Advice on a .270 rifle.

Well said Ardent! The 110 TTSX or 140 NAB are two amazing bullets launched from the 270 Win. Mine is just an old Parker Hale 1200C, but I love it on deer and moose, although for Moose I have been using my 325 more lately. JOC was right.
 
amosfella said:
I have a theory that C-FBMI is scared that if he gets a 270 win, he'll find half of his gun collection obsolete... It's a working theory right now... haha
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Hell with my 300 Wby (or Win) and my 375 H&Hs (or Weatherby) the whole rest of my collection is redundant with maybe the exception of the 470 if I want to go back elephant bashing............Need has nothing to do with "I just wanna play with that one too", and that one, and that one, and that one..............In fact come to think of it with only my 340 Wby, the whole rest of my collection is redundant..........Well except for a rimfire and shotgun.............
 
c-fbmi said:
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".
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I have nothing against magnum cartridges, I have a few myself. For deer size game the 270 win is perfect, so is a 280 rem. If I hunt moose or elk, I would go with my 308 norma. Although a 270 would work. If I lived in Whitehorse, I would carry a magnum more often. I much prefer a non mag cartridge in a light weight rifle, thats what I'm into right now. If you don't like the 277 bore thats fine. We all have our preferences, but I believe there are no better non mag cartridges for open country mule deer hunting than a 270 win.
 
Ardent said:
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.
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You should drink more often!

I read a post somewhere on here once where guys were debating bullet choices. One fellow had a great comment on his dusty hardware store .270 win cup and cores that went something like this, "Everything I shoot them at dies..."
 
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