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Custom Short Barrel .270 Win for a bush gun????
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Was just pickin'... No worries
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- Location
- In a Wallow West of Edmonton.
Nothing wrong with using a 270 in the bush, velocity loss wouldn't be a concern. My concern would be with muzzle blast. I had a 7600 carbine in 06, I found it obnoxious to my delicate senses. I now have a 760 in 308 with the regular 22" pipe, much nicer. I also have a nice husky with a 20" pipe, not too bad either.
You would have high exit pressure and lots of muzzle blast probably more recoil than a 308. It doesnt make sense to me and accuracy would be degraded by the short sight radius especially elevation for open sights. Their is not enough bore volume in a short barrel for a 270 of course it would work but i wouldnt own it. Also you would have less horsepower than ashort barrel 308
I lucked out a few years ago, found 700 of them for reloading.
They shoot really well in my 270 / 08 and now that's about all I carry in the areas where I hunt around the cabin..
Also, that particular bullet is one of the very best I have used on Moose in any rifle..
A 20" 270Win loaded with a heavy RN bullets (if they still make them) at reasonable velocity with a low powered variable scope would be as good as any other chambering out there for close up use.
Most of use have a bunch of rifles in various chamberings laying around for different situations, but if someone wanted to keep it simple, two guns in 270 would work just fine.
- Location
- Niagara Region, Ontario. For now
Thanks for telling me a bunch of stuff I already know.
How much "horsepower" and sight radius do I need for 50 yard shots?
I am more interested in a light weight, short, easy to handle gun. I already have a scoped tac driver for open fields, and sitting in a tree stand.
- Location
- Niagara Region, Ontario. For now
These guns are not range toys, and only come out during hunting season for the most part.
I have enough other "fun" guns......
I have enough other "fun" guns......
Gatehouse said:
+1 to the above.
Personally, I'd just go with a Win 94 carbine or Marlin 336 in .30-30. If it's not a range toy then reloading for it is not an issue since ammo volume is not a concern. Factory ammo for the .30-30 doesn't break the bank & is available virtually anywhere that sells ammo.
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"...seems to be BS..." Yep. Most hunting bullets just explode upon impact. Some will be sent into the Twilight Zone. However, a 16 inch barrel will lose more than 400 fps over a 24". Even 400 is a lot for a .270 given the MV it has. Mind you, a change of powder to give higher velocities will give you .303 Brit like velocities with a 150 or 160 grain bullet. That'll do nicely for deer.
i didnt want to answer affirmative to your origional question if you were a total idiot and whether it made any sense. still not saying your a total idiot but it doesnt make sense to buy a new gun wrong caliber for what you want for the advantage of not having to reload another calibre. pluss you have to modify the gun. for the amount of shooting you describe you would not have to reload at all
if you want to "open sight" hunt at 50 yards or whatever.. why not just get a shotgun? it will cost you less than the mods to your .270.
deer must behave differently over there. Here, we watch them come out of the tree line.. non of this deflection off the trees n stuff you are talking about. Never been in that type of terrain, but it sounds to me like shotgun territory
deer must behave differently over there. Here, we watch them come out of the tree line.. non of this deflection off the trees n stuff you are talking about. Never been in that type of terrain, but it sounds to me like shotgun territory
