Best 270?

[taylorpz]

I think you'd do well with either a Rem 700 or Browning A-bolt (both American, by the way).  I'd steer clear of the short mags.  Cartridge does shoot faster/flatter and have more umph than non-magnum, but costs almost twice as much.  I think you're better served by having more affordable ammo so you'll buy enough to get good practice with whatever gun you purchase.

[C-Money]

I am gonna stir the pot here. I have read a few comments about the 7mm. The 7mm rem mag is over rated cause it has the word magnum in it. It is only a little faster and a little flatter than a .270, .280 or an 30.06, not enough to make it held in any higher regaurd. All 4 work about the same in my book, with little difference.

[C-Money]

Tack driver. A-bolt .270 win 100yrd 140 accubonds loaded with RL-19 That is the little target in the lower left corner of a big target.

[JoshT]

I am gonna stir the pot here. I have read a few comments about the 7mm. The 7mm rem mag is over rated cause it has the word magnum in it. It is only a little faster and a little flatter than a .270, .280 or an 30.06, not enough to make it held in any higher regaurd. All 4 work about the same in my book, with little difference.

Nice group... bout time somebody manned up and showed one.

Anything the .270 will do... the 7mm will do with an additional 300fps... or 20% more bullet weight... and the bullets are ballistically far superior. I guess that's a "little difference".

[Jamieb]

I always get a laugh when a 270 guy puffs up his chest and says his 270 is just as good as a 7 rem mag.

[C-Money]

I guess if you really want that 2-300 fps and get more recoil go for it! Jamieb, if that chest puffing thing was directed at me, son, you have a lot to learn about me. I once got a fair deal on a new 7mm mag, so I bought one. It shoots an inch at 100 yards with the load I worked up for it. I shot a mule deer with it, and you know, I just did not want the extra recoil at the range. I did not notice it when I shot the deer, was not thinking about it. My '06 and .270 are just funner for me to shoot. I was not trying to step on any 7mm ego's, just giving an educated  !

[markts]

I have a 7mm and a 270 they both shoot great but my 270 is about 2 and a half pounds lighter and I am not getting any younger. Mark

[Jamieb]

I didnt mean to offend anyone here and I like the 270win, I wouldn't feel handicapped if thats all I had to hunt deer and elk with. I prefer the 7mm rem mag to the 270 win, Thats just me.

[JoshT]

Prefering one over the other doesn't make one better... the numbers do... and the numbers don't lie.

[Jamieb]

 But the 270 recoils less.

[jeepasaurusrex]

It's fun to see the guys with 7mm flinch. 

[JoshT]

C-Money... I don't think you know Jamie very well... and calling him "son" ain't painting a flattering picture of you. Jamie is far too humble to post this video in response to you calling him out... so I will. 1000 yards, factory 7mm Rem in a McM stock... don't see too many videos of this sort featuring a .270 Winny... if you have one, by all means we'd love to see it...

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v376/elkhunter/?action=view&current=turretvideo.flv

[jdb]

I really dont have a dog in this fight but I will say I shoot a .270 but relize the advantage of the 7 over it. I also believe that for the lower 48 remingtons big 7 is probably the best answer. but since a .270 is what I have its what I shoot and ive not really found it lacking.

[270Shooter]

Knock down power is not a "theory"... it's a complete fabrication of epic status... kind of like Big Foot. Bullet through hydraulics (heart/large vessles), asperation (lungs), or Central Computing (brain/spine) = dead critter... the rest is just minutia.

That being said... don't get me started on the ways the 7mm Rem whoops the .270 Winny's azz.

Ok I know these are just factory loads. But I fail to see the big difference in these too calibers. I grabbed two federal premium loads, both shooting 140gr Nosler accubonds.
270 Data
http://www.federalpremium.com/products/details/rifle.aspx?id=233

7mm Rem Mag
http://www.federalpremium.com/products/details/rifle.aspx?id=371

Soooo..... I realize these are just factory loads, and that handloads are a whole different ball game. But Looking at those ballistics the difference between the two isn't anything to brag about. Granted this information might favor the .270 slightly because I realize a 140gr .277 bullet will have have slightly better B.C. than a 7mm bullet of the same wieght.

[dontgetcrabs]

C-Money... I don't think you know Jamie very well... and calling him "son" ain't painting a flattering picture of you. Jamie is far too humble to post this video in response to you calling him out... so I will. 1000 yards, factory 7mm Rem in a McM stock... don't see too many videos of this sort featuring a .270 Winny... if you have one, by all means we'd love to see it...

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v376/elkhunter/?action=view&current=turretvideo.flv

  Who would be taking a 1000yd shot at an animal?