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hi lads

 

i have been waiting a very long time for a 270 cal rifle and after waiting three months for a variation i was getting ready to forget about but then lady luck arrived in the form of my ticket back with my open 270 0n...

 

as im not going to use this rifle that often i did not want to go over the top on the price so i kept in low

 

i managed to find a BSA 270 up north and decided on that was the one

 

here she is

 

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now for her first trip.
before i had a play with it i really wanted to test the cal so after a few boxes of round and a good mess about i was happy to take her on a stalk..
i arrived at the farm for 4 o'clock am and watch over a few fields
a hour of that and nothing spotted a decided on a mooch and see if i came across anything.
it was not long before a spotted a buck in the field and made my way over . but when i got there ! nothing he had vanished. i thought i would sit and weight 10 minuets in the hope he would pop out---30 minuets passed and still nothing. never mind i though i will carry on and take a look around.. i walked around the hedge to find him no more than 50 yards away
he had not spotted me so i retreated behind the bush raised the gun to my sticks and sneaked back around the hedge. he was still there a littler further up.
i waited for my shot and then the bang rang out like a bomb lol it must have woke up the country lol the deer was down
i was over the moon wicked gun kicks like a donkey and a stunning first deer for it..
he was looked over and sorted there and then. what a stunner
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this is the finished head now hanging on the wall
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now as much as i loved the rifle i new she could look a 100 times better so i went to work on her .. i have her a new Simmons wtc scope and a wood work make over. i now think hes is perfect just what i wanted i traditional safari looking rifle ..
thanks all andy

 

 

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Lovely buck Andy.

 

What made you choose a .270 ? Personally I don't like them due to the noise and recoil but its down to personal choice.

 

 

hi mark thanks mate.... i was toying with both 308 and 270 i opted for the 270 as i would one day like to take a boar and i have heard that it is the chosen cal for the job not saying 308 aint suitable .

its also still a big energy dumper and flattens everything it hits.. i no people are not keen on the cal but i don't no why!

yes its loud and kicks but its a gun they do go bang. i was told by a lot not bother with one and im glad i didn't listen there not bad at all ...bring back the mighty 270 i say

thanks all for your comments

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dead's is dead mark just came down to choice... i think the 270 dont get the use as much so buying second hand i found i got a better gun with hardly any use . its mint

 

wheres your face you not that bad looking mate..

 

wicked boar was he uk?

 

there is a chap up north with a load on the sd site.. it will happen one day just not sure when

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Cracking rifle mate and in one of the best cals (IMO) I've had two BSA cf 2's both in .270 and wished I'd never had sold them,if I was to get another it would definitely be another .270, it might be an old fashioned cal ,but in my opinion is far superior to the .308, nice buck by the way.

Jase.

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Yep Andy , I shot this boar with Solwaystalker up in Dumfries , I can recommend him , top bloke. I have had 2 trips and shot a boar both times....

 

 

thats the man he seams to have a good head of boar up there and at good prices too. i just need to find the strength to drive up there :/:/

 

i bet you had a cracking time with him fair play to ya . you lived my dream lol :good:

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Well done :good:on a nice old buck. Maybe the .270 is out of fashion but dead is dead and if you can manage the bark and bite of this gun then good on you.

Nice job on the stock, theres some nice grain there, what did you use on it?

 

its not as bad as people make out!

 

its better in the flesh the pics where bad as i used my phone as i just cant remember to charge my camera .. i used nitrmos to remove the original finish then sanded it down to wet and dry and wire wool then gave it ten coats of tru oil with a rough up in between took a while but came out 10x better

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Cracking rifle mate and in one of the best cals (IMO) I've had two BSA cf 2's both in .270 and wished I'd never had sold them,if I was to get another it would definitely be another .270, it might be an old fashioned cal ,but in my opinion is far superior to the .308, nice buck by the way.

Jase.

 

 

i got the gun with mounts mod and scope sling £220 it was mint the metal work was as new the chap said it has had very little use barrel clean and seam good rifling cant complain really. as i said i will not get the use from it as i have other center fires but on bigger target that i will be on this year it will become very handy

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Fine looking Buck Andy,you forget just how loud these rifles are when you use them without a Mod.

Keeper had a .270 in Tikka T3 where i was in Oxfordshire last week and he swears by it.

 

Just dropped my application in for another .243 at Police HQ then went straight to the gunshop to order it (Sako 85 Hunter) once i get it and sell my current .243 will use the slot for a bigger cal,thinking about a ,30 06.

 

You've certainly had some good shooting of late,well done mate.

 

 

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Fine looking Buck Andy,you forget just how loud these rifles are when you use them without a Mod.

Keeper had a .270 in Tikka T3 where i was in Oxfordshire last week and he swears by it.

 

Just dropped my application in for another .243 at Police HQ then went straight to the gunshop to order it (Sako 85 Hunter) once i get it and sell my current .243 will use the slot for a bigger cal,thinking about a ,30 06.

 

You've certainly had some good shooting of late,well done mate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

its been going good thanks . is the second 243 for a nv set up or are you just feeling flush lol.. well done on the foxes the other night with mark the pic was good on the bales

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its been going good thanks . is the second 243 for a nv set up or are you just feeling flush lol.. well done on the foxes the other night with mark the pic was good on the bales

Just upgrading as yeah...feeling flush :big_boss:

He likes a good pose does Mark...very artistic :yes:

 

This was the Fella i got down your way last week

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