If you had a 30-06 and won a 270 would u keep it?
 

I was at a gun drawing which I have never had luck at one before. Well I got lucky this time and won a 270 Ruger American. I like the rifle but I don't really know if I will use it. I have a Marlin XL7 in 30-06 that my wife gave me for our anniversary 3 years ago and I really love the rifle. I know its not a top of the line rifle but it shoots great and is very reliable hasn't let me down. I only use it for deer and coyotes. Does the 270 shoot that much flatter then a 30-06? I don't hunt in open country probably my longest shot is 100 yards at most. Plus I have deer hunted with a shot gun most my life and our area just went rifle 3 years ago so just about any rifle I use seems like a laser gun compared to my slug gun. I thought about trading both the ruger and marlin in on a tikka but I don't think I could give up the marlin cause of the sentimental value plus the wife would kill me. So that's outta the question. So my choices are to keep the ruger as a back up, or sell it or trade it in on a 50 cal muzzle loader cause I don't have one of those and it would expand my deer season. I just don't think I will get a lot for the ruger cause brand new there about 350.00 so im leaning towards just keeping it and switching off between the marlin and ruger.

Keep it, and get the Wife to join you. She can use one, and you the other.

He said it already;

http://www.chuckhawks.com/perfect_pair.htm


Very little else does one really "need" !


.22 rimfire, if you got one .

Yup got the 22 rim fires and shot guns covered. Looks like I'm going to be going scope shopping.

I can't see a scenario where getting a new rifle is a bad thing.

Hunting season starts tomorrow and you just found out your 30/06 has a problem of some sort. No big deal if you have a back-up rifle. Major headache if you don't.

270 does shoot flatter than the 30 06. As for practical purposes, you won't see any difference in performance on game. If you like the 06, then trade the 270 for something that you really want.

"If you had a 30-06 and won a 270 would u keep it?"

That also happened to me a number of years ago, and I kept the .270. I worked up a load for it, but have never taken it hunting. It basically became a safe queen.

Like others posted, if you don't have a use for it, it might be best to trade it for something that you will shoot more.

Keep it have 8 3006 and 3 270. Never can have enough.

No to the op. I'd sell and get something (or use the money toward ) I don't have but want.

If I were to keep just one, I'd ditch the .270. Although there's nothing wrong with a .270, the very simple fact that your wife gave you the .30-06 to honor an important day with something she knew you'd like is a treasure unto itself. No such importance or significance is assigned to that .270.

But from a practical perspective, while the .270 is slightly flatter shooting, it's not so much flatter shooting that the .30-06 will be a liability. If you can't hit it with a .30-06, you're not going to hit it with the .270 either. You're limited in what the .270 will throw, while a .30-06 can chew through everything from 110 gr varmint bullets to 220 grain bone-crushers and everything in-between.

Were it me, I'd swap the .270 out for something in a different cartridge and game class. A .223 or a .243 would be first on my list. If you go bigger, you'd really have to start at the .338 WM to gain appreciably over the .30-06.

The .30-06 is a superb, all-around chambering. Your wife chose well.

As others have said, trade in the .270 for somthing else, an upgraded scope or a muzzleloader. You might be surprised how much you like muzzleloading. I picked one up for the extended season and now use it more than my .308.

I'd get rid of the .270.

ATB

id keep both

Ball's in your court and no need to rush. If you can't get the wife out w/you at some point, using the .270 to supplement for an ML or some other necessity is a nice option.

Don't sell!
 

Keep it , you will never have enough rifles or pistols, You will always have a spare for when you go hunting for other game in other states. Set her up the way you want it, fun doing it. You won it , you saved $ 400 bucks on her already.Don't listen to the guy's that say sell. Some day you may have wanted that Ruger American. Besides Muzzle loaders are fun but that is another excuse you have to try one.:cool2:

I'm gonna keep the 270 for a back up. Plus my son is 8 so only a couple more years and he will be hunting so ill have a rifle already for him. If the recoil's to much ill find some manage recoil ammo for him. Now to con the wife on why I NEED a muzzle loader.

Late to the topic but yes, I happen to like 270's. If you don't, sell/convert it to something else you do like. Important thing is you WON a gun and the money it's worth is going to be used for something firearms related that you like. And that's always a good thing. ;)

Re-barrel the 270 to 280 or 30-06 if you don't want a 270.

Smart move.
 

There you go..Getting your son into shooting and hunting, Priceless.

If you start shooting the .270 you'll probably end of liking it better.

I actually have the .270 my father gave me years ago(Remington 700) and his old Model 74 in 30-.06. The .270 loves 130gr and is most accurate with that gr weight and the 06' loves 180gr. I go cheap with power points for the 180gr as it is my close in shooter and they worked great for how many years on heavy game? Both guns mean so much to me I would never get rid of either with dad long gone. I might gift the 06' on the future to my nephew if he earns it. LOL Do I need both? No but I had done what Chuck talked about with out ever seeing the article a decade ago.

Ultimately, can you go wrong having both?????

I had a 270 and used it for many years and killed lots of deer with it plus a few antelope. I now use a 30-06. The 06 us a bit more versatile but nothing wrong with the 270. If you only want one, keep the 06.

:happy0001:Good idea to save the .270 for your son!

Personally I like a .270 better than the -06. The 270 is flatter shooting and depending on which load your shooting from the -06 your drop can vary quite a bit.

I currently have a 270 WSM, which I won also, and it is slightly different than the normal 270 but it is a Tikka and out of the box this is by far better than any rifle I have owned. I used to be a big Ruger fan and still am but since owning this Tikka it will be hard for me to switch back. The action is like butter, it shoots 3 shot groups at 200 I can cover with a nickel which is plenty more than acceptable for a hunting rifle.

If I would have bought this gun it would have been in a 7mm Rem Mag, which to me, IMHO, the best all around most versatile cartridge for North American big game hunting. You packs the punch of a magnum AND you have the flat shooting of a smaller caliber. Flatter still than the 270. Very similar to the 300 Win Mag when comparing projectiles other than minor differences to OAL the only major difference is slightly more powder in a 300.

Right now I have some raffle tickets at a chance to win either a Tikka 7mm rem Mag or a Winchester M70 in 257 Roberts. Hoping I win one of them.:happy0001:

+1

a .270 & a 7mm would not be a bad way to go................

I use a .243 & my 7MM as back ups for each other.

Then again I consider my 7MM back-up for my .338 WM.

I would keep it.

I had both and found mixed ammo in my back pack one deer season. Since I had much more 270 Win. cases bullets I got rid of the 06. Good idea to have a back up rifle. I am glad I had a backup rifle last deer season, fell on the ice with my .243 Win and right on the scope. Went back to get the .270 Win. and shot a doe . ALways have a backup.