Why is the .270 dying?

[wind gypsy]

The first box I bought in 2012 did not have the EOL name attached. It was a 170 VLD Hunter. I no longer have the box.

Jay

The 170 was released in 2016. I’m pretty sure there was never any other Bergers that heavy prior. I recall the Matrix VLDs in the 160 gr plus range being the heavy 27 cal options of the day prior to that.

 

[Steve O]

If Industry just increased the 270 Win barrel twist rate to 8 and did a 270 AI with higher BC 160gr - 170gr bullets, it would be fine for next 100 years.

The 270 Win I shoot 150's at 2850fps will kill everything I want to just fine.
As long as I own the brass, bullets, it isn't fading away in my lifetime.

I have thought long and hard about a fast twist .270 and 165g LRAB’s. But the standard 270 with 140s has done more than I could ever ask. It should reach out there nicely!

 

[Midnight Mallard]

The .270 may be less popular now by default of newer rifles, faster twist barrels etc but for 80% of the hunters 0ut there today it would work 100% of the time. My first rifle was a .270 Win ruger M77 tang safety, shot everything from ground squirrels to bighorn ewe with it including the muley in avatar photo. It will never be sold but I do have a 6.5 prc as my main rifle now because I liked it and wanted it, but either one will do what I would need it to do. Just my 3 cents.

 

[Lou270]

I think that is fair question. I think the guys who really shoot a lot are shooting 223 and 308 compared to anything else. I shoot a lot of different cartridges so I don’t shoot my 6.5cm more than others because that is what interests me but I recognize I am an exception. I think there are definitely better rounds to shoot volume than a 270 or any other significant case capacity round.

Lou

 

[Lou270]

Backfire and Randy Newberg both recently did polls on their youtube for favorite hunting cartridge of their followers and old 270 was number one. I can hear the old girl yelling… “I’m not dead yet….”

Lou

 

[EastTX Jess]

Backfire and Randy Newberg both recently did polls on their youtube for favorite hunting cartridge of their followers and old 270 was number one. I can hear the old girl yelling… “I’m not dead yet….”

Lou

I just watched that Backfire video. I was glad to see the 243, 7mm-08 and 280 AI on the viewers’ list. The 270 at #1 proves what has been said many times in this thread—most hunters aren’t posting on RS.

 

[timbernomad]

When I first started elk hunting, the choice (according to people I knew) was 30-06 or 270. I went with 270 for a number of reasons. It's obviously effective.

I say that as a preface to this: I can't think of anything that I can get done with a 270 that I can't also get done with a different cartridge with less recoil.