Thread: shortest length for a 270

Originally Posted by PerazziSC3

Dont think many would be trying it free hand haha

i give a crack every now and then for practice..................ya never know!!!!

FFS people give us shit for thread bombing buy simply taking the piss out of each other, but i dont know whats worse people trying to prove how fucken smart and know all they are or taking the piss it happens everytime certain people join threads..............probably all the fucking time!!!

My 270 is a short barrel, still kills fine out to around 400 yards but don't disagree that an 08 type would do the same.

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Fyi, I can get about 2800 FPS out of a 140gr sst with an 18" barrel or 3000 FPS with a 110gr Barnes TTSX

And I don't have to tell anyone I own a 7mm08 even though the performance is probably better, but with a longer barrel I expect?

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Originally Posted by Neckshot

FFS people give us shit for thread bombing buy simply taking the piss out of each other, but i dont know whats worse people trying to prove how fucken smart and know all they are or taking the piss it happens everytime certain people join threads..............probably all the fucking time!!!

Absolutely.

Just get a 308

Originally Posted by Smiddy

incorrrect, would not use the accubond, just because of its b.c doesnt mean its a good killer at lower speeds eg longer ranges

Depends how 'long range' your idea of long range is.

If you launch a .270 140 Accubond at 3050fps they're still doing around 2000fps at 600 yards with about 1250 ft-lbs of energy so should open up just fine.

I've got a 243, 20inch barrel, gunworks suppressor. I am confident I can hit kill zone out to 300m with it but I'm more concerned about putting something down in the size of a red @ 300-350m max if necessary on a slope other side of a valley. On a recent trip I was on, a spiker was at 360m odd - 30deg uphill on a face, so I swapped to my mates 270 and guessed the holdover uphill. It went over it's back. I wasn't confident on a rifle I hadn't used at that distance. I want to keep the 243 for smaller stuff, and have another caliber for the bigger animals.

Originally Posted by Matt2308

Depends how 'long range' your idea of long range is.

If you launch a .270 140 Accubond at 3050fps they're still doing around 2000fps at 600 yards with about 1250 ft-lbs of energy so should open up just fine.

ive launched them at 3000 and pin holed through a red at 400

cough cough 280 remington

Enough bore dia to let the case breath properly (although often overloaded to try and pretend its sonething bigger)

Originally Posted by Tussock

If this exists, is it going to get a scope that dials put on it? If you can dial, and you can, why would something that burns the barrel out before you finish load development need to exist?

I would suggest it does not need to exist.

That's why opinions are like arse holes.

700 rounds with those projectiles. Barrels as cheap really so what does it matter? Performance comes at a cost, and some people want more then a dribble out the end

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Can we have an icon for threads to.indicate they have turned into.a pissing contest..know there is no jeed to.read new posts in it then

Originally Posted by Tussock

Have you got a rangefinder? If not, 350m can be 600m.

If you have the .243 and you like it and your keeping it, then skip 270, as it has a lot of the antisocial characteristics but its not far enough ahead of the .243. Jump straight to 7mm and get a WSM or a SAUM or a 7mmRemMag. No worse to shoot than a .270 and a lot more potent.

Yep. Older one without TBR on it.

Originally Posted by Tussock

Even if we did people would still feel the need to post that they were not going to post in them

often incomprehensibly