shy from a 270?

[Ranch13]

As light as these handi's are you're shoulder will give out before the gun does.

[Yak Angler]

Guys i think Dinny may have something here.
 
My .270 has + or - 750 rounds through her now. Not sure if it shot loose or if there may have been a small burr on the hinge mating surfaces during fitting at the factory but needless to say it was tight when i first bought it, now it takes a .001" shim. Not a big deal in my mind if i have to shim it a few times over its life but it may have stretched the frame, won't know if its frame stretch until it doesn't lock down tight on the current shim and needs a thicker one. The 270 is highest pressure cartridge in a handi i beleive and if any of them were to cause a frame to stretch it would be the 270.

[gendoc]

adam, probably something other than "shot loose".....(in my opinion)
i hava close friend that is ina wheelchair and he shoots his 270 handi everyday at
his indoor range and his 400 acre deer and critter infested property.
i know for a fact, it has over a thousand rounds of top ceilng loads because i load them for him and they have been tested in tha cell along with the piezo tran system.
its hot!! but it ain't failed. no signs of it happening soon either
but, thats his gun and no 2 are the same
 

[Yak Angler]

Thats good to know, so far the .001" shim is all its needed and thats so thin i had to go to the ends of the earth to find it. everybody has .002" shims in stock try finding a .001" I hope it stays tight now and from the sounds of your friends 270 it should be fine.
 
I will say this though, the only way he would be a true a friend is if he let you hunt that 400 acre infested property when ever you want 

[gendoc]

his spread boarders my swamp   he isa good friend and his family is great. 
 
 

[Ranch13]

The 243,22-250,7mm08,308 and 25-06 all have the same or very close maximum saami spec pressure as the 270.
Not real sure, but I believe the 500 S&W and the 460 run at the same pressures as the 270

[ihookem]

Ain't no way a .270 win. kicks more than an 06 all being equal. My .270 win. always had a quick snap with heavy loads. My 30-06 with heavy loads would roar. Both rem 700's . Got to say though the wood Rem. 700 in 06 was the most accurate gun I ever owned, if I could stop the flinch. The 270 win has always been plenty big enough and not too big.

[Couger]

[quote author] ..... the 270 itself has passed its heyday though. It's sort of an orphan in todays market having been flanked by other cartridges better suited for the same purposes and not as flexible as some others ......
[/quote]
 
What a dumb and ignorant statement!  I lived in Utah before moving to the pacific NW, and nearly everybody I knew who hunted deer or deer/elk (with few exceptions) owned and shot a .270 Winchester!  The exceptions were the few hunters who carried a .30/06 or even a couple who liked the .25/06.  I'm talking friends, aquaintences, other salesmen, their friends, etc., etc., etc!
 
The 150 grain bullet in .277 has the same ballistic coefficient (oops!)  "SECTIONAL DENSITY" as the 180 grain .308 bullets (is what I meant to say), and YES,  the 150 grain .277 slugs are deep penetrators and kill as effectively as the .30 cal bullets![/b]  I've taken 2 elk with the .270 Win, a half dozen pronghorns and more than a dozen mulies with bullets weighing 130, 140, or 150 grains.  Almost all Nosler's.[/i]
 
The .270 Winchester (in a long action) is a great round for expert or beginner hunters, kicks less than a .30/06, and kills like lightening.  I like the .280 Rem and .308 Win best of all - the .280 because it has a slight edge over the .270 and the .308 is excellent in short-action (light weight) backpacking rigs.  However for several years I hunted with the .270 exclusively for big game and never found it inadequate.
 
Also when I worked as a clerk in a couple local sporting goods stores, our ammo sales VERIFIED the claims by ammo companies that the .30-30, .30/06, and .270 Winnie are the THREE MOST POPULAR (in that order) big game catridges sold in the USA.  (the .243, .308, 7mm RemMag and .300 WinMag round out the next fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh  (top seven American) most popular BG rounds, according to Peterson's Hunting/Publishing).

[OldSchoolRanger]

Thats good to know, so far the .001" shim is all its needed and thats so thin i had to go to the ends of the earth to find it. everybody has .002" shims in stock try finding a .001" I hope it stays tight now and from the sounds of your friends 270 it should be fine.
 
I will say this though, the only way he would be a true a friend is if he let you hunt that 400 acre infested property when ever you want 

And which brand of beverage had to be "emptied" to make a .001" shim?  Was it a foreign or domestic shim? 

[JB White]

What a dumb and ignorant statement!   

I would normally welcome a counterpoint as a difference of opinion. However it's obvious that manners and eloquence aren't one of your stronger virtues. I'll consider the source and let it go.

[Yak Angler]

And which brand of beverage had to be "emptied" to make a .001" shim?  Was it a foreign or domestic shim? 

 
 
I wish it was that simple, snap on tools supplied the shim most can's are in the .002" range i beleive

[Couger]

What a dumb and ignorant statement!   

I would normally welcome a counterpoint as a difference of opinion. However it's obvious that manners and eloquence aren't one of your stronger virtues. I'll consider the source and let it go.

Since you're likely from chicagoland and never been to the West to hunt, I understand your lack of smarts or or real experience. 

[rdlange]

With a 26" 25-06, a 30-30 and a 45-70 I got Texas covered OK.  If I was in Wyoming, maybe a 270 would be the ticket.  Agree they seem to sell slower, lower and not seen as often.

Who ever buys it... I got a nice set of .270 Lyman 310 dies available.

[ratherbefishin]

If I had any questions about the 270 or regular factory ammunition,they were answered on a recent moose hunt.The bull was hit with one quartering shot behind the shoulder from a 270 at about 100 yards.He took one step, staggered,took one more step and was down for keeps and dead by the time we walked up on him.

[JB White]

What a dumb and ignorant statement!   

I would normally welcome a counterpoint as a difference of opinion. However it's obvious that manners and eloquence aren't one of your stronger virtues. I'll consider the source and let it go.

Since you're likely from chicagoland and never been to the West to hunt, I understand your lack of smarts or or real experience. 

You're right! I haven't done any hunting west of Iowa unless you count a couple of bird hunts in Texas 30+ years ago. Since you're from the west and likely don't hunt much, or sell very many guns, east of the Mississippi then I'll forgive your lack of smarts when it comes to not knowing 270's  aren't exactly the same barnstormer sellers in these parts as they were 20-25 years ago 
FYI: I never once said the 270 was a lame cartridge. If you go back and reread (perhaps more slowly so you might comprehend) I said the 270 was a good cartridge and that those who know it would be interested. My comments were in regard to the apparent slow interest of the OP's barrel.  A chambering that most either already had or already had something similar. (Gee...that must explain those ammo sales, eh?)
Seems the feedback from other board members at times corroborates that. Go ahead and check it out 

[quickdtoo]

Ok fellas, enough of the personal insults, please read the GBO terms of use again. 

Tim

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[RIF]

If I had any questions about the 270 or regular factory ammunition,they were answered on a recent moose hunt.The bull was hit with one quartering shot behind the shoulder from a 270 at about 100 yards.He took one step, staggered,took one more step and was down for keeps and dead by the time we walked up on him.

Congrats! 

[fluffyphydeaux2010]

I've created a MONSTER!!! I think I'll call it... Rufus