Thread: Best $1000 budget rifle ??

Originally Posted by Mooseman

Yes the old 270 may not be the flavor of the month these days but it will certainly hold it's own against many of the 6.5's and a lot of other standard calibers. If you want real long range performance you may need to go bigger.
Have a look at my post "More 270 Loads" I put up the other day.
That load with the 145 gr ELD-X and Superformance powder has opened my eyes up on the old war horse. That load is travelling at 3114 fps Av and has a muzzle energy of 3122 ft ld .
I had a 270 WSM which I left in Canada for my son to use and that used to push the 130 Barnes XLC at 3240 fps so this new load for my Tikka 270 with a 22 inch barrel is close on the heals of the WSM. My new load is a tack driver with 3 shots into one slightly enlarged hole at 100yds.
The 270 Win with a load like that will out do many of those standard calibers and with manageable recoil.
You could pick up a good second hand Tikka for around a $ 1000 so it would be a good option.

@Mooseman is my favourite person this week.

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

@Mooseman is my favourite person this week.

And I bet you have a framed picture of Jack O'Connor above your bed

Originally Posted by Mathias

And I bet you have a framed picture of Jack O'Connor above your bed

On the ceiling mate...