What would you do with this rifle?

[Q_Sertorius]

Unless you are emotionally invested in this rifle, sell it and move on.
Solving puzzles just to solve puzzles can become very expensive.

The rifle is SPF to my brother. But since he wants it for my nephew, I don’t mind giving the young lad a good starting point for deer season.


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[Deere_Man]

Yeah, that’s a solid suggestion. It would be worth checking out the 150-grain loads as well. I’ve just never bothered to do that with a .270.


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There is a guy who writes in the gun magazines, John Barsness, he posts as Mule Deer at 24HCF. I believe that I read that he has consistently had better accuracy from the 150gr bullets from a 270 over the years. If I find the link to the thread I will send it to you.

 

[Steve300xcw]

The rifle is SPF to my brother. But since he wants it for my nephew, I don’t mind giving the young lad a good starting point for deer season.


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so float an bed that thing. Will be cheaper than running more ammo through it.

 

[MallardSX2]

Sell it cheap. Move on.

 

[8mille]

It would be difficult to sell a firearm I bought considering the reason I chose to buy it in the first place. To truly avoid rifles that don’t perform, the best you could do is to go custom . I’m tired of buying rifles for a particular look and or performance reputation; only to find it doesn’t shoot good. Then I’m stuck with a nominal performing firearm. Shame too, because I only buy deluxe or better. Keep sakes are different- especially if they are a highly reputable rifle. Only you can decide what you wish to do.

 

[sierracharlie338]

If you really want to keep the rifle there’s a few things I would do. Try bedding, new loads, other factory ammo to name a few.

But a word of caution, I’ve been down this road with a M77 that was my first deer rifle. Spent an inordinate amount of time and money trying to make a barrel shoot that, quite frankly, just wouldn’t. I finally caved and put a new barrel on it. My woes were solved until the wood stock cracked but I digress.

Decide where the line is and when you reach that line get a new barrel or sell it or whatever your decision is. Hope it works out for you.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

If you really want to keep the rifle there’s a few things I would do. Try bedding, new loads, other factory ammo to name a few.

But a word of caution, I’ve been down this road with a M77 that was my first deer rifle. Spent an inordinate amount of time and money trying to make a barrel shoot that, quite frankly, just wouldn’t. I finally caved and put a new barrel on it. My woes were solved until the wood stock cracked but I digress.

Decide where the line is and when you reach that line get a new barrel or sell it or whatever your decision is. Hope it works out for you.

It’s funny when threads like this get revived. I sold that rifle to my brother. He’s very happy with it.

 

[sierracharlie338]

Ahh lol. Didn’t look at the date.