Shot my .270 yesterday

[A.J.]

Finally took the .270 I got off Stan out to the range yesterday. Only had 5 rounds, but it was such a nice still day I couldn't wait. Stan said he had it sighted in a few inches high at 100 yards so I tried starting at a hundred...big mistake. No hole...then I shot a 1" 3-shot group with it...at 30 yards...BUT..my rest was not very steady and I seemed to be wobbling all over the place. Found out the windage was set perfect, but elevation was real high, so I cranked my elevation way down...moved out to a hundred yards and was still hitting about 7 inches high, so I cranked it down some more. Should really be close when I go out next time. I'd taken the forearm off, and found a kind of flat rubber washer. I replaced it with an O-ring...Might have been the wrong thing to do. I shot Remington core-lock 130 grainers..Going to try Winchester 130's next...with a lot steadier rest. If I can find a combination that will give me at least 2' groups, I'll be satisfied. If I can't, I'm going to try putting one of those bathroom plungers on my barrel (limbsavers). One good thing..no problems with stuck cartridges.

[quickdtoo]

Another factory load to try is the Federal Fusion, it comes in 130gr and 150gr, Sportsmans Warehouse carries them for about $16 a box, IIRC.

Tim

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[EVOC ONE]

Hello A.J.

Congrats on the new (to you) .270.

Maybe this will provide some encouragement.

Last summer I bought a used synthetic Handi in .270.  The only reason I did was because of the price ($135.00).  Being a .30-06 guy my whole life, I had never owned or intended to own a .270.  But what the heck!  It was a Handi in a caliber I did not own and, as stated, the price was right.  I even thought I may sell or trade it someday for something I may want more.

I decided to take it to the range one day just to see what it shot like.  I picked up a box of Win. 130 gr bullets and put a Tasco Golden Antler 3X9X40 on it that I had on a .22.  

Turns out it was one of the easiest Handis I've shot to get on zero.  IIRC I only fired 2-3 rounds at 100yds before it was consistantly through the B-eye.  It was very comfortable to shoot and the recoil was noticable lighter than my .280 or .30-06 Handi's.  The bottom line:  It has found a new home.  The Golden Antler still sits on it and with the synthetic's I intend to use it for foul weather deer hunting.

Good Luck and enjoy!

EVOC ONE

[A.J.]

Went to Wally World and picked up some more bullets. They didn't have the Fusion, so I picked up a box of 130 Gr. Winchester Power Points (of course, cause they were cheap). Shot a 2" group at a hundred, and a 4" group when I moved out to 200 yards. While that's as accurate as I need, I've about made up my mind to put one of those Sims Limbsaver Barrel Deresonator's on it. Saw one on a rifle in a hunting show recently. Even though it was a bolt action with a stainless barrel, it didn't look that bad. It wasn't as bulky as I thought it would be, and would probably be even less noticable on my dark barrel.

[greenjeans]

Powerpoints are all I use in my .270 and 30-06. Never had a deer get away and they are inexpensive. My best hunting buddy uses 130 gr. Remington Core-lokt in his .270 and has been real pleased with them, also. About the same price as PP's at Wal-Mart.

[A.J.]

Greenjeans, you might not have noticed in my original post I started with Remington Core-locts. Had several left over from a box I was shooting in my Remington 700 (that I gave to my son). The 700 likes the core-locts, the Handi doesn't seem to.

[greenjeans]

I missed the fact you started with the Core-lokts. Age is catching up, I guess. The only rifle I have that shoots Core-lokts as good as PP's is a .308 Savage I have. Have fun getting it right regardless of what you use.