100 Years Old
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100 years of solid proof that you can’t chamber the suck out of most hunters. Or shooters for that matter. But by golly well keep trying.
In celebration of the 270 WCF turning 100 years old in 2025. My hunting rig for next year.
Nice looking set up . I bet the .270 will be around for another 100 years just like the .30-30 . Time tested calibers .
Those are Leupold Backcountry rings. They are quite nice actually. I like them. And if I want to add a pound I’ll throw the NF on
If you look reasonably and critically at the numbers the .270 Win is a terrific cartridge. 100 year old or 10 years old, doesn't matter... it is a great choice in 95% of NA scenarios. Having said that, I own nothing sized .277".
I suspect 2025 will be a good year.
What a nice rifle! I am a big fan of the .270 (and its father the .30-06) - it is a very useful cartridge that will do just about everything a hunter could want in North America. Flat shooting, mild recoil and simply effective on game. I've used a .270 for some of my longest shots on game. A mule deer buck fell to a single shot at 409 yards and a bull moose at +370 that took 3, but only because I kept shooting as it was standing - it was dead from the first double lung shot. The bullets, 150gr Partitions, were recovered under the hide after breaking ribs and going through both lungs.
And it works on such a wide spectrum of beasts - I have used it to take Haida Gwaii Sitka deer that were well under 100 pounds to that aforementioned moose that was 710 pounds on the hook, IIRC.
I really like Partitions in both 130 and 150 grain weights and the latter is especially good with RL26 and MRP. I may slowly transition to TTSX in 110 and 130gr when I eventually burn through my stockpile of Partitions.
Not fancy, new or being pushed by industry, but effective for sure!
And it works on such a wide spectrum of beasts - I have used it to take Haida Gwaii Sitka deer that were well under 100 pounds to that aforementioned moose that was 710 pounds on the hook, IIRC.
I really like Partitions in both 130 and 150 grain weights and the latter is especially good with RL26 and MRP. I may slowly transition to TTSX in 110 and 130gr when I eventually burn through my stockpile of Partitions.
Not fancy, new or being pushed by industry, but effective for sure!
Most hunters and shooters that can’t seem to get their heads around better options?
Or most hunters and shooters that want to worship at the alter of long dead gun writers whose opinions were bought and paid for by manufacturers?
R.
I had a .270, shot my very first deer with it and many after that. I ended up losing it in a house fire and never replaced it.
Well, I guess I kinda did, I bought a .264 Win mag, which is quite similar.
I'm just partial to the "less common" ones.
Well, I guess I kinda did, I bought a .264 Win mag, which is quite similar.
I'm just partial to the "less common" ones.
