need some input on the .270
I am considering buying a .270 for my son and me to deer hunt with. The 2 guns I am considering are the Remington ADL with a laminated stock and the Tikka. (please dont reccomend any other brands. My main reason for these 2 is they offer a raised cheekpiece and I cant afford a weatherby sbgm and still get the scope I want.) Also what about a favorite factory load. I will start handloading next year but was wandering what everyones favorite factory load was. I am partial to the barnes x but am curious to see what others have to say about other factory loads. Looking for comments on 130 grain offerings because the heavier bullets run out of steam and the charts dont show enough energy out past 400 yds.
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Honestly, I'd rather a short action, say maybe a .308win, 7mm-08, .260rem??? A .270 is a long action cartridge, and u didn't mention how old ur some is, but for shoter arms, a shorter action and lighter recoil cartridge may be a little more pleasant to shoot.
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Also, for 400yds, a .308win should be plenty sufficient on a deer. In a 1in12" twist I'd recomment the tried and truedent, 168gr bullet.
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Go for the Remington.(standerd scope bases/mounts) MOA or better out of the box.
Question: how many shots do you really think you will be making at 300 to 400 yds? Most deer hunting is 50 to 200 yds. unless you are hunting in nothing but wide open prairies.
One of the best killing/accurate bullets is the Nosler Balistic tip.
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Get the Remington 700. I have used Remington 130 gn. Core-Lokt SP
before with very good results.
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Between Remington 700 and Tikka, personally I'd rather have the Tikka, specifically a Tikka Whitetail Battue in a .260rem, it would be the perfect deer rifle.
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Here in michigan I've never seen a tikka but the rem is a good choice! I have also used the nosler ballistics and like them alot.
as far as the short action you can get a shortened version of the rem without your son having any problems. When he gets older the gun can always be re-fitted with another stock.
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IMHO Go with the Remington,but go with the 30-06.That way if your son ever wants to hunt Elk or simalar he will have a great rifle for the job.
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The 130gr nosler balistic tip works like a charm. Be sure, if he is big enough, to get as long a barrel as possible to make use of the longer powder column and make the most velocity. Now, for almost identical balistics, in a short action if necessary, go for the 7mm-08 (just another suggestion for similar performance)
Oh yeah, go for the 700. Best action for custom stuff later on, if you want.
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Edited by - JustC on 10/14/2002 09:13:160 -
Go with the Remington 700 in caliber .30-06 to give you more bullet choices and a better balanced cartridge. Use the Barnes 165 grain boattail X. 0 -
Go with the Remington 700. I have always used Jack O'Conners loading of 60 gr. of Hodgdon 4831 (not IMR 4831) behind the 130 gr. Sierra Spitzer Boatail. When I first got my rifle I bought two different powders and several brands and types of bullets and loaded and shot them all. The Sierra SBT was the flattest shooting of the bunch. This loading easily shoots under 1 MOA in my standard weight rifle. It has cleanly killed deer for me from 40 to 450 yds. With the 150 gr. bullet (Sierra SBT) I dropped an Elk in its tracks at 200 yds. On a facing shot the bullet penetrated all the way to the hindquarters. The 270 is plenty powerful for Elk if you limit yourself to good shots at reasonable ranges. This is older loading information, but has worked so well for me that Im reluctant to change. There are many new powders and bullets on the market now. You should probably buy a few different powders and brands of bullets and run your own tests to determine what is best. 0 -
I load my 270 ADL with 130 "x" bullets (moly coated) and the accuracy is very good.
H4831 - 60 grs
Fed. Match primer
Bullet seated 50 tho's from riflings
If using non coated bullets than drop the charge by 2 grains and work up.
I have had a couple 3 shot groups that have been in 1 hole with this load.0
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