Sounds heavy to pack around!
Yeah, she's no light weight (IIRC under 10 lbs as seen/hunt ready) but this old man manages to take her atop the mountains ...
Sounds heavy to pack around!
Unless it is due for a re-barrel, leave it alone. As others have noted, the .270 Win is no slouch and really depends on your purpose. I have a .270 AI with 30" Lilja 1:8" 3G SS #6 barrel propelling the 175 Matrix VLD at 2993 FPS.
View attachment 138652 I don't care to carry heavy boat anchors when walking a bunch. I'm not versed for 700 yard shots either, realize a few are.
Barrel length is also a person preference. Hunting the cedar swamps of N MI is different than the western mountaintop. I usually use a 20-22" barreled gun. My 24" gun is for prairie dogging.
284 Win ammo & brass are readily available again, just not at Walmart. That happens to be my favorite, sorry, the plate is taken in WI.
Unless it is due for a re-barrel, leave it alone. As others have noted, the .270 Win is no slouch and really depends on your purpose. I have a .270 AI with 30" Lilja 1:8" 3G SS #6 barrel propelling the 175 Matrix VLD at 2993 FPS.
Sorry, thinking of the SS line.Same issue with bolt face