Finally Own a 270 Winchester…….

[ismith]

Vintage Gun Scopes has some very nice scopes if you haven’t picked one up yet.

I found my old 3.5x10 Leupold and threw it on, looks great and works great too!

 

[CowboyLeroy]

Absolutely beautiful

 

[BackofBeyond]

Vintage Gun Scopes has some very nice scopes if you haven’t picked one up yet.

I found an early 80’s Bushnell Scopechief in with some stuff while cleaning out my folks place. I found one really similar to it for $500 at Vintage Scopes.

Surprising what those old scopes will go for.

 

[Outlaw99]

I recently came into one of those old tv screen 3x9 weavers, I too was shocked what some vintage sellers thought they were worth

 

[BAKPAKR]

I found my old 3.5x10 Leupold and threw it on, looks great and works great too!

What bullet/ammo are you using and did you get anything with it this year?

 

[ismith]

What bullet/ammo are you using and did you get anything with it this year?

130 grain Hornady factory ammo. My oldest son shot his first buck with it.

 

[Outlaw99]

140g accubonds with my version

 

[EKYHunter]

Can I copy your pictures @ismith and paste them in the dream rifle thread Beautiful work of art, I mean rifle, you have there.

 

[EKYHunter]

Gunbroker is a good place to start looking, IF you know what to look for and are willing to take a chance. I paid 2/3 of what a Seekins Precision usually sells for on GB.

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but what do you mean by “willing to take a chance?”

 

[BAKPAKR]

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but what do you mean by “willing to take a chance?”

Sometimes, sellers, in an online auction, exaggerate the condition of a gun…

 

[Don Fischer]

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?

Only ever had one 270, bought it for the rifle. H&R Ultra 300 with an L61 Sako action. Beautiful rifle. Never gave any though to 130gr bullets. Something I realized over the years is a lot of people use to light a bullet for the velocity and I don't find bullet's doing to much damage much good. I started out wwith the 140gr bullet and if it didn't suit me would have gone to 150gr. Rifle got stolen before I ever hunted with it though. Miss the rifle, it was beautiful but never missed the 270. in my 6.5 cartridges I use 140grbullet's mostly and they work fine. In my old 7mm's I used 150gr and 160gr bullet's, just right. in 7mm, 140s had a habit of getting a bit sloppy, to fragile for me. If I were to get another 270 I think I'd go the 150gr bullets. Something I think about bullets, they can't be to heavy but can definitely be to light.

 

[ismith]

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but what do you mean by “willing to take a chance?”

There is always some risk buying firearms online, especially when the pictures and discription are poor.

 

[Jnasa]

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but what do you mean by “willing to take a chance?”

I try to buy from sellers with an inspection period. At least enough to look it over at my FFL and make sure it is as advertised. These sellers normally allow returns but you pay a restocking fee.

I’ve never had a problem but you need to see what the inspection period is. I also ask the seller any questions I have first. Generally how they respond gives me a good read on how they are to deal with.

 

[slatebuilder]

I found an early 80’s Bushnell Scopechief in with some stuff while cleaning out my folks place. I found one really similar to it for $500 at Vintage Scopes.

Surprising what those old scopes will go for.

You know, I have a bunch of late 80’s and early 90’s vintage leupold and weaver scopes. I have no experience with newer Weavers, but those older Leupolds seem to be more consistent than the ones I have from the last 5 years. Makes me wonder about other brands too.

 

[Rie Bread]

You know, I have a bunch of late 80’s and early 90’s vintage leupold and weaver scopes. I have no experience with newer Weavers, but those older Leupolds seem to be more consistent than the ones I have from the last 5 years. Makes me wonder about other brands too.

I have an old M8 4x I like to bring in to compare to modern scopes and the glass is pretty good compared to many higher priced scopes today.