Tikka grey laminate 270 win re-chamber to 6.5 cm

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Hello, I have a tikka t3 270 win in a grey laminate stock and would like to re-chamber in something more affordable to hunt and shoot. I have a 7 prc so I don’t need the 270 anymore for elk and would like a long range deer cartridge.
My thoughts to keep it simple with bolt face size is 6.5 cm, but would a let’s say carbon Sendero barrel fit on my stock and have enough rigidity after opening it up ?
I’m open to other calibers just want to keep it budget with the Barrel swap only please.
 
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jjb89 said:
Hello, I have a tikka t3 270 win mag in a grey laminate stock and would like to re-chamber in something more affordable to hunt and shoot. I have a 7 prc so I don’t need the 270 anymore for elk and would like a long range deer cartridge.
My thoughts to keep it simple with bolt face size is 6.5 cm, but would a let’s say carbon Sendero barrel fit on my stock and have enough rigidity after opening it up ?
I’m open to other calibers just want to keep it budget with the Barrel swap only please.
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you can buy a lot of ammo for that 270 mag for What a rebarrel job is going to COST you ! RJ
 
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In terms of saving money, your just throwing it away to rebarrel it. Its far cheaper to sell that gun and spend the extra $350-$400 on a brand new one in the caliber you want. To rebarrel a rifle your spending $1000 pretty much no matter what you twist it. $550-$750 for a barrel and $400+ to have a smith do the work. Personally id just learn to shoot the 270, out to 500 yards it will be ballistically identical to a 6.5 Creed, if not better. Run some numbers over a calculator and you'll see what I mean.

Not to mention the 270 win has killed more deer then the 6.5 probably ever will. The 270 is very capable of taking a deer at 500 yards with a competent shooter behind the rifle. Buy some 145gr Hornady precision hunter, and practice. The 145 at 2900 fps will be flatter and hit harder then a 140-143gr at 2750fps in a 6.5 Creed. And if you want to whack a deer over 500-600 yards, you mise well take your 7 PRC anyway as it will carry more energy then either the 270 or the 6.5 creed at that distance. But, if you're dead set on throwin some cash away, I would agree with the comment from Pete about a 6.5-284, it will out perform the Creed, but again anything under 500 yards or so, it will damn near match the 270 win. Higher BC bullets like the 6.5mm line dont shine till you really start reachin out there. And even if they drop 3" less, is that worth spending the money? You have to decide that but I know I work too hard to spend the $1000 or more to save 3" of drop and 1" of wind drift.....
 
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track said:
Your 270 winchester is more long range than the 6.5 Creedmore. The 270 has proven itself, hence 1925, to be an excellent deer cartridge. Having a 6.5 Creedmore is not progression, its regression.
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LOL ..... As much as I do like (and own) the old classics, there is absolutely nothing regressive about choosing a 6.5CM over a 270.

While I don't own either, I also do not let my personal bias overlook the advantages of both. Like the 270, the 6.5CM is a fine deer cartridge.
 
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LOL ..... As much as I do like (and own) the old classics, there is absolutely nothing regressive about choosing a 6.5CM over a 270.

While I don't own either, I also do not let my personal bias overlook the advantages of both. Like the 270, the 6.5CM is a fine deer cartridge.
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The OP wanted a long range deer cartridge. I mentioned that he already has one, the 270 Winchester. The 6.5 Creedmoor is inferior to the 270 Winchester for long distance killing. The 6.5 Creedmoor was created for 600 yard paper targets, not killing big game.
 
The 6.5 CM was designed for a short action and for that it's a great cartridge. For a long action there are better cartridges for long range hunting imo. However everyone has their own reasons for the cartridges they choose.
 
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