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<blockquote data-quote="DavidA" data-source="post: 2856579" data-attributes="member: 72334"><p>When the 170 Berger ELO's started coming out 10 years ago or so I had two 270 win's. I decided to give a fast 270 win a whirl. So I took off the oem spotter barrel and had McGowen Precision make me a 1-8 twist 26" Sendero profile barrel. </p><p></p><p>In just my first load development with RL 26 I got 2920 fps out of it. It shoots 1 MOA or less when I do my part. So that is about all there is to say. The 6.8 may get a little more velocity. It is in a short action so it's about 7/8" shorter. and it shave a few ounces but if your invested in 270 win for reloading with hundreds of rounds of brass and dies etc, it's hard to see the point. </p><p></p><p>The dear of elk or whatever you hunt has no idea or measure of the difference between what hit them. So if you have 270 win or 270 WSM it seems putting a fast twist barrel on it sort of ends the conversation . Is it better? Maybe so. But we are really splitting hairs here. We buy new rifles based upon want not need. The manufacturers create want by splitting hairs. It's marketing. </p><p></p><p>If I did not have a 270 win , maybe it would make sense. It is a broad base high performance round. Carry on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DavidA, post: 2856579, member: 72334"] When the 170 Berger ELO’s started coming out 10 years ago or so I had two 270 win’s. I decided to give a fast 270 win a whirl. So I took off the oem spotter barrel and had McGowen Precision make me a 1-8 twist 26” Sendero profile barrel. In just my first load development with RL 26 I got 2920 fps out of it. It shoots 1 MOA or less when I do my part. So that is about all there is to say. The 6.8 may get a little more velocity. It is in a short action so it’s about 7/8” shorter. and it shave a few ounces but if your invested in 270 win for reloading with hundreds of rounds of brass and dies etc, it’s hard to see the point. The dear of elk or whatever you hunt has no idea or measure of the difference between what hit them. So if you have 270 win or 270 WSM it seems putting a fast twist barrel on it sort of ends the conversation . Is it better? Maybe so. But we are really splitting hairs here. We buy new rifles based upon want not need. The manufacturers create want by splitting hairs. It’s marketing. If I did not have a 270 win , maybe it would make sense. It is a broad base high performance round. Carry on. [/QUOTE]
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