New To Me 270win. Any Thoughts?

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So I just got a Browning A-Bolt Medallion in a 270win. I've had an A-Bolt M. in 7mm Mag but never really liked that round, but the rifle was outstanding. I came across another one at a good deal in 270, and I'm not familiar with this round at all. Any shared wisdom would be appreciated. I tend to deer hunt with it out to 200 yards, and my local range added a 300 yard alley. I would like to see how accurate I can get it at that range. Also, if anyone knows the twist rate of the A-bolt and a good bullet for the 270 would also be greatly appreciated.

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The 270 was my go to gun for several years. I had a Ruger 77 that accounted for 22 whitetails, 2 mulies, 2 pronghorn, a bobcat and a turkey. Shots ranged from 20 feet to 400+ yards. This was just one 270. I have owned 3 and just bought another one. Try a 130gr Speer HotCor over a load of IMR-4350. Works swell.
 
One all time classic round, you will be well served for anything on the continent short of the giant bears in close cover.

For plain jane whitetails my go to in my Mauser M96 straight-pull is the green and yellow Remington 130 core lokt. The ammo shoots 1" at 100 all day long and the brass works great to reload. I have reloaded barnes 130 x, the scirocco 140 gr and hornady sst 150s and all shoot well (i dont recall the charges of imr 4895 off the top of my head, sorry )

Good gun, good catridge, good luck in the field!
 
I've never used a 270, but in reality it'll do just about anything a 7 mag or 30-06 will do. I started with 30-06 and could never justify a 270 since they are so close in performance. But I have a lot of respect for the round. A 270 with 130's, a 7 mag with 140's and a 30-06 with 150's will have near identical trajectories and performance on similar game animals. On larger game a 270 with 150's, a 7 mag with 160's and a 30-06 with 180's all do about the same thing. Trajectories out to 400 yards or so is within 2-3". The 270 does it all with less recoil than either of the other 2 and with today's bullets is not really giving up anything because of the lighter bullets.
 
The 270 Winchester is an excellent caliber. Pick a good bullet and it will serve you well. As long as the rifle is accurate, the 270 will be accurate
 
The .270 is a really good caliber. I don't have one but one of my hunting friends has one
and he kills all sorts of stuff with it. The nicest thing about it, is that it is a fine varmint rifle
as well as a big game rifle.The 110 grain Sierra bullet will really shoot well and dust off
any varmint with a heart beat.
Zeke
 
zb338 said:
The .270 is a really good caliber. I don't have one but one of my hunting friends has one
and he kills all sorts of stuff with it. The nicest thing about it, is that it is a fine varmint rifle
as well as a big game rifle.The 110 grain Sierra bullet will really shoot well and dust off
any varmint with a heart beat.
Zeke
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I think the lighter new bullets would also work for that. 85 gr. Barnes etc.
 
Ive honestly never been a fan of the .277s, but i have loaded for and shot 3 regularly now. Right now the bullets both guys are using are the 150ablr, performance has been stellar on small stuff and large. Since they arnt my guns after we found loads for those bullets my buddies stopped looking for anything else, so i haven't tried the eldx yet.
 
The 130 grain bullet is just about perfect for the 270 Winchester. If you use heavier bullets you're getting away from the performance the rifle was intended to provide. I used one for many years with the Speer 130 grain HotCor with 55 or 56 grains of IMR 4831. Today I still shoot the rifles often and I now use the 130 grain Sierra GameKing with 52 grains of Reloader 17. The most accurate load I have found is the Berger 130 grain classic hybrid with 52 grains of Reloader 17. When I run out of the Berger bullets I will be using only the Sierra because they are less expensive and work just as well or better on game animals.
 
For ordinary deer hunting, 130 grain shoots flat and straight and takes deer down.
Nothing wrong with 140 and 150, but 130 shoots flatter and does the job perfectly

For several decades of shooters, H or IMR 4831 has been the go-to powder
given this cartridge's slight overbore nature, but many other powders work.

For years we used square base CoreLokt or HotCor, these days we use Hornady Interbond.
Square base tend to control better upon impact, especially at shorter ranges.
Tipped Hornady boat tail shoots longer and straighter, just in case we need the extra yardage.
In 30 caliber cartridges we've been using Nosler, haven't tried in 270 Win but should be excellent.


Ha! I know it's just the picture, but the hole at the muzzle looks like 577 caliber. Ha!

:)
 
Thanks guys, looks like I'm gonna try some 130gr bullets then, and I was hoping for less recoil than a 7mag. I like a rifle I can take out to the range and not have my shoulder knocked off.
 
Dont forget that if you reload you also have the very good bullets for the 6.8 that can be driven slower and still perform wonderfully. Those bullets upto 3k should recoil significantly less and still provide plenty of lethality for deer at normal ranges.
 
My fav hunting cartridge!

130gr .270 win pill is the best whitetail medicine made imho. 85-110gr for lil critters is perfect and 150gr for the big ones. 169.5gr with a custom bbl.

Still, if all a man had was a good performing 130gr bullet he cud still hunt anything from PD-Moose in a pinch and floor either one. 130gr is the perfect blend of low recoil, flat shooting, hard hitting, good BC & SD, and no trouble finding several diff flavors wether a man buys factory or rolls his own.
 
Do not overlook factory ammo from Hornady, especially the "Superformance":

130 grain SSTs (3,200 FPS)
130 grain GMXs (3,190 FPS)

I have used both. They perform better than any ammo ever I have used for medium to large game.

The SST (super shock) will gel the innards.

The GMX (gilding metal) was designed to expand well, and punch through the animal's body from any angle. They do too! There no longer is any need to exceed the 130 grain projectile weight.

For varmint, I used Speer Hot Core: 90 grain HPs, and Speer Hot Core: 100 grain SPs.

Geno
 
Having owned a 7mm Mag and a 270 Win I can tell you the 270 definitely recoils less. Not significant as it's still a powerful cartridge, but definitely noticeable.
 
I used a .270 for all of my big game hunting from 1972 until around ten years ago. I've taken one elk and nilgai with it. The only ammunition that's ever been run through it are factory 130 grain CoreLokts. I didn't know how woefully inadequate those bullets were until I started reading firearms forums. Live and learn. Don't use the rifle anymore but if I did I would still use CoreLokts.
 
I was late to the 270 bandwagon but what I lacked in alacrity to join I make up for in zeal. I'm usually of the "no substitute for cubic inches" persuasion but a huge fan of the Swede. When it finally dawned on me that .277" wasn't much bigger than .264" and that the necked down '03 case is quite large, I made my conversion.

As per above, the 270 dream load seems to be 130 grs over 58.5 - 60 grs 4831.

Enjoy!
 
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