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24 or 26" barrel for 270 win?
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<blockquote data-quote="trebark" data-source="post: 520729" data-attributes="member: 19172"><p>Originally Posted by <strong>trebark</strong> <a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/24-26-barrel-270-win-74461-post520329/#post520329" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/images/styles/longrangehunting/buttons/viewpost.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> </p><p><em>With the 26" barrel you get a bit more velocity. No real draw backs to going 26" unless you will use the rifle as a brush gun and get into the really thick stuff.</em></p><p> </p><p><em><strong>Why 270 though? Although it's a great cartridge, you can't get a bullet with a great BC.</strong> Whereas if you were to go with a 6.5mm or 7mm cartridge (think 6.5x284 or 280Rem) you can get great BC bullets.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Roy - I am familiar with your mad scientist work. <a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f22/italian-screw-machine-nears-completion-71398/" target="_blank">http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f22/italian-screw-machine-nears-completion-71398/</a></p><p> </p><p>Both you and bigngreen are right that there are a couple of 270 bullets that have a decent BC. But there are only a couple of them.</p><p> </p><p>If the OP goes with 6.5mm or 7mm cartridge, he can choose high BC bullets from Hornady, Nosler, Berger, Sierra....in varying weights and types (hunting, target, varmint).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trebark, post: 520729, member: 19172"] Originally Posted by [B]trebark[/B] [URL="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/24-26-barrel-270-win-74461-post520329/#post520329"][IMG]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/images/styles/longrangehunting/buttons/viewpost.gif[/IMG][/URL] [I]With the 26" barrel you get a bit more velocity. No real draw backs to going 26" unless you will use the rifle as a brush gun and get into the really thick stuff.[/I] [I][B]Why 270 though? Although it's a great cartridge, you can't get a bullet with a great BC.[/B] Whereas if you were to go with a 6.5mm or 7mm cartridge (think 6.5x284 or 280Rem) you can get great BC bullets.[/I] Roy - I am familiar with your mad scientist work. [URL]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f22/italian-screw-machine-nears-completion-71398/[/URL] Both you and bigngreen are right that there are a couple of 270 bullets that have a decent BC. But there are only a couple of them. If the OP goes with 6.5mm or 7mm cartridge, he can choose high BC bullets from Hornady, Nosler, Berger, Sierra....in varying weights and types (hunting, target, varmint). [/QUOTE]
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