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So now your saying I'm old ????? and I was just starting to like you
! My Savage 110 .270 I bought new in 1968 is probably "older" than lot of guys on this thread! . Some of you may recall, I rebarreled it recently in 2018 with 24" Shaw and pretty satisfied with the accuracy for sure. I really just got back from range with it where I shot an adjusted Rl26 load and am very satisfied with it. Too hot today to stretch it out but it shot really consistent .75" at 100 with 150 ABLR @ 3115 with ES of 11 and SD of 5 with RL26. Brass was clean as the day I loaded it so think I have a winner going forward. I did shoot a nice doe last year down in Indiana at 220 yds with a 130 BT and went nowhere but I hope to get this stretched out for longer shots we have on the farm we lease for some of the bigger bucks that migrate through the farm which is all you can hope for! My Avatar is from farm last year with Sendero 300WM so I would like to switch over to the .270 just for old time sake going forward.
I have and will always have a 270 in house, To me it is the " If you only had one rile " the 270 is my answer to that questionOK, this is getting "old"
I have an older 700 LA that I have been saving and think it will become a .270 project as discussed. I just flat out like the caliber from it being a long time "friend" perspective; but I am sure that hasn't come across at all......
Your that guy I'm talking about. I guess I am too. Love the .270. Just so darn hard to hunt with every rifle I own.OK, this is getting "old"
I have an older 700 LA that I have been saving and think it will become a .270 project as discussed. I just flat out like the caliber from it being a long time "friend" perspective; but I am sure that hasn't come across at all......
Could be a slight reason people don't consider them but most guys would replace a barrel gladly with a good custom replacement. Most 243s offer 9/10 twist barrels but it doesn't keep people from buying them and replacing them with faster barrels. Same with 223s. Your probably on to something tho to a certain extent. Anyone that wants a 270 for LR, knows they'll need LR match bullets and fast barrel. I considered building a 270-284 last year. The thought left faster than it arrived. Why step into an inferior bullet vs the current 284 or 6.5 bullets I have now ? No reason other than just to have another rifle. Guess that a good enough reason but I have other rifle interests I'd pursue first. I'll stick to my semi auto Browning BAR .270 for the woods.
I'd run a 270wsm way before a 270, in fact I do have an 8 twist barrel ordered. 270 ai would be a good one too. Magnum case heads just always last longer with more meat around the primers. The 6 creed comes in 7-8 twist in forms its sold, and it's used as a LR rig way more than a 243. We've seen the evolution to LR fast twist setups, new cartridges filled the need since nobody was willing to offer fast twist barrels in old chambers.
Yep makes you wonder why companies beside custom rifle makers don't make the 7s or 30s with faster barrels even today. With the bigger 230/240/245 and 250s for the 30s and the 183/184/190/195s for the 7s and still nobody putting barrels on that compliment those bullets. Seems like there missing the boat. Factory barrels don't shoot all that bad really if a guy wanted to run one on his hunting rifle with heavies for either caliber.
I have O percent faith in Nosler's LRAB BC claim. Brian Litz does all the data and testing of all the low drag LR bullets and his numbers were much lower than Noslers claim. Also the range data doesn't jive with the impacts. Usually 1-1.5 moa off on long range testing. Good bullet, incorrect ballistic info given. The BCs are much closer to the original Accubond before the LR version came out. There not much different In numbers when tested.
Most people don't realize how deadly a 25-06 is on deer size game
