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

Originally Posted by muka88

don't do it man, if you do put a can on it

Hell no, waste of a good .270 when people shorten the barrel and put 'suppressors' on them. A .270 deserves a proper 24 inch barrel. 22 inches will do but not less that's for sure.

This fad for unnecessary gadgets like suppressors is ruining a lot of good rifles.

Originally Posted by Carlsen Highway

Hell no, waste of a good .270 when people shorten the barrel and put 'suppressors' on them. A .270 deserves a proper 24 inch barrel. 22 inches will do but not less that's for sure.

This fad for unnecessary gadgets like suppressors is ruining a lot of good rifles.

Have one at 18" and another at 20", suppressed, both accurate and kill well if I do my bit. Max shots I get are 350metres. A suppressor isn't necessary but makes life more pleasant.

Originally Posted by Carlsen Highway

Hell no, waste of a good .270 when people shorten the barrel and put 'suppressors' on them. A .270 deserves a proper 24 inch barrel. 22 inches will do but not less that's for sure.

This fad for unnecessary gadgets like suppressors is ruining a lot of good rifles.

Agree with this. I love suppressors, but you need to cut the barrel down to have a practical rifle and 24" is probably still 2" short for .270. Other calibers you can cut down without losing anything. Someone mentioned lots of flame out the barrel. Powder is not so cheap I want to see it launched out the end of the barrel.

Curiosity got the better of me and I reinstalled Quickload. The 270 with loads based on 130 gn projectiles with "traditional powders" Win 760 and H4381 does indeed run at 12,000 psi at the muzzle (not much unburnt at 24"). At 22" the pressure is up to 13,500 and only 94% burnt. If you compare this with a "modern" tuned load of a 120 gn in something like 260 with N550, the muzzle pressure is 9500 psi with a 99% burn.

Originally Posted by Tentman

Curiosity got the better of me and I reinstalled Quickload. The 270 with loads based on 130 gn projectiles with "traditional powders" Win 760 and H4381 does indeed run at 12,000 psi at the muzzle (not much unburnt at 24"). At 22" the pressure is up to 13,500 and only 94% burnt. If you compare this with a "modern" tuned load of a 120 gn in something like 260 with N550, the muzzle pressure is 9500 psi with a 99% burn.

@Tentman So just to clarify, are you saying that less muzzle pressure gives lower recoil and muzzle blast than that of a load with the same speed but a higher muzzle pressure?