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Bought a .270 Today
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<blockquote data-quote="mmgravy" data-source="post: 2008910" data-attributes="member: 60615"><p>I have had multiple .270's over the years, both factory but mostly customs. Most of the customs are now my son's but I do have two .270's in the safe yet. </p><p></p><p>My "baby" is a pre-64 M70 Featherweight that will remain with me until it is time to retire six feet under. The same holds true for the .270 that I put together from parts that I had left over from multiple custom builds over the years. The basis for the rifle is a Remington Sportsman 78 action I had sitting around that I bought for a song. A friend of mine that I load for had a 280 Improved made and gave me the .270 barrel off the action. It was a stainless Mountain Rifle contour barrel that had few rounds through it and was super accurate with loads I had put together for it before he decided he needed a 280 improved. I also had a Mountain Rifle wood stock sitting around that has quite a bit of figure in it. Add to that bottom metal, box spring and follower from various rifles and a sweet old Walker trigger with a tombstone safety on it. I found a couple of guard screws and it was time to stick it all together. A custom gunsmith friend of mine screwed the barrel on the action and set headspace for me. I put the rest of the pieces in place and headed for my range with a tried and true load using 130 grain Partitions that the barrel liked when it was a factory rifle. It still liked the load, and I do believe it liked it even better with the new furniture around it! I decided to give 110 TTSX's a try in the rifle and it will consistently touch three, even with the light barrel. </p><p></p><p>Even though I have a safe full of custom rifles, I find myself grabbing one of the two .270's most of the time....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mmgravy, post: 2008910, member: 60615"] I have had multiple .270's over the years, both factory but mostly customs. Most of the customs are now my son's but I do have two .270's in the safe yet. My "baby" is a pre-64 M70 Featherweight that will remain with me until it is time to retire six feet under. The same holds true for the .270 that I put together from parts that I had left over from multiple custom builds over the years. The basis for the rifle is a Remington Sportsman 78 action I had sitting around that I bought for a song. A friend of mine that I load for had a 280 Improved made and gave me the .270 barrel off the action. It was a stainless Mountain Rifle contour barrel that had few rounds through it and was super accurate with loads I had put together for it before he decided he needed a 280 improved. I also had a Mountain Rifle wood stock sitting around that has quite a bit of figure in it. Add to that bottom metal, box spring and follower from various rifles and a sweet old Walker trigger with a tombstone safety on it. I found a couple of guard screws and it was time to stick it all together. A custom gunsmith friend of mine screwed the barrel on the action and set headspace for me. I put the rest of the pieces in place and headed for my range with a tried and true load using 130 grain Partitions that the barrel liked when it was a factory rifle. It still liked the load, and I do believe it liked it even better with the new furniture around it! I decided to give 110 TTSX's a try in the rifle and it will consistently touch three, even with the light barrel. Even though I have a safe full of custom rifles, I find myself grabbing one of the two .270's most of the time.... [/QUOTE]
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