Ya I am not a big 270 fan but I have owned some and it's no different from any other cartridges out there. I even had a savage axis that would shoot 1/2 with rem core lokt 150s.
You put a good barrel on a 270 Win and it will shoot well
Velocities are a let down. From the decades of in print claims that I have read about the 130 and 150 grain bullet velocities, I am blowing primers on the low end. I can push a 150 faster in the 308 Win than a 270 Win.
You can't go wrong with a 30-06. Those who don't consider it a target round are not shooting in competition anyway. The cartridge is plenty accurate for the rifles it is chambered in. Such as this Ruger #1
Three shot groups are the current Gold standard for accuracy and consistency, so a five shot group is 66% more impressive than a 3 shot group.
all the way out to 600 yards. Which is a ridiculous distance to shoot, unless you already have verified zero's. People who only read internet nonsense think that hitting dead center at 600 yards, or 1000 yards only requires an expensive gun and the cartridge du jour, but get out there at the range, 600 yards is a long way. Placing a round in the X ring, cold bore, is an accomplishment at 600 yards.
I did not do it here:
One of the great things about the 30-06 is that the loads have all been determined and you don't need to push pressures to create accurate and powerful ammunition
Forty seven grains of IMR 4895 was a well established target load before I was born.
I wanted to see how the pulled Fed Fusion bullets did in this rifle. Shot well enough at 300 yards
A very critical issue that none of the long range types talk about is the lack of bullet expansion below 1800 fps with the current crop of rifle bullets. Few bullets will expand past 400 yards. I suspect the "mono lithic" bullets are even worse, though I don't know. No one wants to talk about this because when the velocity drops below the speed necessary for expansion, then all you are doing on the animal is poking a small hole. Might as well be shooting FMJ or armor piercing. How many can hold within 8 inches of the aim point at extreme range? (typical value for a vital zone) Not being able to hit the vital zone, and then using a non expanding bullet is most unethical as it will create un necessary pain and suffering to the animal. The long range types won't honestly recount how many animals they have hit at extreme distances that ran off hundred of yards from the impact point, only to die a suffering death. Long range types don't track, or can't track, if it does not fall down right where they aimed, they go looking for another animal to wound. For many of them, an animal is just a target, no different from a gong, a rock, or a piece of paper.
