Remington 700 .270

[TeacherMan]

I've been trading a ton of my furs this year and have been picking up several rifles. Just got a used but new looking Remington 700 .270 tonight. The wood on it is beautiful. The guy said its a 80's model but looks like it just came out of the box.

Question, what is it worth? Not sure if I want to keep it or not, I just never say no to a gun 

[Bofire]

   geeez sorry dude those 270 rem 700's out of the 80s all shoot circular groups, the nicer the wood the bigger the circle. So being the kinda guy I am I've get rid of it for ya for  $100.00 or so, cash only! Lucky for you I have some circular bullet loads.  LOL I bet its nice.
Carl

[Wacenturion]

Depends on model.  Does it have an ebony cap on the forearm?  White line spacers on pistol grip and butt plate (BDL)?  Or just a black narrow trim on the pistol grip with the ebony front cap?

It could be an ADL...cheapest, BDL...higher end, or Mountain which would be very desirable in that caliber.

Anyway, $450 up depending, Mountain..$700 up if like new,  and of course the nice wood adds to the desirability.

Got any pictures?  We could easily tell what it is.

[Wacenturion]

Here's a picture of my Model 700 Mountain in 30-06'

[huntlakewood]

I have one similar and i love it straight shooting and fits me well

[TeacherMan]

This is it...

[Wacenturion]

It's an older ADL.  Looks to be pretty clean with some nice figure in the wood.  Most were straight grained.  Those go for anywhere from $350-maybe $550 at the high end, some with scopes.  I would guess that one is probably $400-$450.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=276590534

[BOWHUNTER45]

yep ..thats a model 700 ADL ....That was my first gun as a kid but in a .243 ....I finally shot it out ... and traded it in on a .270 MT. Rifle ....Model 700 is a hard one to beat and they shoot good right out of the box.... 

[Encore 280]

Ok, now that you have that one, you probably don't need the Pro Hunter. $150 

[TeacherMan]

Ok, now that you have that one, you probably don't need the Pro Hunter. $150 

LOL, I think I'll set th ADL up for my wife and or girls for the future. What would be a good load for caribou, deer, and or elk in the .270?

I'm thinking I'm looking at a 3-9 or 4-12  Leupold scope for it eventually. I have to get a couple more scopes for my Pro Hunter barrels first. I put that 4-12 Pentex on the .223 barrel. Thinking 4-12 Leupolds on the .243 and .25-06 barrels also.

[Wacenturion]

Thats good to hear, I figure I traded about $300 worth of furs for it. The guy was transfering out of AK and really wanted some of its critters before he left.

I would say you got a good deal at that price.  Nice looking rifle and a good caliber.

[bobcat]

Great rifle. All it really needs is a good recoil pad, especially if your wife and girls are going to use it.

[TeacherMan]

Great rifle. All it really needs is a good recoil pad, especially if your wife and girls are going to use it.

It is a light rifle, don't know much about a .270 does it have much of a thump? I was thinking about like a .243? My wife has been shooting a .308 handi rifle but it weighs a ton.

Good round to shoot out of it?

[bobcat]

My Browning A Bolt in 270 thumps me pretty good, especially with 150 grain loads. Less recoil with the 130's, and that weight is all you really need in a 270, but I'd still want a recoil pad on it, instead of that hard plastic butt plate.

A 270 isn't much different than a 30-06 when it comes to recoil. Way more than a 243.

You can always get the "managed recoil" loads. I think they use a 115 grain bullet at a reduced velocity. They would be very similar to a 243 load I would bet.

[AWS]

My X had an earlier model with the aluminum butplate and it was brutal with 150s.  If your going to set it up for your wife and girls id spend a little on it and have it fitted to them and a good recoil pad installed .  Then look at the lightest TSX bullet makes in 270 it should turn it into a very mild mannerred rig for everything up to moose.

Looking back at what I've written I might ad at the time I was sighting in my wifes gun I had a gunshop and range and spent a lot of time behind a lot of big magnums.  130s helped a lot.