Of the hundreds of commercial metallic cartridges introduced, the .270 Winchester is one of few that have maintained a century-long tenure of popularity. As a youngster, I remember hearing my first ...

The timeless rise of a hunter’s favorite cartridge The post How the .270 Winchester Earned Its Place in Hunting History ...

My first centerfire rifle was a 270 Winchester. It’s the first rifle I learned to handload for and a rifle I shot a lot of deer with. Oddly, as much as I liked the rifle—and as good as the 270 is—I ...

Modern magnums edge it out in the velocity race, sure—but not by enough to matter unless you’re reaching for extreme ...

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** A shooter of smaller stature, Ann ...

Jack O’Connor didn’t invent the .270 Winchester, but he might as well have done so, because for more than 30 years he carried on a one-man cam­paign that transformed the .270 into one of the most ...

This story, “The .270 in Africa,” was originally published in the March 1967 issue of Outdoor Life. Bechuanaland is now Botswana. My wife and I did a 30-day hunt in Bechuanaland in the summer of 1966.

The 270 and 308 Win. have taken big-game critters all over the world, but only one can come out on top in this cartridge battle My first centerfire rifle was a 270 Winchester. It’s the first rifle I ...

This story was originally published in the April 1989 issue of Outdoor Life. Jack O’Connor didn’t invent the .270 Winchester, but he might as well have done so, because for more than 30 years he ...