Thread: How much does a 270Win suck in 2019?

Originally Posted by Tussock

Worth remembering that 270 is a zillion years old and chambered in every rifle imaginable and so suffers from the same loading fatigue 6.5x55 does. They have to consider the old actions. Liability and what not. Buy a Sako 75 in .270 (due to the stock shape) and stoke up 140g to 150g Hornady projectiles and I can't see what you could find to complain about. I do think in light straight stocks it has a sharp/fast recoil that is unpleasant.

It was so cool it became lame and now I find out it is actually considered lame I might buy one.

Nail on the head there Tim, my a7 270 kicked pretty firmly but my finnbear 270 is an absolute pussycat and one of the softest shooting rifles I've owned. Stock design and barrel length have a lot to do with "perceived" recoil. I am shooting almost the exact same load in both rifles only different by .1 of a grain and seating depth and they are very different rifles to shoot. You would swear the finnbear was a lesser caliber if you didn't know.