I have had a Remington 760 in 270 Winchester for over fifty years and I have taken a lot of bucks with it, plus some varmints. I have taken deer from ten yards to 400 yards with it. It has a 22-inch barrel.
Early on I added a recoil pad. It was a little rough shooting from the bench when wearing a T-shirt. A flinch developed at the bench can carry over into the woods.
Most of my hunting has been in steep mountainous terrain covered with heavy vegetation. Some of this has presented some tough shots. One in particular comes to mind, I worked myself out to a rocky point choked with brush and had just enough room to stand on a rock, and watch a deer trail. The trail was about 100 yards out across an arroyo and I could hear a deer coming down the trail before I spotted it. I missed the first shot, quickly chamber a second round and put the bullet behind the shoulder. I believe the configuration of the 760 made that happen.
Recoil between a 150-grain bullet in the 270 and the 308 are just about equal.
http://www.beartoothbullets.com/rescources/calculators/php/recoil.htmThere have been a few times that I have come close to buying a 760 with an 18-inch barrel chambered in 308 Winchester, 30-06 Springfield, or 270 Winchester. I have only encountered one in 270 Winchester and it had seen a lot of use but that was not the stopping issue. It was overpriced. As I have aged the muzzle blast of a short barrel rifle is a concern. I am setting here with a hearing aid in each ear.
Years back there was a country store that I did business in. He had a few rifles, one of which was a new Remington 742 carbine in 308 Winchester. The owner and I discussed a price and we almost had a deal, but on close examination of the new rifle I found it had rust on it. The owner still wanted a new price for a rusty rifle, so I passed. I felt then and still do that a 308 carbine was idea for much of my hunting.
You can tell that my 760 has had a lot of time in the field, most of my deer seasons have lasted over thirty days, hunting different zones, and more than one state. My longest take was in Colorado, and the 22-inch 760 was the right rifle for the occasion.
You can tell that I have carried my 760 a lot with most of the bluing gone from the magazine and action bar area from carrying it in the woods.
Thanks to my dog and the 760 I took this buck at long range across a large arroyo. My youngest brother and I were hunting in buck brush over our heads and when the dog jumped the buck we could not see him. By sound we could hear them go to the bottom and start up the other side. I hoped that the buck would enter one on the small openings a give me a shot. It was a long shot the but the 130-grain bullet put the buck down count. Just the sound of a round being chamber in the 760 use to get the dog excited and hopping into the air. Man’s best friend.
