Thread: How much does a 270Win suck in 2019?

It still kills animals as well as ever of course, but personally I think why put up with the extra recoil and noise over something more efficient that kills just as well with less powder from a smaller case.

Ah the old Ruger .270, had one for 14yrs, then sold it, recently picked up another this though is 20" sitting in a skeleton stock, I trust it'll kick hard...bit of a project buy really...

Might give it a once over and maybe even pop it in the regular synthetic stock with a better pad, thread it and she should be a goer... What the hell, why not...

Originally Posted by Double Shot

Ah the old Ruger .270, had one for 14yrs, then sold it, recently picked up another this though is 20" sitting in a skeleton stock, I trust it'll kick hard...bit of a project buy really...

Might give it a once over and maybe even pop it in the regular synthetic stock with a better pad, thread it and she should be a goer... What the hell, why not...

HaHa you ll re sell it before its had 50 rounds down the tube ,,,,

The 270Win is better now than it ever was due to improved bullet technology. The off the shelf ammo selection is excellent ( same for 308 Win, 7mm08, 30-06, and others). Due to ballistic realities and barrel twist projectile weights will top out at 150 grains.......but is that so bad. i know a gentlemen in his eighties that killed a grizzly bear in Alaska with his 270 Win with a 150 gr. Nosler partition bullet while on a sheep hunt. He hunted the World with his 270 Win.....go tell him that it is S@#$. Recoil???? about like a 308 Win........i would say quite mild......absolutely no problem.

post script: My friend in his late 80's recounted the story of the grizzly bear as follows: The bear was facing him .....he shot it in the throat area.....the 150 grain Nosler Partition bullet went deep into the bear's body and exited out his back having severed the bear's spine. His comment was, that it is not a shot that would be duplicated regularly. His closing comment is that he never felt undergunned with the 270WIN

Originally Posted by bill f

post script: My friend in his late 80's recounted the story of the grizzly bear as follows: The bear was facing him .....he shot it in the throat area.....the 150 grain Nosler Partition bullet went deep into the bear's body and exited out his back having severed the bear's spine. His comment was, that it is not a shot that would be duplicated regularly. His closing comment is that he never felt undergunned with the 270WIN

He could have had the same effect with a .38 Special too.
He was walking a fine line shooting at the neck of a Bear....

Get a 270 James, sorry but I don't think you're cool enough for a 30-06

Originally Posted by Philipo

Get a 270 James, sorry but I don't think you're cool enough for a 30-06

Now yer talkin

Is the fishing that bad that you need to ask silly questions to get some bites

My first rifle was a Ruger M77 in .270 too. I think the recoil velocity was faster than the muzzle velocity, took a couple of years to overcome that flinch!

I'd buy one

Originally Posted by mikee

I'd buy one

Cool @mikee you can buy mine once I've tarted it up lol

More than a k road hooker on a Friday evening

Get a 260, you'll still be jealous of your mate if you dont

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Funny you say that as I have a great little model 7 in 260 for sale...