Opinion on this .270

[Monski]

I like the FN mausers and am lucky enough to have 1 in 7x57. I read somewhere in the past that the bbl twist on the FN 270s may not stabilize bullets over 130 grain. I'm not sure of this though.

 

[cash_tx]

I like the FN mausers and am lucky enough to have 1 in 7x57. I read somewhere in the past that the bbl twist on the FN 270s may not stabilize bullets over 130 grain. I'm not sure of this though.

I've measured the twist in my FN 1952 in 270 Winchester at 1:10, which should be plenty to stabilize any ~150gr or so bullet. Mine does a really tight sub-MOA group with Hornady 140 BTSPs and a healthy dose of IMR 4831.

 

[Monski]

I've measured the twist in my FN 1952 in 270 Winchester at 1:10, which should be plenty to stabilize any ~150gr or so bullet. Mine does a really tight sub-MOA group with Hornady 140 BTSPs and a healthy dose of IMR 4831.

Ok, good. Glad to be corrected on that.

 

[Joker12]

I like the FN mausers and am lucky enough to have 1 in 7x57. I read somewhere in the past that the bbl twist on the FN 270s may not stabilize bullets over 130 grain. I'm not sure of this though.

I have an old Speer hand loading manual that lists the twist rates of most factory rifles. They show a 1 in 10" rate for FN which is the same as Winchester and almost every other manufacturer.

 

[375er]

I was told by a Cabelas manager that they won't haggle on a transferred firearm and they wouldn't on the couple I've had transferred and bought in the past. Only one physically in the store at your local Cabelas or Bass Pro (now part of the Gun Library) can you haggle on.

Douche bags.

 

[RedTag]

How is the bore condition? Muzzle crown? Bedding? Stock condition where pictures don’t show? Original trigger or aftermarket replacement? Bolt internals? Most of these questions are just about impossible to answer without an inspection in person. Sure you could call and ask but the person working at Cabelas probably won’t understand half of what you’re asking or won’t give you an accurate answer. The gun counter at Walmart would likely be about as helpful. For that price I would want to make a thorough inspection. For half that price it’s worth rolling the dice just for the action. My opinion may or may not have its origin in the mind of greatness.

 

[rookhawk]

To the OP. When it comes to .270s and equally for 30-06s, the world is your oyster. There is an infinite, unlimited supply of them. You can be as fussy and demanding as you want to be. You can send out insultingly low offers on 10 remarkable guns and several of the sellers would swallow their pride and take your insulting offer. The supply simply outstrips demand 100:1.

The FN/Browning collector market is softening, there is a particular age demographic that absolutely loves them (irrationally so?). They also want them mint in the box, never breathed on much less handled, fired, or missing their papers. Once handled by a clerk at a Cabelas and once the box has been duct taped by their packing department, its no longer a collectible FN or Browning, its as common as the other 100,000 of them out there in 98.5% mint condition. (Not mint enough!)

That’s a long winded way of saying for $3000 I’d want a 270 Win that causes angels to weep and that rifle is unremarkable. For a pittance more than that, perhaps only $4000, you could probably buy a custom 270 made by a rather famous maker that would have a $15,000 replacement cost.

Just keep that in mind. Common calibers command common prices. Nothing is more common than 270 and 30-06. (E.g. Griffin & Howe’s are $8000-$12,000, but you can probably find a 270 G&H for around $4k)

 

[549]

To the OP. When it comes to .270s and equally for 30-06s, the world is your oyster. There is an infinite, unlimited supply of them. You can be as fussy and demanding as you want to be. You can send out insultingly low offers on 10 remarkable guns and several of the sellers would swallow their pride and take your insulting offer. The supply simply outstrips demand 100:1.

The FN/Browning collector market is softening, there is a particular age demographic that absolutely loves them (irrationally so?). They also want them mint in the box, never breathed on much less handled, fired, or missing their papers. Once handled by a clerk at a Cabelas and once the box has been duct taped by their packing department, its no longer a collectible FN or Browning, its as common as the other 100,000 of them out there in 98.5% mint condition. (Not mint enough!)

That’s a long winded way of saying for $3000 I’d want a 270 Win that causes angels to weep and that rifle is unremarkable. For a pittance more than that, perhaps only $4000, you could probably buy a custom 270 made by a rather famous maker that would have a $15,000 replacement cost.

Just keep that in mind. Common calibers command common prices. Nothing is more common than 270 and 30-06. (E.g. Griffin & Howe’s are $8000-$12,000, but you can probably find a 270 G&H for around $4k)

No budging on this particular one so I'll pass/wait and see if they drop it later. I've got my eye on a couple others. Neither are as nice, but neither are as dear either.

I agree that once above a certain $$, it would make sense to just get something made exactly to my particulars or at least close enough and new to boot.

Thanks for everyone's input.