Favorite 270 Winchester rifle, ammo?

[Anchorite]

My only 270 is currently off getting another pipe screwed on at Pacnor. I’m going to run a 8.5 twist so I can take advantage of the heavier bullets. I was very tempted to pick up a 6.8 Westerner, but there’s really no need to improve the original 270 (Weatherby fans, no disrespect….I’ve been there and done that too, the original is just as good and way more practical).

And like others have mentioned, it sits right between 6.5 and 7mm, so it should be an accurate proposition in serious testing. I’m not aware that anyone has pursued serious bullet making in the caliber, which might be the key to unlocking its true potential.

Finally, the ole 270 is jest easy to load for and not temperamental. I think the OP asked about factory fodder. My M70 has never seen a factory round in the 20 or so years I’ve hunted with it.

 

[Picher]

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The .270 diameter cartridge is a good hunting round, but the capacity and case length don't lend themselves to the most uniform burning configuration. The .308 is better designed for accuracy and can show it's value in competitive events, even Benchrest events.

Still, I can't complain about the accuracy of my two .270 Win Stainless Rem 700s as evidenced in the attached sighting-in target. (I don't shoot my Stainless at targets very often, just to check/adjust zero with new handloads or to sight in at different ranges or with new loads.

(Caution: I hadn't noticed the powder charge listed on the target, so hurried to look at the loading manual, but the charge is half a grain lower than maximum listed in the Speer manual. Still, if anyone wants to duplicate the load, they should work up to it, as any good hand-loader would.)

 

[Showman]

Favorite .270 (and the only one I've ever owned): Weatherby Vanguard .270 Win, black synthetic stock, no Monte Carlo. Favorite load: Federal Power Shok 130 gr

 

[Thomasss]

I have a Win. Model 70 push feed in .270 Win., factory stocked with a Macmillan syn. stock, with a Leupold Vari- 1 X 3x9 & Leupold mounts. I like to load Hornady 130 grain SP over 57 grains or H4831, Win. LRP. I swear I can shoot any eye out of squirrel with it at 100 yards.

 

[Captcurt]

Of the 3 rifles that I have owned in 270 I would have to say the Ruger 77. I bought it used in 77 and it was a Bi-centennial gun with a nice piece of fiddleback walnut. It liked a 130gr Speer HotCor over 54gr of IMR-4350 and wore a 3-9X Vari-XII. It accounted for 22 whitetails, 2 mulies, 2 pronghorn and a bobcat before I retired it. Three of the longest shots that I have made was with it.

 

[WestKentucky]

I have had a Remington 700 since I was 15. I have shot it so much that the rifling is gone for a few inches and it needs a new barrel. I will get around to that someday. It has always liked 130s of any flavor but it especially likes sierra 130gr ballistic tips over a healthy dose of 4350. In many cases just a hair healthier than book maximum load. I really should start looking for a barrel, but I have a bunch of other projects in the works that take priority.

 

[Picher]

I have a Win. Model 70 push feed in .270 Win., factory stocked with a Macmillan syn. stock, with a Leupold Vari- 1 X 3x9 & Leupold mounts. I like to load Hornady 130 grain SP over 57 grains or H4831, Win. LRP. I swear I can shoot any eye out of squirrel with it at 100 yards.

Maybe, but it's really hard to do if the squirrel is facing away from you...messy too.

 

[I6turbo]

I only have one 270 and don't currently have a scope on it. When I do, it's likely a Burris Fullfield II or E1 4.5-14x42. The only ammo I have for it is Federal Power Shok 130 grain JSP, so that's my favorite right now.
BRNO ZKK 600.
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I posted this in another thread yesterday, but since this .270 thread needs reviving...

I refinished the stock on my .270. There was no damage or anything to the original finish, but I'm a serial refinisher of walnut gunstocks whenever I acquire one. I actually refinished this one three times before getting it the way I wanted it. First with Tru-Oil, but didn't like how much brown/blond there was in the wood, so I stripped it. Then I used Alkanet Root on it (a dye made from Alkanet root, I've been wanting to try it for a while now), and finished with Timberluxe. I liked the color, but didn't really like how the Timberluxe was turning out (though I didn't completely finish before deciding to change directions), so I sanded the Timberluxe down and applied a final finish with my old go-to, Tru-Oil. The difference between the factory finish (which obscures a lot of detail in the wood grain) and the refinish doesn't come through in photos very well, but it looks really good in person (if I may say so myself).

 

[Risky buisness]

Having been around, and loaded ammunition for the .270 since the late 60s, I've come to the conclusion that the rifle/ cartridge combination is one of the best avaliable for any North American purpose.
My favorite rifle, of the several I've owned, is the Remington 721. With the rifles offhand stock configuration coupled with a low profile mount and good 3x9 leupold it is certainly the fastest to point firearm i own. In so far as favorite factory ammunition goes, I can't offer any opinions as I haven't fired any .270 factory for many decades. I have just for convience decided that the Sierra 130 boattail is the projectile for this rife, moving around 3000- 3100 fps from several powders it is a formidable cartridge

 

[desmobob]

My Browning BAR .270 absolutely loves the Federal Premium ammo using the 150gr. Nosler Partition bullets. I was surprised, since it's a heavy-for-caliber bullet, but my BAR shoots them like a match rifle. And we know Nosler Partition performance is excellent and well-proven.

If I'm not shooting those, I'll use a Sierra 130gr. GameKing handload over a charge of 4831. I've had some impressive results with this bullet (for instance, retaining the majority of its weight and staying together after a chest to under-the-hindquarter-skin lengthwise penetration on a whitetail buck at about 10 yards) along with fine accuracy.

After 40+ years of using various calibers for deer hunting, I've come to use just the .270 these days.