Should I sell my .270?

[Red Wind]

I sold my Browning .270 4 years ago. But there was no sentimentality attached to it. If it had come from my Dad it would still be in my possession.

Keep it. Your father is a treasure. You would soon regret the sale.

 

[The Big D]

On my check of the Hodgdon manual, for H4895, and a 120gr. bullet, Min=42.0gr.---Max=45.0gr.

IMO, using a 27.0gr. of H4895 for a 120gr. projectile in a .270 Win. is ASKING for problems..???

You NEED to get with a local reloader/shop, and ask for help....Bill

It's not a problem at all. It's a perfectly valid use of 4895, supported by Hodgdon. Take a look at:

https://www.hodgdon.com/PDF/H4895 Reduced Rifle Loads.pdf

Personally I would start at 30-31gr since that's enough to ensure that a double charge will crunch when you seat the bullet and this is one load where a double charge would really suck. I'd like that extra little bit of safety, although weighing charged cases before seating would achieve the same double check.

 

[Arkansas Paul]

When you're talking about H4895 you can throw the minimum out the window. Loading with 60% of the max load is perfectly fine and is in fact published data by Hodgdon.

I will say that I tried them at the exact 60% mark and it was a little too low in the wife's .243 Win (but still not dangerous). It was backing the primers out a little. So I switched to a mag primer and bumped the charge up a couple grains and the low pressure signs went right away.

 

[TwoEyedJack]

I've rarely sold a gun that I didn't wish I had back later. Like that pretty little Model 70 in .223 and that super accurate Rem 788 in .222 or that awesome Ruger Super Blackhawk in .44 mag, etc. I don't sell guns anymore.

I have a .338 win mag for elk hunting, and it kicks hard. I shoot it off a bench with a lead sled, which makes it feel like a .243, and when I am hunting, I don't even really feel the recoil. I have a .270 for deer, and it is not the most enjoyable thing to shoot off the bench, but again, when I fire it at a deer, I don't even notice the recoil. Both recoil, but then again, there is no doubt that I am using enough gun to get the job done right out to reasonable distances. Some might consider the .243 adequate for elk, and the .223 for deer, but I don't fall into that camp.

The other thing I notice is that when I shoot a lot of high power rifle rounds, I get less sensitive to recoil. YMMV.

 

[T.R.]

I inherited a 22 pistol from Dad's estate that never really turned me on because I prefer revolvers. Dad was not emotionally attached with it either. I sold the pistol and bought a revolver that I really like. Nostalgia is more important to some people than to me.

My suggestion is to sell the 270 and take a strong look at a rifle chambered for 260 Remington. This cartridge is simply the .243 case necked up to 6.5mm. Recoil is not severe and accuracy is tops!

TR

 

[HexHead]

I'm still trying to figure out that "tradition where we'd trade a deer rifle once we killed a deer with it".

Funny, I'd want to keep what works.

 

[Sav .250]

As noted. Install a muzzle break and use reduced loads. If it`s still to much for you, break out the Red Rider. Joking of course.

 

[Olympus]

I'm still trying to figure out that "tradition where we'd trade a deer rifle once we killed a deer with it".

Funny, I'd want to keep what works.

I think the point was that there are lots of gun and caliber combos that "work" on whitetail and it was a way to sample a variety of guns and calibers.

 

[Legionnaire]

I would trade it in a heartbeat. Doesn't sound like it has much sentimental value. I'm sure the old man's intention was that you have something you would use; can't see why he or anyone else would get bent out of shape if you traded it on something that better meets his original intention.

 

[Olympus]

I'm going to give the 4895 reduced recoil loads a try first. If those don't help, trading may be a good possibility.

 

[Gtscotty]

I'd try a reduced load with 130gr SST's. I took two antelope with that bullet last year, one at 270 yds. At that range it should have been moving along at about 2,500 fps and showed great expansion and complete penetration. If you were to load that bullet down to 2,800 fps, it would hardly kick, but I'd put money on it still being a solid killer. Another option would be the 120gr SST, which is meant for use in the 6.8 SPC. You could load that bullet way down and still get great expansion.

