Advice on a .270 rifle.
- Thread starter Denchy
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.270 .... IMOP it is the best do all.... But, it is not the best for any single one....
It is the best choice for the guy that wants one rifle ...... It is the worst for the guy that wants a rifle chambered to purpose.....
270 is the excuse rifle....... "I have a 270 and therefore I can take anything"......
It is the best choice for the guy that wants one rifle ...... It is the worst for the guy that wants a rifle chambered to purpose.....
270 is the excuse rifle....... "I have a 270 and therefore I can take anything"......
Mumbles Marble Mouth
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The Savage Trophy hunter is worth the extra $$ over the Axis. The action is way smoother and the gun looks way better. If you want the Axis though, the only thing hurting the Axis and the Trophy hunter is the ####ty scope they give you with it. It works but even a $200 Burris Droptine, Vortex Crossfire II, Nikon Buckmaster or a Bushnell Legend is a way better scope. If you can step the scope up to a $300 Burris Fullfield, Vortex Diamond Back, Nikon Monarch, or Bushnell 3500 Elite then even better. The 3500 Elite is actually a really nice scope for the money. Japanese glass at a good price. I also like the more sleek look the Elite has. You could also get a Leupold VX-1 for $300. A lot of decent scopes out there for a good price.
Fixed, the -06 just has way more bullet selection from light to heavy.
For the record, I really like the 270 as well, it's a fantastic cartridge, no matter what Douglas thinks or JOC thought of it.
Lol..... I have much love for the aught six.... But it violated the dang southern Ontario yote rule.......
pete dobinson
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I can't agree with that Superbrad. It is a perfect open country Mule deer cartridge. For that purpose, there is no better non magnum cartridge.
pete dobinson
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The 280 and the 270 are so close, its not worth saying one is better than the other. The 7x64 would be the same as the 280 but harder to find the brass. I don't have any experience with the 7x64 though.Except the 7x64.....
pete dobinson
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Hoyt, I already have a 7mag.
Keep a lookout for a used Browning A-Bolt I , II, Or AB3. They are super quality, and if you look hard, you can find one for about $600 used, (which I just did, a used .270win , A-bolt II for $600) They are about as well made as a production gun can be made without costing an arm and a leg. The stock comes (on the Abolt I & II) glass bedded at the recoil lug, which can't be said for about ANY OTHER production rifle.
A question I haven't seen asked is: How big are you? Height and weight, and do you have stumps for arms or wings?
A question I haven't seen asked is: How big are you? Height and weight, and do you have stumps for arms or wings?
pete dobinson
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Your funny! So anything less than a magnum is a ladies rifle? Don't you dare call my 284 win a ladies rifle? lol
The 284 is a real cartridge.......short or long action, as long as you don't neck it down to .277 I'm fine with it.
And no I never said all good cartridges had to have magnum after the caliber, I have many non belted/non magnum cartridges in my repertoire. I like or at least am moderately interested in any cartridge that doesn't use a .277 bullet, right from the 17 hornet to the 50 BMG as long as it doesn't shoot a .277 bullet and especially out of a necked down .30-03 case. Neck that up to .284 and you have a fine and versatile cartridge, likewise down to 25 or up to 30 or 35..............I have no particular dislike for any other cartridge or bore size, although some combinations leave a great deal to be desired, other combinations of case size and bore size are wonderful.........as long as there is no .277 anywhere in the game, I'm good.
I personally hunt pretty much exclusively with cartridges carrying a magnum moniker, but then why not if I can shoot them well. Why would I hunt with a 2-300 mtr rifle and leave a 5-600 mtr rifle at home, cause you never know when that one critter may show up but only present a 500 mtr shot. But then on the other hand I shoot my hornet more than my 22-250................I have found in my hunting escapades that there is no such thing as too dead but there sure as hell is "not dead enough" so I'll take all the flack guys want to throw at me for using magnum cartridges and cartridges most people think are too big or too powerful for the intended quarry...........I just smile and nod knowing for a fact that there is a state of "not dead enough".
And no I never said all good cartridges had to have magnum after the caliber, I have many non belted/non magnum cartridges in my repertoire. I like or at least am moderately interested in any cartridge that doesn't use a .277 bullet, right from the 17 hornet to the 50 BMG as long as it doesn't shoot a .277 bullet and especially out of a necked down .30-03 case. Neck that up to .284 and you have a fine and versatile cartridge, likewise down to 25 or up to 30 or 35..............I have no particular dislike for any other cartridge or bore size, although some combinations leave a great deal to be desired, other combinations of case size and bore size are wonderful.........as long as there is no .277 anywhere in the game, I'm good.
