Ode to the .270 Winchester...

[Garandimal]

I like my Kimber 270 WSM as well as my Ruger Hawkeye stainless 270. The Kimber has a little shorter LOP or fits me better, but for a long action the Ruger is great and balances well: it is my favorite long action rifle. In my two rifles you can tell that the WSM has a little more spice to it. My loads run about 6.5 gr. more powder in the WSM.
The 270 has too much going for it to ever try and be a detractor. I would take a smaller rifle if I knew coyotes were the primary game, and would be tempted to take my WSM if I were going Elk hunting. But that is not to say that the 270 can't do either. It is a heck of a plains cartridge for sure.
Most of the "truck gun" I grew up around were of the 223, 243 variety, but a 270 carries much more punch if something bigger is on the menu.

What is your opinion of the .270 WSM w/r/t the W.C.F. in the field?

Before the current batch of powders upped the 150 gr. NP to ~ 2900 fps, was considering one on performance alone. Short action being a bonus.

"One of the most successful Huntress in the world uses a .270 and Winchester Failsafe ammunition exclusively.
It is not about size and power, but precision and great bullets."
- Ross Seyfried -


"Truth is incontrovertible.
Panic may resent it. Ignorance may deride it. Malice may distort it.
...But there it is"
- Winston Churchill -​

GR

 

[sage5907]

I like my Kimber 270 WSM as well as my Ruger Hawkeye stainless 270. The Kimber has a little shorter LOP or fits me better, but for a long action the Ruger is great and balances well: it is my favorite long action rifle.

If the stock on the Ruger is too long it would be simple for a gunsmith to shorten the stock and during the off season is a good time to do it. Most rifles in the past have a length of pull of 13 1/2 inches and for a hunting rifle I personally like 13 3/8 inches and I have shortened several rifles 1/8 inch to get them to fit better. Nothing worse than a stock that is too long especially when wearing a thick winter coat.

 

[Garandimal]

If the stock on the Ruger is too long it would be simple for a gunsmith to shorten the stock and during the off season is a good time to do it. Most rifles in the past have a length of pull of 13 1/2 inches and for a hunting rifle I personally like 13 3/8 inches and I have shortened several rifles 1/8 inch to get them to fit better. Nothing worse than a stock that is too long especially when wearing a thick winter coat.

M700 BDL in .270 Win., a Chop-saw, and a Pachmayr F325 Deluxe recoil pad ($5 at a gun-show when Reagan was President)

13-3/8" LOP​

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"Through our guided hunting services, I am able to gain a great deal of statistics.
Without a doubt, the .270 Winchester has proven to be the most effective cartridge carried by clients in comparison to other non magnum, small bore cartridges."
- Terminal Ballistics Research -

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"Truth is incontrovertible.
Panic may resent it. Ignorance may deride it. Malice may distort it.
...But there it is"
- Winston Churchill -
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[Nature Boy]

I hate fanbois more than I hate the .270.

If that makes any sense at all.

Don’t hate.

If a fella likes driving his Dodge Caravan every day, who are we to judge?

 

[Newtosavage]

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"One of the most successful Huntress in the world uses a .270 and Winchester Failsafe ammunition exclusively.
It is not about size and power, but precision and great bullets."
- Ross Seyfried -


"Truth is incontrovertible.
Panic may resent it. Ignorance may deride it. Malice may distort it.
...But there it is"
- Winston Churchill -​

GR

Her pictures are all over 7mm-08 threads, claiming she's shot all those with a 7mm-08.

Don’t hate.

If a fella likes driving his Dodge Caravan every day, who are we to judge?

That's not how I would describe a fanboi. It's one thing to like your choices. It's another thing to sing their praises loud enough to drown out everyone else's voice, and even worse to put down their choices.

 

[Garandimal]

Don’t hate.

If a fella likes driving his Dodge Caravan every day, who are we to judge?

This is America - Shoot what you want.


And it's a Shelby Dodge Omni GLHS.

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GR

 

[Garandimal]

What the World needs more of:

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"Truth is incontrovertible.
Panic may resent it. Ignorance may deride it. Malice may distort it.
...But there it is"
- Winston Churchill -​

GR

 

[Garandimal]

Heard a rumor that the ole .270 W.C.F is now "obsolete".

But by the same metric, so is the Olympic Gold Medal - on account of the fact that after the event is over? ...everybody gets on the same bus.

"Truth is incontrovertible.
Panic may resent it. Ignorance may deride it. Malice may distort it.
...But there it is"
- Winston Churchill -​

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[Robert]

That's more than enough of whatever this was.