Browning A-Bolt .270 what do you think

[zach1234]

So my wife wants to get in to hunting with me...that's the good news. The bad news is we went and looked at rifles and the one she likes the best is the browning A-Bolt. She would pick out the expensive one  . What do you all think of these rifles? Everything I have found says they're good. She will use it for deer and elk I found a brand new .270 one for $650. Do you think that is a good deal and a caliber for her?

[alecvg]

First off, the A-bolt is an awesome rifle, its all I will use.  .270 is a great deer round, I have never used it on elk, it can be done, and often is, though for elk it may not be ideal.  But they do take down bears fine, so I would assume it will be fine on elk as well.  Great gun, but I would look around for a while and try to find one used.  I bought a used A-bolt a year and a half ago in .30/06 for $350.  So I would shop around for a bit, but it is a great gun and a great round.

[Huntbear]

A-Bolts are excellent rifles.  Just the price keeps me from buying them.   Look around, see what you can find used.  If she has shot a 270 and did not bother her, try letting her shoot an 06, that way it is good for anything in the state.

[robescc]

I would recommend a different round.  The .270 is great but recoils pretty hard.  I would recomend a .308 or a 7mm-08 for a woman.  You don't want to scare her away from the spot with the first scope to the face. 

[Deep Forks]

  As robescc said a 270 is an excellent round but does have some recoil.  My wife shot a 270 for 20 years but as she got older she wanted something a little lighter with less recoil than her Ruger 270 so we bought her a 7mm/08 in a Tikka t3 lt.  It is all that the 270 was and our 6 year old grandson shoots it, awesome gun.  One shot kill on a mature cow last fall at 275 yards.  When asked about recoil she say's, what recoil.     

[zach1234]

I would recommend a different round.  The .270 is great but recoils pretty hard.  I would recomend a .308 or a 7mm-08 for a woman.  You don't want to scare her away from the spot with the first scope to the face.  

But i thought that a .270 had less recoil then a .308 am i wrong?

[87Ford]

I love my Browning A-Bolt Stainless Stalker.  The A-Bolt Micro Hunter in .308 would be a sweet rifle. 

[robescc]

The .308 has much less recoil.  It is a smaller cartridge than the .270

[fishnate]

I have a abolt in 7mm WSM love it. The wife shoots it also, great rifle recoil is just a state of mind

[jamng]

I'm 40+++ years old and this last year I bought the last rifle till the next one that I will ever need. Had the money to get the gun of my choice. I was going to get the Browning a-bolt in 325 WSM. Looked and read about them for months thought it was the ONE.. Went and started looking at them and was SO very unhappy with what I found. I ended up buying a Rem 700 Mountain stainless 30-06 with a synthetic stock..Browning has gone down in quality and up in price if you ask me.. I would not trade 2 browning a- bolts for my rifle not a chance in Hell..Go and handle the guns and see for your self. As far as cal. 270 Great deer round b- on Elk and beer.. Thats just my thoughts..Jamng

[BigGoonTuna]

I would recommend a different round.  The .270 is great but recoils pretty hard.  I would recomend a .308 or a 7mm-08 for a woman.  You don't want to scare her away from the spot with the first scope to the face.  

But i thought that a .270 had less recoil then a .308 am i wrong?

kind of a wash...more powder in the .270, more lead in the .308.  the .270 will slap a little harder where the .308 will be more of a push(at least comparatively).  7-08 would definitely kick less.

[Bofire]

 :)270 is a super cartridge.Kill Elk and deer with great authority. Browning Abolt is average at best. I'd buy most anything before a browning in general the Howas, winchesters and Wby. Vanguards are all as good. get her a Tikka or Sako( heavy on the Sako). If you insist on Browning type quality, buy a Remington.
Carl

[270Shooter]

I shoot a browning A-bolt in 270 win. Its a pretty good rifle, wish the barrel was 2 inches longer as its only 22 inches long. Its fairly light and well balanced though. Overall fit and finish seems to be very good. The action is smooth, though not as smooth as some other rifles. And the rifle is not what I would cosider a tack driver, but it will shoot close to MOA most of the time with 140 gr nosler accubonds. Generally the first shot is dead on the money, the second shot is also very close to the first one, but the third almost always to be a flyer. (when shooting a 3 shot group).

Don't let anyone tell you the 270 winchester isnt enough gun, I shot my mule deer in Montana last fall at 475 yards, 1 shot, complete pass through. Deer ran 50 yards and died.

[lokidog]

I've been happy with my 30-06 A-bolt but it is also from the late 80's so I don't know what the newer ones are like.  It was a spendy rifle even back then.

[Intruder]

The A-Bolt is one of the best push feed bolt action rifles out there.  They've got great lugs, a nice easily adjustable trigger, and a detachable box mag.  270 is more than adequate for what you described.  As some have said.... some configurations can recoil a bit but w/ 130s it shouldn't be too bad.  Would suggest replacing the stock pad w/ a limbsaver and you should be good to go.

260 or 7mm-08 would be two cals to consider if you wanted to drop down a bit for recoil purposes.  I tend to think you'd be OK with 270 and new pad though.

IMO the X-bolt changes with the magazine diminish the value of the gun.