 

[sayak]

Say what?

My skinny pre-teen son routinely shot my .270 without a flinch. Now he shoots a .308 as a teenager. Seriously, the .270 is not a recoil monster. Get a thicker butt pad and enjoy a very flat-shooting, accurate killing round.

 

[Jim Watson]

A straightforward reloading project.
A handbook starting load with a light .270 bullet, maybe something listed for the 6.8 SPC, will give you ballistics very close to your .243. Get a controlled expansion or all-copper bullet for hunting.
Problem solved.

 

[jmorris]

I feel you should never sell a gift, if you don't want it any longer give it back. If the giver is no longer with us, give it to someone else.

If it holds sentimental value but is otherwise worthless, that is even more reason to keep it.

I have many things people wonder why I don't trash, the reason I keep and use them are for myself and the history they have. Someday my kids may or may not feel the same.

 

[barnett]

Recoil.....with a .270.....seriously?

 

[mshootnit]

I would have no issue getting rid of a 270 in favor of the 270 WSM Kimber Classic. They are lighter, shorter, and in my experience recoil actually seems less.
I also really like the Vanguard stainless 257 Weatherby.

 

[SwaneeSR]

I feel you should never sell a gift, if you don't want it any longer give it back. If the giver is no longer with us, give it to someone else.



If it holds sentimental value but is otherwise worthless, that is even more reason to keep it.



I have many things people wonder why I don't trash, the reason I keep and use them are for myself and the history they have. Someday my kids may or may not feel the same.

+1. I would pass the rifle on to another family member if possible.

 

[Olympus]

I know there are pimple-faced teenagers and possibly even females that shoot the 270. But guess what...I don't care. Great for them. Doesn't change the fact that I don't like it. Doesn't embarrass me in the least and doesn't really have any relevance to my original post. But thanks for sharing.

I was going to order the 120gr SST bullet for the reduced 4895 loads. I'll give that a try. I've got 100 pieces of brass on the way and powder is already here. Figured I would start at 30.0gr ad work up from there since some have said the 27.0 starting load might show signsof being undercharged.

 

[Arkansas Paul]

I know there are pimple-faced teenagers and possibly even females that shoot the 270. But guess what...I don't care. Great for them. Doesn't change the fact that I don't like it. Doesn't embarrass me in the least and doesn't really have any relevance to my original post. But thanks for sharing.

Don't worry about that kind of stuff man. There will always be chest thumpers who think they're tough.
We all have tolerances as to what level of recoil we are willing to take and what we're not. Don't let that get to you.

I truly hope that you do find a good load that you are pleased with so you can enjoy a nice rifle that your pops got for you. I think you will.

Happy loading and shooting.

 

[txcookie]

I'd never sell a rifle my dad gave me.

 

[Missouri Farmer]

I agree with others who say that a good recoil pad and reduced recoil ammo may make the rifle much more pleasant for you to shoot.

But if the rifle is just going to collect dust and there is no one else in the family who would value it's family history then I say sell it to someone who will use it. Then you can use the money to buy something you do want. People say never to sell a gun especially one that has a family connection but unless it's a gun you truly love then it's just stuff siting around.

 

[MistWolf]

Use a systematic approach to reducing the recoil of your 270 Winchester so all the parts will work together.

First, check the length of pull. If it's too long, felt recoil will be worse.

Second, have a premium recoil pad installed. I've done this on a few hard kickers and it's made a tremendous difference.

Third, work up a reduced recoil load. Reducing the mass of the powder as well as velocity will directly reduce free recoil

 

[AABEN]

Try some 130 or 140 Gr bullets

 

[Olympus]

Got 120gr SST bullet to try first.

 

[roc1]

I put muzzle brake on my Remington 270 I was considering selling because of recoil. Have a neck messed up now so recoil can irritate it. Now it kicks less than Tikka 243 I owned. Makes huge difference still very accurate can shoot over box ammo no problem. I like it better than my 25-06 cause recoil so much less. Might to do it as well.
Hope helps little
Roc1