My 270 has been setting in the safe now for many years. Once I became financially able to buy other rifles, it has taken a back seat to everything. It wasn't a bad rifle, it shoots well and has killed plenty of deer, pigs and varmints. It just seems that I keep getting new rifles and they have to get some experience in as well.

I think I will scope it back with an older model 4x fixed scope for nostalgia sake and whack a few pigs after deer season.

I am in the same boat, my first rifle was a .270. I bought it when I was 14. From then until my late 20's I shot everything with it, deer, pigs, coyotes, squirrels. Everything! Then I got a good paying job and started playing with other rifles. Now the 270 sits in the safe. I bring it out every once and a while and give it a coat of oil, fondle it a little and then put it back in.

I should bring it out for some use again.

I was afraid you were going to say you voted for Hilary.

It's easy to evolve away from a particular rifle or cartridge for no great reason.

We've all done it.

Zeke

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Originally posted by theback40:
I was afraid you were going to say you voted for Hilary.

Or worse, the man set to tweet us into oblivion.

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Originally posted by sambarman338:

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Originally posted by theback40:
I was afraid you were going to say you voted for Hilary.

Or worse, the man set to tweet us into oblivion.

Have you ever seen the movie ---On The Beach?? Ava Gardener And I singing " Waltzing Matilda " roger

Yeah, Bartsche, that was a scary time, too. Trouble is I think there are more nutters as leaders now, and it only takes one to start the chain reaction.

It's a bit like how the stock market reacts to the words of the Fed Chair. One out of place and billions go up in smoke. Fortunately, there, it's only dollars.

Now that's funny. A socialist commenting on the American leadership abilities.

Since I got my Kimber Montana 7mm08, my Sako Finbear 280 AI has been idle. Not sot anything with it for about 7 years.

That Sako is a fine rifle and I shoot very well with it - including running fallow deer and wallabies out to 350 meters. I have shot deer off hand at almost 2oo meters with that rifle.

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Originally posted by Woodrow S:
Now that's funny. A socialist commenting on the American leadership abilities.

In the interests of clear thinking, I wonder if you could explain why a socialist (assuming I am one) would be less able to comment on American leadership abilities than anyone else, considering the global ramifications of your President's actions?

Is America not still the most powerful military and economic power in the world? If, as Bartsche's post reminded us, Trump presses, or causes someone else to press, the 'red button', will we not suffer the wash of radiation that floats around the world, even if enemy missiles don't obliterate the US installations in Australia?

Further in the interest of clear thinking, there is no question that you, or almost anyone, is ABLE to comment.

Whether the comment is of substance or apropos, is a different matter.

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Originally posted by sambarman338:

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Originally posted by Woodrow S:
Now that's funny. A socialist commenting on the American leadership abilities.

In the interests of clear thinking, I wonder if you could explain why a socialist (assuming I am one) would be less able to comment on American leadership abilities than anyone else, considering the global ramifications of your President's actions?

Is America not still the most powerful military and economic power in the world? If, as Bartsche's post reminded us, Trump presses, or causes someone else to press, the 'red button', will we not suffer the wash of radiation that floats around the world, even if enemy missiles don't obliterate the US installations in Australia?

This is exactly the kind of nonsense our politicians and liberal media spouted in an effort to sway the U.S. election. I served a full career in the U.S. military and worked around nuclear weapons for over 4 years. Donald Trump is not going to use large scale nuclear weapons in a first strike scenario. If he did, it would virtually guarantee the death, within minutes (launch to delivery time) of some or all of his children and grandchildren. (not to mention the rest of us) That is why it is referred to as mutually assured destruction.

The U.S. government has a host of diplomatic options and a variety of both nuclear and non-nuclear military options available to them to counter a threat. Australia is one of our closest allies. It is one of the few countries with which we share classified intelligence information. I seriously doubt Australia is going to have to worry about nuclear fallout.

Since this is the Medium Bore forum and not a political forum, I'll close my comments by saying the U.S. has both "Medium Bore" and "Small Calibers" (nod to the Small Calibers Forum) nuclear weapons to deploy which further minimizes collateral damage.

My biggest fear is not Donald Trump with his finger on the button, it's some idealogical nutjob getting their hands on a 1950s era Soviet briefcase tactical nuke and paying a coyote to get them into the U.S. through Mexico.

In a way, Sep, the escalation in this matter is proof positive of the danger of tweeting. Have look at my original reply to the quip about Hilary. I agree with you that the US is not into first strikes - as policy, not to mention the codes and rational humans in between.

The problem is we still have the same paranoid, bellicose leadership in North Korea and a new Chinese leader who thinks himself another Mao. If Trump is to have any hope as President, he has got to stop tapping out provocative thought bubbles at 2am.

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Originally posted by sambarman338:
In a way, Sep, the escalation in this matter is proof positive of the danger of tweeting. Have look at my original reply to the quip about Hilary. I agree with you that the US is not into first strikes - as policy, not to mention the codes and rational humans in between.

The problem is we still have the same paranoid, bellicose leadership in North Korea and a new Chinese leader who thinks himself another Mao. If Trump is to have any hope as President, he has got to stop tapping out provocative thought bubbles at 2am.

Sambarman 338,

I understand your perspective, I just respectfully disagree with it. I see his "twitter tapping" as already nationally and internationally working to our advantage. It has you worried...and you're not alone.

Hope you have a great hunting season down under.

Thanks Sep. All the best for 2017.

I apologize for contributing to getting this thread so far off topic roger

Happens to everyone. You get into a rifle purchasing mood and soon you will have a handful of them that you haven't shot in a while.

I need to take a few to the range soon lol.

Well, I haven't broke out my old 270 yet, but did take the grandson out Saturday and he took his first deer with my Dad's Reminton 700 270. 1 shot at about a hundred yards, good mature older doe. Will likely start another thread with pictures and more details as this thread has gone off the rails.

I did the same thing with the pre 64 mod. 70 fwt. in 30-06 just recently..Bought it on AR to clean up and sell for a profit..Shot it, its super accurate, rough old gun the checkering is worn smooth as a babys butt but it fits me, feels good, shoots good, and I simply love the rifle, it goes about everywhere my pickup goes on a daily bases..Its even accounted for some whitetail since I got it..I'll shoot a bear with it this spring, and some Javalinas and deer next year, maybe shoot my yearly cow elk with next year..

Guys and younger guys ask me about rifles and which they should get to go along with others etc etc yada yada.

My answer is that a lot of what you have depends on where you start plus what you want.

For me it always started with a 270. So for years I didnt have a 7mm for instance. Or a 280.

My younger buds spent a long long time to choose a 308. I think its great. But when they saw the 270 at work and its results they said " I should have got a 270 - why didn't you make me get a 270 . ."

Before the internet and hunting forums guys didnt know that you couldn't just get a 270 or 30-06 with a Leupold scope and go hunting just about everywhere. So sometimes now when you read about all the new things out there you just don't remember how good those calibers and rifles really are.