I saw a contender barrel at a local gunshop, and it was maked .270 REN. I've never heard of this round before, and was just wondering what its like balistically, and/or what case it is based on, or at least, has anyone heard of it? It was in a T/C factory barrel box, so apparently it was made at the T/C factory.

I believe its a 22 hornet necked up to 270 caliber some infor can be found in the hodgdon manual.

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Please e-mail me Re: 270 Ren barrel
Thanks,
Melvin Calliham
melvin@greenwood.net

22 Hornet blown out and cut back. I had one for a while.... in some ways I wish I still had it.. it was fun, but not overly useful if you weren't shooting "silly-wets". Mine wasn't getting used enough for what I had invested in the setup $120 in dies alone) so I sold it off and rolled the money into other things. If dies were more available and more reasonable I'd say pick one up to play with.... but....

I don't really have any interest in buying it. I was just curious about it. It's been in that shop for at least 4 years.

I might be interested in it, Could you e-mail me the Shop name, and possibly a phone number?
Thanks,
Melvin Calliham
melvin@greenwood.net

I've always thought this would be really fun in the taurus raging hornet (22 hornet revolver). ream out the barrel and open the cylinder.

i was starting to have something similar made.. a 270REN short enough to be fired in a Ruger Single Six. With a lead SWC or LBT type bullet of course. I was starting towards it and got side tracked.. ended up having a 22 Long Snapper made.

Dont know what I'd do with it afterwards, but...

I built a Contender rifle barrel for the Ren, and it works very well. However, I would recommend lengthening the chamber to take full length hornet brass. If you're not shooting silhouette with it the case length limit doesn't apply anyhow. I use a NEI 110 gr. bore riding bullet and WC680 to get 1800 fpr from a 18" barrel. Won't set the world afire but makes a nice cast bullet shooter and a great small game rifle.