Is the .270 the ultimate unfashionable all rounder...

[Brave Echo Niner]

Totally anecdotal I will admit, but I’ve not found a better cartridge for ‘bang flop’ than the 270. I sold mine but am currently trying to rectify that.

.300 Magnum

More Energy and more frontal area - if you don’t want a deer to go anywhere then this is the answer (providing you can shoot it as accurately).

Ben

 

[south-nofolk-stalker]

Quite a few folk up here who are shooting quite a few deer are going with it for the copper job - haven’t tried it myself but heard good things

Also the fox 130gn factory was good stuff, shot 200 of those alwith excellent results

 

[Sol]

Even as a tiny women I've not noticed recoil much with .270's I'm unsure why there renowned for being high recoil, sure maybe shooting freehanded sure but 90% of UK deer stalking is preformed prone or on sticks.

 

[VSS]

Even as a tiny women I've not noticed recoil much with .270's I'm unsure why there renowned for being high recoil, sure maybe shooting freehanded sure but 90% of UK deer stalking is preformed prone or on sticks.

They're not high recoil. It's a UK myth.
American websites describe .270 as "a light recoiling calibre suitable for women and young shooters".

 

[andyk]

.300 Magnum

More Energy and more frontal area - if you don’t want a deer to go anywhere then this is the answer (providing you can shoot it as accurately).

Ben

Well indeed, and I should have caveated that is comparing it with 30-06, 308, 6.5CM and 243 from the top of my head, so perhaps the best bang flop of ‘standard’ cartridges. For once in my life though I decided on brevity !

 

[Acm]

I mean it’s obviously good, but it’s no .30-06 is it.
Less knock down
Less penetration
Less frontal area
Almost the same recoil
Same action length
Less choice of bullet weights
Deer or any other game won’t stand up to either

 

[VSS]

I mean it’s obviously good, but it’s no .30-06 is it.
Less knock down
Less penetration
Less frontal area
Almost the same recoil
Same action length
Less choice of bullet weights
Deer or any other game won’t stand up to either

Less recoil
Higher velocity
Flatter trajectory
Nicer noise
More impressive jet of flame at last light.

 

[25 Sharps]

It knocks the deer down nicely and there's plenty components available if you want to reload. My 270 tikka lite is easy to carry all day, unlike my Bergara Wilderness Terrain in 6.5 Creedmoor.

Bit that’s the rifle configuration, nothing to do with the cartridge it’s chambered in!

 

[Acm]

Less recoil
Higher velocity
Flatter trajectory
Nicer noise
More impressive jet of flame at last light.

You can turn a .30-06 into a .270 with bullets under 150grn, you can’t turn a .270 into a .30-06.
But I am glad you like yours, I always regret not buying the sako trg .270 that was on here a while ago!

 

[wilbert]

After several months of weighing up which calibre to go with I bought a brand new tikka T3 in .270. Very happy with it too.

 

[Malxwal]

Factory twist well suited to the copper bullets, hence it became favoured when the copper thing surfaced.
112.5 Yew Tree doing 3300+ out of a 22", 110TTSX much n such before.

 

[Sol]

Also I still feel like plenty of new .270s get sold there's a vast sea of shooters that dont want the pain of dealing with a buying a gun and not being well aware of common issues found with models/calibres.

Sometimes brand new is nicer in your mind too.

Gun shops probably wouldn't have them on-hand available too purchase If they werent popular enough most of the niche calibres are order-in (as far as I'm aware?)

 

[DavyG]

Wouldn't say it is unfashionable really, just is more or less fashionable in certain groups or areas.

After my course of HRT, I now identify as a 270Win.
DG

 

[ValleyPursuits]

Would be just about perfect with 1:9 twist. Also don’t understand the recoil issue - especially not with a suppressor mounted.

 

[Dorsettaff]

Wonder how long before we see the .270 bullet put in a shorter fatter case and re-badged as , say, 6.8 x 43 or a 6.8 SPC ? Wonder if they'll call it the 6.8 NATO Creedmoor ?

 

[JSF]

Not sure if unfashionable or fashionable, however the .270 is my go to.

 

[Greener Jim]

After my course of HRT, I now identify as a 270Win.
DG

Tbf at about 100 years old you'd need the HRT

 

[Trigger260]

The 270 will be finished when hornady releases the 270 gaymore

 

[Trigger260]

Oops! Typo, creedmore

 

[Border]

Wonder how long before we see the .270 bullet put in a shorter fatter case and re-badged as , say, 6.8 x 43 or a 6.8 SPC ? Wonder if they'll call it the 6.8 NATO Creedmoor ?

6.8 Western.