I don’t recall any aluminum being left behind, but then again my dad was a good friend of the guy who had a butcher shop and rental frozen storage lockers across the street from our shop. (Ed) We never did any butchering ourselves. We’d hang-em a couple days if was cool enough and as soon as we got home with the deer they got hung and were washed and cooled down with the garden hose. Ed always hung them in his cooler 2 weeks before processing them. So, making a short long, I never had any opportunity or reason to notice whether there was a silver streak in the wound channel or not.I'm right there with you sir, as many others here are also or maybe even more ripe vintage !
Just wondering; do you remember your 130 grain Silvertips leaving aluminum traces in the wound channel ? Are they the old school ones with the hard aluminum nose cap ? My huge stash of bullets was .30 Remington 150 grain Bronze points . I loaded them in .308 as they were slightly boat tail and worked good always on the Big Sur Boar , a good target load, they were accurate . The problem was once in a while they did not open in game and I by early 80s saved them for target shooting in M14s and such as they were great in semi autos simulating Ball profile and with a Bronze point ! My son is still shooting them up in various .30s and tells me in magnums with 3000 fps they always open.
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Favorite 270 Winchester rifle, ammo?
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Dave DeLaurant
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I'll save it for something a bit more '60s!
1968 model 700. Acquired in the mid 80’s. My first centerfire rifle. Originally had a 4x Leupold, then a 2-7, Leupold, and as of 6 months ago, a 4-12 Leupold. It has always been a tack driver and has taken countless groundhogs, almost as many white tails, and a few coyotes. 140 grain Nosler ballistic tips over IMR 4831 are an absolute deer hammer.
Riomouse911
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My .270 is a Mauser straight-pull 96 with a 3x9x40 Leupold scope. The rifle just loves the plain-Jane Remington 130 gr Core-lokt load. It shoots .75” at 100 yds with that load, if I am really on my game it’ll do a tiny bit better.
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Dave DeLaurant
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Here's how the Husky looks with the older K4 scope installed.
Dave DeLaurant
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Any chance of a photo Rio?
Riomouse911
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I just pulled it out of the safe and realized it has a 3x9x40 Tasco world class scope, the Leupolds are on other guns (6.5x55, .243) DOH!
This was my first experience with straight pull bolt action guns. They really are smooth and lightning quick. (The Swiss were really on to something
.) I got it for dirt cheap about 1998 on clearance at Turners Outdoorsman (Ca-Az gun store chain) because they were poor sellers (I guess no one seemed to get how it worked.) It was under $250 bucks if I recall right, which was about half off retail back then.
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longbeard92
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A 1950s Win M70 that my dad passed down to me.
My Marlin XL7 with leupold scope in 270 is a close second.
My Marlin XL7 with leupold scope in 270 is a close second.
md7
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Remington 700 Mt Rifle DM in 270 Win. Mid 90’s production topped with Leupold Vari X II 3-9 scope.Honestly no clue how many deer I’ve killed using this rig. 130 gr Core Lokt for the majority and Winchester XP for a few
Heres mine
GooseGestapo
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She ain’t purty, but she’s a killer!
130gr Speer HotCore over 64.0gr of MagPro. Chrono’s 3,100fps.
130gr Speer HotCore over 64.0gr of MagPro. Chrono’s 3,100fps.
Yeah, great rifle. I have one just about like it.
CptnAwesome
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I don't really have a favorite rifle. Anything that functions smoothly and is accurate. I do have a favorite bullet for deer in 270. 130gr Sierra Gamekings hands down.
2ndtimer
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My favorite .270 Win is my “budget hunting rig”: Marlin XL-7 bolt action, Nitrex 3-9x40 scope in Burris signature rings, cheap nylon Winchester sling from CDNN. Total cost for everything (purchased new a few years ago) under $400.
My current favorite load is also a “budget” handload consisting of a Hornady 130 gr Interlock Spire Point (found on sale online for $15 per box), 56.0 gr of Alliant Power Pro 4000-MR (ordered a few pounds a couple years ago on close out for $19.99 per pound) Federal 210 primer ( purchased before they cost an arm and a leg - IF you can find them). It is lightweight and shoots well under MOA for 3 shot groups at 100 yards from the bench.
It worked pretty well on this guy last month:
My current favorite load is also a “budget” handload consisting of a Hornady 130 gr Interlock Spire Point (found on sale online for $15 per box), 56.0 gr of Alliant Power Pro 4000-MR (ordered a few pounds a couple years ago on close out for $19.99 per pound) Federal 210 primer ( purchased before they cost an arm and a leg - IF you can find them). It is lightweight and shoots well under MOA for 3 shot groups at 100 yards from the bench.
It worked pretty well on this guy last month:
You can fit 64 gr. powder in a 270 case?
2ndtimer
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Western Powder’s Data lists a maximum load of 65.0 gr of MagPro with a 130 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip. They do note that it is a compressed load. It is also a very fine ball powder.
Thatd be about full I think
GooseGestapo
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Yep!
Base of the neck. Maximum in my two .270’s.
My other is a 24”bbl’d MkX. It breaks 3,200fps. Highest I’ve ever seen from a 130 in a .270.
Not as accurate as 55.0 IMR4350 or 58.0 H4831, but good enough...
I’d prefer a 24”bbl on the .270, but the M700 is 24oz lighter than the MkX and 2lbs lighter than the Weatherby Vanguard in .257WbyMag.
Base of the neck. Maximum in my two .270’s.
My other is a 24”bbl’d MkX. It breaks 3,200fps. Highest I’ve ever seen from a 130 in a .270.
Not as accurate as 55.0 IMR4350 or 58.0 H4831, but good enough...
I’d prefer a 24”bbl on the .270, but the M700 is 24oz lighter than the MkX and 2lbs lighter than the Weatherby Vanguard in .257WbyMag.
Mk V?
GooseGestapo
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No. Interarms MkX (Zastava made commercial Mauser, circa 1975).
Chuck R.
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It's about max. I use 62.4 of H4831SC using a 10" drop tube with Nosler 130ABs and it's barely compressed. I actually had my 24" M48 at just over 3200 without pressure signs. but backed it down to 3170 due to it being slightly more accurate.
The saddest aspect of the .270 win is how badly the factory loads have neutered it. A 130 starting at 3150+ is a pretty flat shooting round.
md7
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Function has a beauty unto itself. Nice, effective rig you got there! And good shooting!
sage5907
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Between 1978 and 2001 I shot a lot of deer with a 270 Winchester. Both of my rifles have 24 inch barrels but about 2002 I bought my first 30-06 featherweight with a 22 inch barrel and that completely changed my view of a hunting rifle. I stopped using the 270's because they were heavier and clumsier than the featherweight. I still use a 270 during the summer months as a target rifle because they are one of the easiest rifle to find accurate loads and the recoil is mild. Today my first choice of a 270 target bullet and fun shooting would be a 130 grain Sierra GameKing. For serious hunting I would pick either a 130 grain Partition or a 140 grain Partition depending on whichever the rifle liked best.
