Looking through some gear just now, I found two boxes of 270 factory ammo. My very first thought was, "I might have to buy a 270." I know spending several hundred dollars to take advantage of thirty bucks worth of ammo is wrong, and here's my question:

Blue or Stainless?

Thanks in advance, Okie John.

Blued /walnut to look at,stainless /synthetic to hunt with whichever your priority might be.

Dang, you went and made public one of the ways to justify a new rifle!!! I thought by gentlemens unspoken agreement these types of things wouldn't be publicly disclosed!!! Wives everywhere are shaking their heads in sudden understanding. Blued, Walnut, probably with a scope, and don't forget the dies and press needed for reloading!! JK about the first part.

I suggest you take one of the 270 rounds and carry it in your pocket for a couple of days and see if you bond with the cartridge. If you do you have my permission to purchase a rifle capable of flinging it down range, hopefully into a 1 inch circle! Shayne

Okie John, I am 270 fanatic. There are VERY few decient off the shelf rifles out there and would be inclined to buy something used/and or custom. I prefer blued, but dont mind stainless. It will only rust if you let it.

Blue

Make sure its what you want.

I have 5 boxes ,maybe more of 270 ammo and I am fighting the urge.

I guess its cause I know I'll another .270 win.

I want to get a 270wsm first then maybe a ruger mark II ultralight blued in 270 win.

The wife has a rather nice Ruger M77 MkII in stainless with the brightly colored laminate stock. It'll shoot Winchester factory 270's into about 1 1/4", I haven't hand loaded anything except cast for it yet though. Very nice looking gun, but the trigger could be abit lighter though.

Stainless with a wood laminated stock.

By the way - would you mind sending me just one of those 270 rounds?

Thats easy. One of each.

old fart has a good point, you have TWO boxes of ammo, you might need TWO rifles. ;-)

I have a friend that does that, buys a huge amount of ammo in a caliber, and then just HAS to buy something to shoot it. (he had 500 rds. of 45 so had to get a kimber).

Red

Throw those .270 shells away and get you a decent caliber.

Please disregard my ill-informed fellow-Texan (or is he?) M16.

What could be more classic than a Winchester Super Grade .270 Win.

-Or-

I notice there's still a pre-64 (early 50's manufacture) M70 in .270 WCF (ohhhh my) for sale in the Classifieds page....something to think about. That is right up there with baseball and apple pie, IMO.

Either one, the idea that you have to have stainless and synthetic to hunt with is just someone justifying their existence. They both will serve you well.

I have 200 emty 270 cases that are just waiting for the right rifle to come along.

Okie John,

I like Trademark Texan's advice... Especially since I'm the one with the pre-64 M70 for sale! Drop me an e-mail or PM if interested.

In a more direct answer to your question, I would go with walnut and blued (pre-64 or not). I just can't warm up to the look of stainless and/or synthetic.

Regards,
Bob

Hey Okie John, I'm not a 270 fan, but if that is what you absolutely have to have, get S&S.

Of course, you could yank those bullets, dump the powder and turn the cases into either 280Rems, 30-06s, 338-06s or the top-notch 35Whe.

As I sit here this morning it is an absolutely perfect Deer Hunting kind of day - heavy overcast with rain headed this way in just about an hour. Darn shame the Season isn't in up here.

A man who claims going into the woods this morning under these weather conditions with Rustable Blue and a moldy Termite Food Stock either doesn't care about his equipment or he is trying to PT Barnum you into buying something with questionable value. No doubt Rustable Blue and Termite Food can make beautiful firearms, but I like to take mine "outdoors".

A man who claims going into the woods this morning under these weather conditions with Rustable Blue and a moldy Termite Food Stock either doesn't care about his equipment or he is trying to PT Barnum you into buying something with questionable value. No doubt Rustable Blue and Termite Food can make beautiful firearms, but I like to take mine "outdoors".

Wow, I didn't realize my 55 year old Model 70 that has accompanied me over much of NA, doesn't have a speck of rust, maintains its POI year in and year out, and warms my heart everytime I pull it from it's case, has questionable value? That's the dumbest statement I ever heard. Then again for deer hunting in the South where you need to use a rifle to pry your 4 wheeler free of the mud on the way to your shooting house so you can shoot a spindly little buck over bait...errrr...your food plot then maybe you are right.

Jeff

I have too many guns anyway, which is to say, more than I can use on one safari. None is .270, but that matters not I suppose. One is S/S, one B/S. The former is my foul weather rifle and/or "Swamp Thing", the latter my still hunting tool, but only because it is very light and very handy. The S/S has all of the shiny bright covered in cammo tape because it's use is generally up close and personal. Just my superstition. ALL of the rest are W/B and I'm not inclined to hunt in foul weather with them. Don't do that much anyway. Perhaps out west or in areas where I had stand off distance betwixt quarry and me I'd be more fond of Stainless metal. I absolutey despise synthetic stocks, which I do not confuse with COMPOSITE stocks BTW. I would not weep if the two I have wound up in the bottom of a creek or river. Blue steel does not have to rust BTW, it's a matter of care.

Do you have to actually "find" the ammo, or can you secretly buy it and then "find" it?

okie john,

You are a certifiable genius. But where does it end, especially if you're a cartridge collector? Your rationale could drive a man to the poorhouse.

And what about similar situations? If you find a half-eaten old bag of puppy chow in your pantry, do you buy another dog? Some mixed 2 cycle gas in a red can in your garage, do you buy another ATV/outboard/chain saw? An old keyboard in your close, do you buy a new state-of-the-art computer?

This could get out of hand . . . but I do like it!

After reading these fine comments, I change my mind - - - get one each of blued and stainless, just to be safe! And, yes, it works the same with reloading dies, dogs, vehicles, etc!!! Imagine the possibilities if you have a good friend with spare parts!

Hotcore,

ROTFLMAO Good one.

Jeff