I'm about to buy one enhanced Remington auto. Ihere is no way out on this deal, I bid too quickly on an auction site so must honor the contract.
The thread on on the .308 was so good. I am hoping to get the same insight about the .270

Sorry about the spelling. Had a heartattack 2 months ago. Everything isn't working right yet.

There's not much to say about the .270 - it's one of the all-time greatest. Mine has slain many a deer and two black bear as well as an elk and a caribou. If I were to go after pronghorn, it'd be my first choice. It works so well it's my go-to for most of my hunting. If the gun shoots, that's all that matters. 130gr. ballistic tips for deer/caribou, 150gr. partitions for elk/black bear. Perfect performance.

I have a Husqvarna .270 purchased 38 years ago when stationed in Germany. It has been my go to rifle ever since - even with a dozen other calibers in the safe. And, I have had a second .270 custom stocked this year on a new Husqvarna .270 barreled action I brought back in 1971.

The only North American animal I felt required a bigger caliber was bear - not because the .270 would not kill but for a bigger blood trail in case the animal was wounded and required tracking. My outfitter this year even suggested a .270 was preferable to a .30-06 for woodland caribou.

I've taken many whitetail, boar, and roe deer and a chamois and red deer stag all with one shot kills with 150 gr bullets. The 150 gr load has always worked so I have not bothered with changing. I do plan to take the same rifle on a pronghorn hunt next year - maybe with a to be developed 130 gr load.

I love the 130gr BT also..... but in the auto go for the 130gr CoreLoct,54gr IMR 4831,WLR primer,overall 3.255",and crimped with Lee crimp die ,has been a nice performer.Functions perfectly.If it doesn`t shoot well with that load I would be surprised.You may really like the .270,I know I do.

Every body ought to have at least one 270. It was and is one of the great American cartridges. It will shoot right with a 7mmRemMag, just with smaller pills. Kudude

I also purchased my Husqvarna 270 in Germany
Schweinfurt Rod &Gun Club...1973. Most accurate
rifle in my arsenal. I've bounced back and forth between 130's & 140's through the years
with excellent accuracy and terminal performance.

I've had three of them so far.....a pump and two M-70 rifles.....IMO the .270 belongs in a M-70!!!

There's a reson for it's immense popularity.....it just works!!!

The .270 is one of the all time greats and probably the most successful pure hunting round going (i.e. non-military origin). You can't find a better round for medium game. I have taken Whitetail, Mule Deer, Antelope, and pigs up close and very far with the .270 and the it is devastating on game of this class.

Lou

I cannot imagine being without my 270 cal rifles.

This is the first caliber rifle I ever owned, and I suspect I will ALWAYS have one.

In fact, until just recently, I owned 3 270 wins. One shot a 110 and 130 grain bullet, the next shot a 140, and the 3rd was used for 150 grain bullets.

You should be very pleased with your rifle.

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Originally posted by hard luck:
Sorry about the spelling. Had a heartattack 2 months ago. Everything isn't working right yet.

Had no idea, but really glad to hear you made it. Way too many Bears out there waiting for one of your Bullets to let the Heart goof things up.

Are you doing this to lessen the 250gr 358Win recoil?

I was given a .270 Mauser 20 years ago. I use 150 gr NP's for everything and stopped reloading for it because it likes the Federal 150 gr NP load about as much as anything I can produce. I have tremendous confidence in the rifle and load. I don't even own another rifle for deer/antelope sized game. Why bother when I already have something that works every time?

Dean

I've owned my .270 Mannlicher-Schoenauer for 37 years, and it has always done exactly what a .270 deer rifle was supposed to do when I used 130 grain Winchester Silver-tips, awesome, a little too destructive at times, but it worked every time, a perfect example of a "go too" rifle.
Then I took it to Africa last year with handloaded ammo, Nosler Partitions, 130 grain, and ran into a real mess. First shot at a Springbok at 340 yards, zipped right thru the critter without expansion. That Springbok absorbed two more "FMJ" partitions before going down, all shots in the kill zone. If that wasn't bad enough, my next shot at a Springbok was in Namibia a week later and I had the same results! In between I shot a Black Wildebeest at 210 yards, and had the first shot go FMJ on me while the second shot gave perfect .270 performance. The next five head went down to more perfect .270 behavior. Although I am certain that these failures may all be tracked to basic (erratic?) bullet failures, I have also decided that I'll never take the .270 back to Africa, opting for old reliable .30-06 with heavy bullets (200-220) instead. Maybe things would have been different if I had only loaded my cartridges with Silver-tips, I have enough left on the shelf in the garage, but I was taken up with the "premium bullet" syndrome, and from previous experiences, Noslers, Barnes, Woodleighs, and RWS seem to rule.
Do I still have confidence in the .270 WCF? I sure do, it hits what I am at every time, but I think the 130 grain option is too light for Africa.

LLS

130gr Balliistic Tip,55gr H4831 for the Remington Model 721.

Took my buck in 07 with my old FN. 270. 130 grain SST neck shot at 150 Yards or so.
I went through a few .270s before I found one I liked.
She's a little heavy but plenty acurate. Bought her about 3 years ago , in like new condiditon
A few scratches now but it was built in 1953.
I would like to get another 270. One with a 22 inch tube and a little lighter,
A Ruger hawkey or #1A. Or If I can find one ,a JC higgins FN just like my 06...tj3006

The last 2 years I have been deer hunting with a 50+ year old M-70 270. I have made 4 one-shot-kills. Last year I used 130 Hornady SSTs which worked fine on white-tail but I also shot an Axis and the bullet did not exit. So, this year I loaded 130 Hornady IBs. I have only shot 1 white-tail with them so far and they performed very well.

