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.270 Winchester Barrel Life and Scope choice.
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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1232087" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>Barrel life is about a whole lot more than just how many rounds go down the tube.</p><p></p><p>If you want to maximize barrel life, no matter what the caliber theres a very simple rule of thumb.</p><p></p><p>Dont shoot it hot and keep shooting! </p><p></p><p>The 270 should last you a very long time if you avoid getting it hot.</p><p></p><p>Also in spite of what most of us were taught growing up you do a lot of damage to the throat and crown by cleaning them with great frequency if you use a cleaning rod without a bore guide.</p><p></p><p>I very rarely run a rod through any of mine any more preferring to stick as much as possible to the foaming bore cleaners and when I really need to scrub one out using a bore snake rather than rod/patch as much as possible.</p><p></p><p>While the .270 is not my caliber of choice there are a good many choices available today of High BC High Quality hunting bullets on the market so if you can find a load your rifle likes you can stretch it out a long ways with relatively light recoil and decent ballistics.</p><p></p><p>If you have an accurate rifle, a good quality scope that you can dial and a good drop/wind chart or ballistics program you can have a lot of fun.</p><p></p><p>If you dont reload already youll need to start though to get the most accuracy possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1232087, member: 30902"] Barrel life is about a whole lot more than just how many rounds go down the tube. If you want to maximize barrel life, no matter what the caliber theres a very simple rule of thumb. Dont shoot it hot and keep shooting! The 270 should last you a very long time if you avoid getting it hot. Also in spite of what most of us were taught growing up you do a lot of damage to the throat and crown by cleaning them with great frequency if you use a cleaning rod without a bore guide. I very rarely run a rod through any of mine any more preferring to stick as much as possible to the foaming bore cleaners and when I really need to scrub one out using a bore snake rather than rod/patch as much as possible. While the .270 is not my caliber of choice there are a good many choices available today of High BC High Quality hunting bullets on the market so if you can find a load your rifle likes you can stretch it out a long ways with relatively light recoil and decent ballistics. If you have an accurate rifle, a good quality scope that you can dial and a good drop/wind chart or ballistics program you can have a lot of fun. If you dont reload already youll need to start though to get the most accuracy possible. [/QUOTE]
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