong Thread.
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Looking for a new .270
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Mosin Bubba
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The Model 70 featherweight in 270 is just a classic. You can't go wrong there.
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I just bought a Winchester Model 70 Extreme Weather and I like it a lot.
If you want wanlut/blue the Winchester Fwt is the only "Classic" hunting rifle option in your price range that I'd recommend. Nothing at all wrong with Tikka, but even the wood/blue rifles are a modern take on a hunting rifle. In fact if you were looking for SS/Synthetic under $1000 Tikka is what I'd recommend. They are going to be the lightest option under $1000, AND the most accurate rifle under $1000. But the modern features are not to everyone's liking. And that is OK.
If you can find a way to up your budget the Kimbers in walnut/blue are nice too.
My personal go-to rifles are SS Winchesters in McMillan stocks and a SS KImber. They get used hard in rain, snow, freezing weather and mud. The Winchester EW gets my vote as the best out of the box all around rifle. But not everyone likes SS/Synthetic.
Any rifle will chamber upside down. Controlled round FEED. is a misnomer. They don't FEED any better than any other rifle. The advantage is a much more robust, rugged, reliable EXTRACTION and EJECTION system. A CRF rifle will extract and eject rounds even after the rifle has been abused or is filthy. It doesn't take much debris in the bolt to make the ejector fail in a PF rifle and the tiny extractors will sometimes break when sticky rounds have to be pulled out of a chamber.
Most people today pick up a rifle out of the safe, hunt in good weather and return the rifle, after cleaning it, back to the safe at the end of the day. CRF is an advantage for guys who spend days at a time in wilderness settings where the rifles may be dropped in muddy rivers and still be relied on to function. People who hunt dangerous game overwhelmingly choose CRF because they are far more reliable under adverse conditions. Under normal conditions, with relatively clean rifles there is no difference. All 3 photos below were taken in either rain, or snow conditions and the temperature in the last photo was in single digits. I've had moisture inside the actions freeze up that would stop a PF rifle from working. But the CRF action was able to still extract and eject the rounds.
Winchester Classic Sporter 30-06 McMillan Edge stock. 7 1/2 lbs as shown
Kimber 308 6 1/4 lbs as shown
Winchester EW 308 McMillan Edge stock 7 1/4 lbs as shown
If you can find a way to up your budget the Kimbers in walnut/blue are nice too.
My personal go-to rifles are SS Winchesters in McMillan stocks and a SS KImber. They get used hard in rain, snow, freezing weather and mud. The Winchester EW gets my vote as the best out of the box all around rifle. But not everyone likes SS/Synthetic.
Any rifle will chamber upside down. Controlled round FEED. is a misnomer. They don't FEED any better than any other rifle. The advantage is a much more robust, rugged, reliable EXTRACTION and EJECTION system. A CRF rifle will extract and eject rounds even after the rifle has been abused or is filthy. It doesn't take much debris in the bolt to make the ejector fail in a PF rifle and the tiny extractors will sometimes break when sticky rounds have to be pulled out of a chamber.
Most people today pick up a rifle out of the safe, hunt in good weather and return the rifle, after cleaning it, back to the safe at the end of the day. CRF is an advantage for guys who spend days at a time in wilderness settings where the rifles may be dropped in muddy rivers and still be relied on to function. People who hunt dangerous game overwhelmingly choose CRF because they are far more reliable under adverse conditions. Under normal conditions, with relatively clean rifles there is no difference. All 3 photos below were taken in either rain, or snow conditions and the temperature in the last photo was in single digits. I've had moisture inside the actions freeze up that would stop a PF rifle from working. But the CRF action was able to still extract and eject the rounds.
Winchester Classic Sporter 30-06 McMillan Edge stock. 7 1/2 lbs as shown
Kimber 308 6 1/4 lbs as shown
Winchester EW 308 McMillan Edge stock 7 1/4 lbs as shown
marksman13
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If you are referring to my rifle it’s a 22” barrel. I don’t have any need for the 24”.
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Not just to you. I can't imagine a more perfect rifle. And I own one.
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They are all fine rifles! As for me, a few years back I decided on the Weatherby Vanguard Sporter in 270Win. Heck I like Weatherby so much I also got the 223 and 308 too.
msshootnit; Howdy, I am a relatively new member and I am in the process of getting a .270. I am hunting in NM & AZ so I am trying to decide on a scope and I have always relied on Leupold. However there are a lot of options available. I use a VX III- 2.5 x 8 for over 20 years. I would like a little better magnification because my eyes are not like they used to be so I am considering the VX 3i 3.5 x 40 mm. What is your opinion? for your .270 ?.
Thanks for your input, HB Hunter.
Yes that is a very good option. I have had good luck with the various Leupold Long Range Duplex scopes as well. VX2 etc.
I have a VX3i and it is very nice, high quality. Best wishes!
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Garandimal
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Just got a VX3i 2.5-8x36mm and extra low Talley LW mounts for my new m70/.270.
Have a 3-9x40mm on my old one - and never used it past 6x in the field anyway.
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Nothing wrong with that. VX3i is a good scope.
I like the 550 quite a bit. Some of the magnum models are still in production but the last of the standard models were discontinued in 2017. It's pretty easy to find one though, just keep an eye on the auction sites for a few days. The .270 is one of the easiest ones to buy at a bargain (unlike the 6.5x55, which usually fetch a few hundred dollars more). Not sure if the OP is a full-stock guy, but one of the easiest .270s to find is the FS, same gun as my .243 and .308 versions shown below.
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