Greetings all,

I have been thinking about purchasing an older custom rifle chambered in a 270 Weatherby.
Do I really "need" it? (I know what the answer to that will be asking a bunch of gun nuts that question)
Please give me the pro's and con's of the 270 Weatherby of course "in your opinion"
I currently have a 7/08 30.06 and 300 WM so I am pretty much covered in that range.
I live in the west and mainly hunt Deer and elk.
lets hear it,
Thanks

I shoot and hunt wit the .270weatherby. First of all its a great caliber that will take te biggest antilopes in Africa. Modest recoil, very accurate. Bulletweigts fra 100-180grain qualifying the kaliber over a broad span of game and shooting distances. The caliber must have a 26" barrel or more to come "right".
Since you mention the other calibers you have won`t be a question if you need the .270weatherby or not, it will be a question what you will need the others for WHEN you get the .270Weatherby really.
I see no cons for this caliber.

I am also a big 270 Wby fan. Until the 270 WSM came along, there really wasn't much that came close to it. It's like a 257 Wby but with the ability to use heavier bullet weights.

Sometimes old guns in "odd" but NOT OBSOLETE calibres are a real bargain!

And if "odd" BUT STILL AVAILABLE is the only problem then I would not dismiss the purchase...whereas if it were in, say, 7x61 S & H or 280 Jeffery then I probably would.

However! To really benefit from the 270 Weatherby I'd need to know the barrel length of the gun and more about the action and stock.

Why? Well I would not touch a 270 Weatherby with ANYTHING less than 24".

Also once you have measured the barrel I'd ask does the rifle, in appearance, please you? If it is all white-line spacer and ship-line chequering plus that "square" fore-end popular in the 1960s I'd pass. In fact I'd pass if it was offered free of charge!

So to me I could cope with it being an "odd" calibre (but for which ammunition is still easily obtained) ONLY if it had a 24" barrel and I like the appearance of it.

A shorter 22" barrel and/or skip-line chequering and white line spacers and I'd pass it!

If it had a 24" barrel it sounds like it would make a good "beanfield" rifle with 140 or 150 grain bullets....better than you 7mm-08 or 30-06 but maybe not much over and above your 300 WM.

It'd probably also be a demon coyote gun with 100 grain bullets too!

It's a great, flat shooting cartridge that demands two things, a 26" barrel and premium bullets. Like its little brother the 270 Winchester, it will make humongous holes with soft 130 grain bullets. Know this ahead of time and there will be no surprises.
Ballistically speaking the 270 Weatherby is very close to the 7m/m Remington magnum, or another way of putting it would be to say that it will do with 150s what the Winchester round will do with 130s.

I had a custom .270 Weatherby built last year for an up coming Mt Goat hunt here in Colorado. I have come to dearly love this rifle and this caliber.

I have settled on a 140 gr Accubonds and 140 gr SGK as my hunting loads. I am getting right at 3300 FPS with the SGK and just over 3200 FPS with NABS. This rifle is producing very sub MOA groups out to 600 yards.

The rifle is a M-70 post 64 CRF classic action re-barreled with a 27" Lilja and stocked in a Pacific Research. I topped it with a Swarovski Z-3 3x10x42 and a BRX reticule.

It is a natural born killer.For general North American hunting I am a big fan of the .270 weatherby.

Here she is at base camp at 13,100' MSL


Here we are after the kill. It was a solo hunt so please excuse the poor coordination between the camera timer and my geriatric self trying to sprint back up the hill to get in position in proper time.

I take much of what is said on these forums with a grain of salt and giggle to myself more often than take notes.
I have done the goat hunting thing. I will say that a man that does this on his own at 13,000 ft. and is successful and packing out his quarry in Colorado goat country is the "real deal". I do not believe surestrike is 25 years old either.
I would "take notes" on Mr. Sure strikes comments.

EZ

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Originally posted by surestrike:
I had a custom .270 Weatherby built last year for an up coming Mt Goat hunt here in Colorado. I have come to dearly love this rifle and this caliber.

I have settled on a 140 gr Accubonds and 140 gr SGK as my hunting loads. I am getting right at 3300 FPS with the SGK and just over 3200 FPS with NABS. This rifle is producing very sub MOA groups out to 600 yards.

The rifle is a M-70 post 64 CRF classic action re-barreled with a 27" Lilja and stocked in a Pacific Research. I topped it with a Swarovski Z-3 3x10x42 and a BRX reticule.

It is a natural born killer.For general North American hunting I am a big fan of the .270 weatherby.

Here she is at base camp at 13,100' MSL


Here we are after the kill. It was a solo hunt so please excuse the poor coordination between the camera timer and my geriatric self trying to sprint back up the hill to get in position in proper time.

My rifle is a pre-winnie with a Lilja 27" barrel with jewell trigger.
My Lilja barrel loves Nosler Par but dislike Hornady bullets.

I agree with JP - your other guns will tend to sit in the safe if you make this purchase. The 270Wby will do anything from elk down seemingly better than most anything. It's plenty for big stuff, but not too big for small stuff. It's flat enough for the prairie, but can be brutish with heavy bullets if you want it to be. Just make sure it is a 10 twist or faster and as mentioned at least 24 inches of barrel 26 is better. I like the 270wsm, but I still like the Roy better especially with heavier bullets.

