rebarrel a rem 700 in .270 to a .280

Better cartridges - poorer cartridges - I am to the point I think of them as what they were made for - use another cartridge, if that is not "good enough" - in my mind, a 270 Win is for 130 grain bullets, mostly. 7x57 (7mm-08) is for 140 to 150 grain bullets, any more. 308 Win is for 150 grain to 165 grain bullets. 30-06 is for 180 grain bullets. 8x57JS is for 196-200 grain bullets. 300 Win Mag is for 180 to 200 grain bullets. 338 Win Mag is for 250 grain bullets. 9.3x62 is for 286 grain bullets. 375 H&H is for 300 grain bullets. You can always use lighter or heavier bullets to try to use them for some other purpose.

Having said that, I load my 338 Win Mag with 225 grain Accubond - there is some 220 grain Round Nose, here, to try in the 300 H&H - the 30 cal bullet ought to be "better". And I load 250 grain Accubond in the 9.3x62 - is possible that the 250 grain in the 338 Win Mag is "better". There is also some 320 grain bullets to try in that 9.3x62.
 
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Why don't you run the .270 through its paces to see how it shoots?
As for killing power, I had a real eye-opening experience in South Africa using a .270 Win with 130 grain Barnes TSX bullets on ten critters (plus or minus) ranging in size up to small elk (Red Hartebeast). It was a very impressive killer and flat-shooting. My main rifle was a 7x57 with 140 grain TSX bullets. As much as I like the 7x57, I would have to give the edge to the 270 because of its flatter trajectory. A friend was using his 270 with bonded 130 grain Hornady bullets. He was literally stacking up kudus (4 of them), all taken with a single shot. Obviously bullet placement is the key but, with premium bullets (bonded, monometal or partitions), the 270 will cleanly kill anything you're likely to encounter. Penetration with the only bullet recovered (one of mine) was 28 inches. Back home, another friend shooting 130 grain Hornady GMX shattered the rear femur of a large whitetail buck that he shot end-on through the neck in a stubble field. The bonded and monometal bullets are formidable.
 
This is how a Hornady bullet will perform on a moose shot in a 7mm 08 or .280 Remington at 300 + yards.
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Hornady also makes this bullet in 150 grain weight for the .270.
I suspect it would perform just as well.
 
If you want a 280 or 280 Ackley and you have a platform to build one on…..have at it, myself I would go 280 Ackley all day long,

I have built a couple dozen 280 Ackley’s and IMHO it’s about perfect for a hunting cartridge, it has the perfect balance of performance, moderate recoil and more and more factory ammunition options all the time,


Buy a Benchmark barrel, #2 or 3 contour in a 1-9 twist, (I like 23 or 24 inch barrel length) IBI also makes a good barrel, grab a Triggertech Primary or Special Trigger set at 2.5 lbs, drop it off to your gunsmith with your new stock, have him true & square the action, chamber and install the barrel, bed the action, free float the barrel and your good to go.

If you’re using factory ammo for hunting, try the Nosler Trophy Grade 140gr or 160gr Accubond or the Federal Terminal Ascent 155gr, both are excellent factory offerings.
Barnes also has the new factory loaded ammo for 280AI with the 152gr LRX
 
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guntech said:
This is how a Hornady bullet will perform on a moose shot in a 7mm 08 or .280 Remington at 300 + yards.
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Hornady also makes this bullet in 150 grain weight for the .270.
I suspect it would perform just as well.
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Unfortunately, you can not count on that. It might, it might not.
 
Eagleye said:
There is nothing in North America that a 270 loaded with a 130 A-Frame, Partition or TTSX will not kill decisively.
Of course, there are several 140 and 150 grain bonded, monometal and Partition type bullets if you feel
better using heavier bullets. Dave.
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Agreed, I have three friends hunting with .270’s and have watched it perform on deer and bear. The other has killed elk with it, it will kill anything in Canada if you put it in the right place.
 
guntech said:
Well they sure have worked well for me for over 50 years... and many others.
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I believe you. But I can show you two from this month that look nothing like your picture. Like I said, they might work like that or they might not.

I don’t think they are the bullet they used to be either.
 
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