I personally hunt pretty much exclusively with cartridges carrying a magnum moniker, but then why not if I can shoot them well. Why would I hunt with a 2-300 mtr rifle and leave a 5-600 mtr rifle at home, cause you never know when that one critter may show up but only present a 500 mtr shot. But then on the other hand I shoot my hornet more than my 22-250................I have found in my hunting escapades that there is no such thing as too dead but there sure as hell is "not dead enough" so I'll take all the flack guys want to throw at me for using magnum cartridges and cartridges most people think are too big or too powerful for the intended quarry...........I just smile and nod knowing for a fact that there is a state of "not dead enough".
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Ardent
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I'm gonna kill the mood a bit by getting serious, forgive me I've been drinking.
The .270 is pretty well the perfect deer and antelope cartridge, and the damn near perfect mountain goat cartridge. Oddly enough I never own one long but I can't deny what they do; shoot bloody flat with extremely mild report and recoil. Gotta love the ammo availability too, I stopped at Canadian Tire today in Whitecourt, Alberta and found more than a half dozen options on the shelf, it was likely the most represented chambering. Walmart had three options. It'll shoot as flat as a .257 Weatherby when slinging the 110gr TTSX, and act like a better penetrating .308 at 150gr.
This said, I'm in a position where I respect it a good deal, but I struggle to stick with the cartridge. I just didn't get in to .270 until it was too late to really set up for it and cling to it. Had I picked .277 instead of .284 I'd probably be happy with the choice because of the ammo availability and rifle choices, but I married myself to .284 first. Own a couple .270s but they remain on the outside of the pack in my safe. This said, it is probably my first recommendation to a mountain goat hunting client IF they buy a Kimber. If using a standard 6-8lb factory rifle they might as well pack a .300 if they can shoot it like a .270 (a surprising number cannot, and playing it safe, I'd rather recommend a .270).
I've also come to accept speed kills on thin skinned game (North American, below bison), at least when you want stuff to fall over on the spot. I've noticed speed is more effective than sectional density on animals below the bovids, not in killing them, both kill very well, but in making them fall on their face. Speed is comfortably achieved with the .270, it's not always comfortable for everyone with a magnum. Then there Why Not's experience with the 270, he states it as the most effective moose chambering he's seen used. Annoying as it is stuff plain falls over to a .270, and the mild manners and extremely flat trajectory make hitting with it too easy. And you can feed it from the dustiest hardware store shelf.
Plus, it keeps Jack's ghost at bay.
The .270 is pretty well the perfect deer and antelope cartridge, and the damn near perfect mountain goat cartridge. Oddly enough I never own one long but I can't deny what they do; shoot bloody flat with extremely mild report and recoil. Gotta love the ammo availability too, I stopped at Canadian Tire today in Whitecourt, Alberta and found more than a half dozen options on the shelf, it was likely the most represented chambering. Walmart had three options. It'll shoot as flat as a .257 Weatherby when slinging the 110gr TTSX, and act like a better penetrating .308 at 150gr.
This said, I'm in a position where I respect it a good deal, but I struggle to stick with the cartridge. I just didn't get in to .270 until it was too late to really set up for it and cling to it. Had I picked .277 instead of .284 I'd probably be happy with the choice because of the ammo availability and rifle choices, but I married myself to .284 first. Own a couple .270s but they remain on the outside of the pack in my safe. This said, it is probably my first recommendation to a mountain goat hunting client IF they buy a Kimber. If using a standard 6-8lb factory rifle they might as well pack a .300 if they can shoot it like a .270 (a surprising number cannot, and playing it safe, I'd rather recommend a .270).
I've also come to accept speed kills on thin skinned game (North American, below bison), at least when you want stuff to fall over on the spot. I've noticed speed is more effective than sectional density on animals below the bovids, not in killing them, both kill very well, but in making them fall on their face. Speed is comfortably achieved with the .270, it's not always comfortable for everyone with a magnum. Then there Why Not's experience with the 270, he states it as the most effective moose chambering he's seen used. Annoying as it is stuff plain falls over to a .270, and the mild manners and extremely flat trajectory make hitting with it too easy. And you can feed it from the dustiest hardware store shelf.
Plus, it keeps Jack's ghost at bay.