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I do not believe surestrike is 25 years old either.
I would "take notes" on Mr. Sure strikes comments.

eezridr,

"Almost" twice that many years old.. Thanks for the kind words!

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My rifle is a pre-winnie with a Lilja 27" barrel with jewell trigger.
My Lilja barrel loves Nosler Par but dislike Hornady bullets.

Jens,

Funny you should mention that about the Hornandy's. My 27" Lilja barrel won't shoot them either. I started off with Hornandy Interbond's and this rifle simply won't shoot them. I switched to Sierra's and my groups shrank drastically. I then tried Nosler Accubonds and they also shoot very well. Just to be sure I loaded up some more Interbonds and once again they did very poorly. So I've given up on them in this rifle.

I find that very interesting thanks for your comment.

FWIW my 6mm Remington won't shoot 100 grain Nosler Partition bullets...so I guess it's all about twist rate.

That may, or may not, be relevant with the bullets that you intend to use in your 270 Weatherby purchase.

Especially if you are in a jurisdiction that mandates NON LEAD bullets.

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Originally posted by mrbofus:
Greetings all,

I have been thinking about purchasing an older custom rifle chambered in a 270 Weatherby.
Do I really "need" it?


I live in the west and mainly hunt Deer and elk.
lets hear it,
Thanks

IMO If you really will benefit from something larger (read more oomph) than a .270 Winchester then you really need to go up in caliber.

Personally I'd prefer a .264 Mag or a 7mm Rem mag over a .270 Weatherby.

If you really want something long range you might look to the 7mm STW.

I've always wanted a 270 Weatherby, just never had a need since I had a very accurate 270 Win which I really loved. I tried to shoot out the 270's barrel so I could get it rebarreled and rechambered lol! A 26" barrel is definitely a plus on a 270 Bee! Good luck

My first new deer rifle I purchased 20 plus years ago was a Winchester model 70 in factory chambering 270 Wby.

Years later I purchased a Wby Vanguard in 270 Winchester.

A few years later I got it right with a Mark V in 270 Wby.

I remember being about 21 years old and paying for that Winchester at the gun store when a guy asked me what the heck I was planning to hunt with it. I told him anything I wanted. I still feel that way, I wouldn't hesitate to use 270 Wby on any game animal in the lower 48.

I love my Mark V, but still miss the model 70 in that caliber.

As said by others here. 24" is the smallest barrel and preferebly 26"

I just got a .270 Weatherby last January, and I have to say, I love this cartridge! Mine is a simple Weatherby Mark V Synthetic, I put a Leupold VariX3 4.5-14x40 scope on it, and this is really becoming my favorite rifle for hunting in the open. This year I killed a mule deer, a whitetail, a coyote, and a few ground hogs with it, bang/flops on all of the above! I'm not a long range shooter/hunter, but if I'm hunting deer-caribou sized game in the open, this is the rifle I would bring with me! I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it and I think if it was chambered in more rifles, this would be the most popular open country deer cartridge, because after I used it, I couldn't ask for any more from a cartridge. It's flat shooting and modest recoil abilities just make it a great choice and I don't think you'll regret buying that rifle. Good luck with it!

Thanks Guys,

I will look it over more this weekend and get more details.
I hear "modest" recoil?? compared to what??
Please explain "modest" in your opinions.

I will of course shoot this rifle before exchanging any $$$$

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Originally posted by mrbofus:
Thanks Guys,

I will look it over more this weekend and get more details.
I hear "modest" recoil?? compared to what??
Please explain "modest" in your opinions.

I will of course shoot this rifle before exchanging any $$$$

Felt recoil is relative, but a 270 Weatherby shooting 150g bullets at 3300 fps in the same rifle should kick about 10% more than a 30-06 shooting 180g bullets at 2700 fps.

I have an artical from Bob Hagel regarding the .270Wea if anyone is intersted this one.
My email: rigbymauser@yahoo.dk

I guess the only "con" with a Weatherby is the price you pay for ammo and/or brass.

If you really want to do something interesting, buy this 270 Weatherby, buy a bunch of brass, neck it down to 6.5 Weatherby, rebarrel the rifle to a 6.5 Weatherby, go shoot some 140 VLDs or 130 Accubonds and enjoy.

Nothing wrong with the 270 Weatherby. If I had one, I'd load the 165 or 175 VLD Matrix bullet in it. I have a Krieger 10T SS preturned blank I'm still undecided on what to do with. It will finish at 27" so I may ultimately wind up with a 270 Weatherby as well. OR a WSM.

.277 Matrix bullets. 165 VLD Perfect for the Roy!!

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Originally posted by chuck375:

Felt recoil is relative, but a 270 Weatherby shooting 150g bullets at 3300 fps in the same rifle should kick about 10% more than a 30-06 shooting 180g bullets at 2700 fps.

That about sums it up, thanks,.
I guess I need my head examined for even thinking about this...........