.270 REM, a choice cartridge?

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Tatsumi67

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I had a chance to squeeze two rounds of a co-worker (technically)'s .270 REM rifle, and it was AWESOME. smooth, controllable, powerful.

But at the moment ive been looking for a .308 bolt gun, my prime argument against .270 rem being that it was sort of still a uncommon round, but when i went out i saw it everywhere, fleetfarm, wallmart, galyans, most stores I looked.

So why not .270 rem?

but .308, man...its .308
 
270 would probably be in the top 5 of most popular rifle cartridges. No worries about availability. It's been my go to whitetail cartridge for over 10 years now and I own some 308's.
 
I actually see a lot more .270 in the gun shops than I do .308 these days, especially reasonably-priced stuff. The .270 is a great cartridge, and justifiably popular.
 
You can’t go wrong with either the 308 Winchester or 270 Winchester. Why not the 270 Winchester I don’t know, is there a reason you were dead set on the 308?

What are you purchasing the rifle for, what other rifles do you own? These are a few things that you may need to answer for yourself in order to make your decision.

J.
 
I assume you are talking about the .270WIN and if so IMO you can take any North American game with it. It is pretty much all I use for deer.
 
My first high power rifle in the 60's was a Rem 700 ADL in .270 WIN. My boss got me into reloading and shooting 130 gr boat tail spire point, it was dime deadly. Don't have one in the stable at the moment, but it will be one I eventually get again. I like the cartridge.
Ken
 
How does it compare to 270 Win.
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Not so well. Big Green siting Remington tradition gave it too slow of a twist rate because they marketed it as a varmint rifle and screwed up the chamber specs when they sent them to SAMMI so they had to download the factory ammo to keep the pressures down. Then when a lightweight hunting version was produced they gave it a heavy contour barrel. Tradition seems to very important at Remington. ;)
 
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How does it compare to 270 Win.

Not so well. Big Green siting Remington tradition gave it too slow of a twist rate because they marketed it as a varmint rifle and screwed up the chamber specs when they sent them to SAMMI so they had to download the factory ammo to keep the pressures down. Then when a lightweight hunting version was produced they gave it a heavy contour barrel. Tradition seems to very important at Remington
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Are you sure you're not thinking of the 6mm Rem. vs the 243 Win.?
 
What is a .270Rem

I think you are mistaken, I have never heard of a .270 REM. Now there is a Remington 6.8mm SPC. The 6.8mm SPC does use a .277 caliber bullet just like the .270 Winchester that you are seeing the stores but the 6.8mm SPC has a smaller case. The Remington 6.8mm SPC shoots a 120 or a 125 grain bullet at about 2800 feet per second and the .270 Winchester shoots a 130 grain at over 3000 feet per second.
 
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Yeah the 6mm Remington is actually a better cartridge than 243 in a few ways but Remington destroyed it's reputation by always offering it in the wrong twist rate. Folks started seeing what the 243 could do and it cought fire.
 
Tatsumi67 - look for both and find the rifle you like best and worry about the cartridge second. I split hairs and went for the 270 but have bought a few since then and rather like the short action rounds. I see more 270 deer rifles than 308's.
 
Bigfoot - pretty funny. My first rifle I bought was a 6mm and I love that little thing. It is a miracle round on paper. What I love is that a 6mm with a 100grain and a 130 grain 270Win have an identical trajectory ( like 1/2 diff at 250) so I don't have to think about anything if I took one rifle one day, the other the next. That 6mm retains a heck of a lot of energy.
 
270 REN ! He meant REN.
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Lol remember he said he found ammo for it everywhere including walmart. I'm sure he is talking about a remington rifle chambered in .270 winchester. To the OP the .270 is a great cartridge. It has awesome long range performance and has a light recoil. It's nearly the perfect long range deer hunting cartridge. Ammo is available everywhere which you already discovered. There's nothing not to like.
 
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