.270 Win - What Has It Done For You Lately?

Gatehouse said:
After that I decided even on "quick hunts" I will take more gear with me. A GPS would have led me straight back to mytruck but they weren't invented yet. :)
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In the dark, a GPS can take you off a cliff too... you did it right, better to bivouac and move in daylight.
 
stubblejumper said:
The 270win has never done anything for me.:)
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Me either;) but I'm hopeful that may change in the not too distant future. A year or so back, I got to thinking, one of the more popular calibres I've never had was the .270. I had just purchased a Husqvarna in 358NM from Ted and thought I could cure that 270 void by purchasing one he had offered to sell me. Then shortly after, a friend passed away and I purchased his Sako A III in 270 from the estate. Just recently parted with the Sako to a site member and it's in the mail as we speak. I decided to part with the Sako because while I like the Mannlicher style, I'd prefer that it be in a more suitable or 'fitting' European calibre.

 
hoytcanon said:
In the dark, a GPS can take you off a cliff too... you did it right, better to bivouac and move in daylight.
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Todays GPS show the cliffs, but also you can just backtrack your route. So unless you came up a cliff, you won't go down one. Despite GPS being very accurate and reliable these days, it's still safer in daylight and I still try not to descend mountains at night. Tripping over an unseen obstacle with a pack full of deer on your back can really ruin your day. :)
 
The .270 Win hasn't done much for me lately. There was a time when it was the only centerfire I owned, and then it had to do everything from moose on down.I don't remember shooting anything that left me wishing it was shot with something else.
 
I haven't owned a .270 for some time now. I do like it and it is an effective cartridge. I used to load the old 130gr X BT and RL22 to just under 3200 fps (chronographed). I say that load gives nothing up to a 7mm RM with 150's or even 160's. I also loaded 140gr Hornady SP and 160gr Partitions.

IMO the .270 just gets the job done on North American big game.
 
Johnn Peterson said:
Me either;) but I'm hopeful that may change in the not too distant future. A year or so back, I got to thinking, one of the more popular calibres I've never had was the .270. I had just purchased a Husqvarna in 358NM from Ted and thought I could cure that 270 void by purchasing one he had offered to sell me. Then shortly after, a friend passed away and I purchased his Sako A III in 270 from the estate. Just recently parted with the Sako to a site member and it's in the mail as we speak. I decided to part with the Sako because while I like the Mannlicher style, I'd prefer that it be in a more suitable or 'fitting' European calibre.

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That Mannlicher is friggen gorgeous.
What a sweet find. :)
 
I've owned several 270s over the years, but never seem to kill anything with them. Still, it's a very good round for all sorts of game in Canada. Few surpass it.

Currently own two 270s. One std and the other a WBY.

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TT_270wsm said:
I've got so many bullets in 277, I think I'll have to diversify with the winny. You guys sure are convincing :)
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My situation was similar. After having a very picky .270 to get shooting I had to get a .270 WSM to shoot up the leftovers but lost ground there. Then the Win showed up as a clean batter. Typically the smaller the case the easier to get a caliber shooting.
 
Dogleg said:
My situation was similar. After having a very picky .270 to get shooting I had to get a .270 WSM to shoot up the leftovers but lost ground there. Then the Win showed up as a clean batter. Typically the smaller the case the easier to get a caliber shooting.
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So far the 140 gr Accubond looks promising. I'm not convinced that the 150 grain Bergers are something I want to try or the 165 Matrix VLDs in a 1/10" twist.

The range of temperatures for me and my .270 will be +35 (groundhogs) to -40 (coyotes). I have not tried RL-22 or NN165. I stuck with H4831SC, always 1/2 MOA or better. I've read on CGN that RL-22 may be temperature sensitive? But I also read on CGN that the .270 Win is too old, slow and ugly!

My .270 is a M700 BDL wood/blued - seems to fit nicely with the 1925 introduction of the .270 Win, simply classic!
 
the year I broke my ankle while on a hunt (didn't know it was broken yet):
I was limping down the trail back to camp, gun slung on my back. Came around a corner and a buck about 25 yards away raised his head to check me out.
I made a move for the gun and the deer took two jumps and was gone.
I realize now, it was the guns fault, a 270 win. tikka t3.

stubblejumper said:
The 270win has never done anything for me.:)
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I stick to IMR 4350, RL22 and retumbo in my 270 wsm. Been meaning to pick up some 4831 for the middle weights, but the RL 22 is quite temperature insensitive (had it down to -20 or so) and hasn't let me down. This is again for wsm's, the I 4350 is a champ with 130 grain bullets, very accurate.

blauber said:
So far the 140 gr Accubond looks promising. I'm not convinced that the 150 grain Bergers are something I want to try or the 165 Matrix VLDs in a 1/10" twist.
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I don't know what the lower limit of velocity required is, but the 165's stabilize in 1-10 @ 2950 FPS no problem. The 175's apparently do not though.

Try the 150 gr accubond LR, you will be impressed and can be used on anything in North America, at any range. Matrix also makes some nice bonded hunting bullets
 
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