I had been hunting with a 30-06, but it kicks more than the 270 and I don't need it on the smaller hill country white-tails in TX.

Not much anyone can say about the .270 that has not been said a million times..Its a great caliber for deer, elk and even varmints.

I can't say much good about the Rem auto loader as I have seen so many of them that wouldn't shoot for beans whereas the Mod 760 pumps seemed to be extremely accurate. But maybe you will get lucky and get a good one...

Like everyone else, one of the all-time greats. I currently own 2 Brno ZG-47s, several FN Deluxes and an old M70, all tack drivers. I now use 150 grainers as the 130s I used in the past were particularly destructive inside 200 yards.

My first rifle was a Rem. 7400 in 270 Win. What's to say that hasn't already been said? It's a great rifle. I haven't shot anything but Rem. 150gr Core-Lokts in the rifle. I killed 5 deer with it. It wasn't a bolt action in the accuracy department with the factory loads (1 3/4 - 2 in @100yds) but this was good enough for woods hunting. The longest shot I made with the 7400 was all of 40 yds. None of the deer ran beyond hearing when they fell. I can't say that with some other calibers I have . I have never had any malfunctions with the 7400, but I have been meticulous about keeping it clean. I know the 742 Woodsmaster that preceded the 7400 had a reputation of jamming, aka, the Jammaster. I haven't had a bit of trouble with my 7400. Hey, try it out and see if you like it. Mine is stored for nostalgic reasons now (it was a Christmas present from my Father). It's not for sale at any price.

I think there's only two things "better" than a 270. A 280 or a 7x64. I only wish that the 280 had come out first!

The only two "flaws" with the 270 is the odd sized bullet...and that it isn't "legally" a 284/7mm...but that's life.

Others say that when you buy 277" bullets to reload with at least you know they will be optimum for the velocity range of your rifle.

With 308" bullets you don't know if they were optimised for 300 Savage, 30-30, 30-40 Krag, 308, 30-06, 300 H & H, 300 Win Mag, 300 Dakota, 30-378 or whatever!

So you may buy a bullet that does or doesn't expand at the velocity of your particular "30"!

I've two 270s. I would only consider ever retiring one, and that to be replaced by a 280 or 7x64.

140 gn Hornady Interlock - 55.5 H4831SC - 2850fps in 23.5" barrel BRNO ZKK600.

that 270 winchester!!! its about as Famous as MoM's Apple Pie!!! enough said.
regards

Thanks Hotcore. Dr says I need something with less kick. so I'm looking for a semi of some kind. I won't be bear hunting untill 2009 and my faithful .358 win. I figure I should be ok by them I had a really bad heart proble and died 5 times on the table.

I have used the 270 on and off for twenty five years and while I love the 300's the 270 has never let me down. I have taken it to Africa a total of seven times as my light rifle and have taken as close as I can count 32 animals without a single loss. From Duiker to Zebra and only once on a tough Mountain Zebra did I have to shoot twice. By the way I used the 130 Partition on almost all animals.

I love my 270, my nimber plate son my car even have 270 on them

I have over 1000 cases of 270 and so many loads its craxy

But performance wise it is an incredible cartridge, owerful, very accurate and not much recoil either

Plus it looks sexy ! Long and slender !

i got my first 270 (ruger tang 77) around 1972. used her for years for everything available in alaska except brown/griz bears. replaced her with a s/s rem 700 in 2000. great caliber! a big thanks to mr. jack o'conner.

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Thanks Hotcore. Dr says I need something with less kick. so I'm looking for a semi of some kind. I won't be bear hunting untill 2009 and my faithful .358 win. I figure I should be ok by them I had a really bad heart proble and died 5 times on the table.

Try Remington's "Reduced Load" .270 Winchester loading. It's like a "hot" .242 equivalent.

I had a very nice Mannlicher-Schoenauer I took to Africa for plains game on my first safari and currently own a transition Model 70 with the weird safety lever. It has the original reciever sight and reshaped factory stock. Have yet to fire a 270 at game.

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Originally posted by hard luck:
Thanks Hotcore. Dr says I need something with less kick. so I'm looking for a semi of some kind. I won't be bear hunting untill 2009 and my faithful .358 win. I figure I should be ok by them I had a really bad heart proble and died 5 times on the table.

Well, I'm sure glad you are still around and I feel sure the Bears are not.

Remington used to make a 308Win, 30-06 and a 35Whe semi-auto. With a good Decellerator Recoil Pad, they "might" do for you with the right Bullet.

I was at a Gun Show a few years ago and noticed the AR/M16 clones had a 308Win available in those semi-autos. And I saw some kind of ad in the NRA American Hunter some time back for a short w-i-d-e Cartridge which could have been a 45Cal or the 50S&W. Didn't take a lot of time looking at it, so it didn't stick in my memory.

None of that is to imply the 270Win won't Kill a Bear, cause we all know it will. Just saying you have a lot of options to choose from.
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By the way, if the Bears are close enough, a good old 44Mag and Hard Lead will cut them a flip. The benefit here is that most of the Recoil can be absorbed in your arms "with" the proper position.
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Hang in there old buddy. I always enjoy hearing a good Bear Story. And I want to hear many more from you.

While I've branched out over the last few years when I learned it was okay to have more than one rifle at a time, the 270 was my one rifle for 30 years or so. I bought my first one in 1972, I think, basically because of the bullets. I figured that with the 270, manufacturers only had one velocity to design for - fast. For 30-cals, for instance, the same bullet might be more compromised, having to work for 300 Savage velocities or 300 Mag velocities. It's still basically true - there's no factory 270-08 - so the bullets are still designed for 3000 fps impact. It's a fine round.