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<blockquote data-quote="Frog4aday" data-source="post: 1602481" data-attributes="member: 9308"><p>I had a .270 Win in a Ruger 77 (tang safety/red recoil pad) when I was 14. Shot my first/only blacktail deer with it and a coyote. Then it got stolen from my vehicle while I was participating in a Search and Rescue mission near Summit Lake in Thurston County, WA. I was heartbroken. The Sheriffs office would send me a letter every year asking if it was still stolen/unrecovered. I'd respond that it was still missing. I never got that gun back. For my 50th birthday, I found an identical rifle and bought it. Who knew such a small thing could bring such joy? I missed that 'old' Ruger and still find the .270 Win to be a great all around caliber for North American game (not counting the BIG bears!)</p><p></p><p>To the OPs post - I just read that article mentioned (page 36, May 2019 issue of Shooting Times, titled "Five Great .270 Cartridges) and it was a brief but interesting read. I didn't know the 27 Nosler was released yet and the article confirmed it has not been (yet?) but the author, Layne Simpson, had one made up for him in a Nosler 48 Liberty rifle just for the article.</p><p></p><p>I also have a 6.8 SPC that's a joy to shoot and works fine on deer and hogs. I sometimes get the itch to get a .270WSM, just for giggles. Seems like someone just getting started out with hunting and shooting could do a lot worse than the .270 in its various chamberings (Win, WSM, SPC, Nosler, Weatherby.) This is a nice thread. I like hearing about other people's experience with this particular caliber.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frog4aday, post: 1602481, member: 9308"] I had a .270 Win in a Ruger 77 (tang safety/red recoil pad) when I was 14. Shot my first/only blacktail deer with it and a coyote. Then it got stolen from my vehicle while I was participating in a Search and Rescue mission near Summit Lake in Thurston County, WA. I was heartbroken. The Sheriffs office would send me a letter every year asking if it was still stolen/unrecovered. I'd respond that it was still missing. I never got that gun back. For my 50th birthday, I found an identical rifle and bought it. Who knew such a small thing could bring such joy? I missed that 'old' Ruger and still find the .270 Win to be a great all around caliber for North American game (not counting the BIG bears!) To the OPs post - I just read that article mentioned (page 36, May 2019 issue of Shooting Times, titled "Five Great .270 Cartridges) and it was a brief but interesting read. I didn't know the 27 Nosler was released yet and the article confirmed it has not been (yet?) but the author, Layne Simpson, had one made up for him in a Nosler 48 Liberty rifle just for the article. I also have a 6.8 SPC that's a joy to shoot and works fine on deer and hogs. I sometimes get the itch to get a .270WSM, just for giggles. Seems like someone just getting started out with hunting and shooting could do a lot worse than the .270 in its various chamberings (Win, WSM, SPC, Nosler, Weatherby.) This is a nice thread. I like hearing about other people's experience with this particular caliber. [/QUOTE]
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