Finally Own a 270 Winchester…….

[ismith]

Should I go with 130 grain Partitions/Accubonds @ 3100 fps as a standard load? Anyone still use this antediluvian chambering? Is it ok to buy the fixed 4x or do I need something more telescopic?

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

Nice looking rifle. I shoot a .270. Still kills stuff. Right now shooting 130 tsx, but I like the 140 accubond a lot.

 

[gonhunting247]

Beautiful rifle

 

[Wildabeest]

I’ve got a Browning X-bolt in 270Win. Use it for deer and pronghorn, and shoot 130 gr Accubonds in it.

 

[std7mag]

Welcome to the club.

I'm fairly new to the 270 Win also having purchased a Ruger 77 MKII Stainless with the Zytel synthetic stock. Aka the boat paddle.

Finally own a 270 that I'm not going to rebarrel to something else.

For practice and load development, I'm shooting the 140gr SST.
For hunting I'll switch over to the 140gr NBT.

 

[Rie Bread]

Now that’s a beauty! I have an older fixed 4x m8 leupold if you need one

 

[longbow51]

Wow, you didn't mess around when you got a .270. Congratulations on a beautiful rifle.

 

[Boarmaster]

I hunt with several rifles including a 270 but the only 3 of my hunting buddies that have been hunting for more than 35 years with the same chambering shoot 270s.
All deer hunters mostly and very practical thinking type fellas all.

 

[ismith]

Now that’s a beauty! I have an older fixed 4x m8 leupold if you need one

PM inbound

 

[In2Hntn]

270 with 130 grain Accubonds is a great combination.

 

[noharleyyet]

Let's hear the provenance of that purty thang? Do you have an affinity for lower fixed power optics?

 

[bayoublaster7527]

Good looking rifle!

 

[brymoore]

I use 140 accubonds in 270. 130s bloodshot meat in my experience.

 

[belshawelk]

One caliber I should have owned. I have a 270WSM and it was my favorite. Now you got me thinking. Beautiful.

 

[morley.tyler]

How are we not talking about the rifle? AAA/Exhibition grade wood, Pre64 action, Skip Line checkering, Shadowline cheekpiece, and while I can't be sure, I wanna bet that the grip cap is skeletonized, and maybe the butt plate too.
Artwork that Al Biesen would be proud of and Jack O.C. would be proud to own! Beautiful.

 

[noharleyyet]

How are we not talking about the rifle? AAA/Exhibition grade wood, Pre64 action, Skip Line checkering, Shadowline cheekpiece, and while I can't be sure, I wanna bet that the grip cap is skeletonized, and maybe the butt plate too.
Artwork that Al Biesen would be proud of and Jack O.C. would be proud to own! Beautiful.

IIRC, @ismith stables an enviable collection of fine platforms...

 

[AlpineAssassin907]

.270 is probably my favorite caliber. My tikka superlite .270 is probably my favorite rifle in my safe to be honest haha great choice can’t go wrong with it.

 

[andrew11]

Awesome looking wood on that one.

I run 130s in mine

 

[Southern Elk]

Beautiful gun. 130s for deer and 150s for elk in mine. The 150s are partitions.

 

[ismith]

Let's hear the provenance of that purty thang? Do you have an affinity for lower fixed power optics?

It is a stock 1951 Winchester Model 70 with a custom stock built by Mike Conner, a student/apprentice of Dale Goens. Doing some research on him, he wasn't very well known but his work was top notch.