.270 or .308 Handi rifle

[werewolf won]

The other nice thing about the Handi rifle is the ability to change barrels down the road if you end up hunting out west or up north.

[pinetree64]

308. Either one will perform well. You do realize the 270's parent case is the 30-06. If I were in your shoes, I'd go 308. There is a lot more variety ammo-wise. Practice and plinking ammo can more easily be bought in bulk with the 308.

[leaf and lightning]

The other nice thing about the Handi rifle is the ability to change barrels down the road if you end up hunting out west or up north.

Like I said, that was one of the things that made me decide on the Handi... I am defiantly going to be getting a 12 Ga barrel for it after I get it(if I can decide which one I want... they got a lot of options for the 12) and probably am going to be getting a couple more rifle barrels down the line...

[stalbot]

I love the .270, but my handi rifle is a .308. It is a freaking tack driver!!!!! I think you'll have a wider variety of loads with the .308.

[hunter63]

The first Handi Rifle that I found after finding out about the barrel accessory program was a .243, with the SB2 receiver and the correct serial number prefex (means I could order barrels).....but I was looking for and wanted the .270 as the ballistics are very similar to a 7mm mag (smaller bullet, less enegry, but still very similar).

Wanted a short barreled 7mm mag, but they don't make one in the mag, as it reqiures a long barrel to get up to speed....So, .270 was my answer.

Before even shooting the .243, I sent off the reciever with an order for the .270 barrel, (as well as a bunch more, ...hey as long as they had it anyway, might as well get a few more, right?)

Actually still don't have a .308 barrel......never liked that caliber, but that's just me.

As noted The Handi Rifle does give you the option of additional barrels at very reasonal cost....so is a good choice in my book.

BTW, the handi rifle goes out more that the 7 mag, because it's.....Handi?....LOL

[leaf and lightning]

The first Handi Rifle that I found after finding out about the barrel accessory program was a .243, with the SB2 receiver and the correct serial number prefex (means I could order barrels).....but I was looking for and wanted the .270 as the ballistics are very similar to a 7mm mag (smaller bullet, less enegry, but still very similar).

Wanted a short barreled 7mm mag, but they don't make one in the mag, as it reqiures a long barrel to get up to speed....So, .270 was my answer.

Before even shooting the .243, I sent off the reciever with an order for the .270 barrel, (as well as a bunch more, ...hey as long as they had it anyway, might as well get a few more, right?)

Actually still don't have a .308 barrel......never liked that caliber, but that's just me.

As noted The Handi Rifle does give you the option of additional barrels at very reasonal cost....so is a good choice in my book.

BTW, the handi rifle goes out more that the 7 mag, because it's.....Handi?....LOL

if they offered 7mm mag in a Handi rifle, I would choose that, hands down... my dad loves that round, and after borrowing his this last season, so do I... only round I have ever seen literally drop a deer where it was standing...

[hunter63]

if they offered 7mm mag in a Handi rifle, I would choose that, hands down... my dad loves that round, and after borrowing his this last season, so do I... only round I have ever seen literally drop a deer where it was standing...

Yeah, well noted....I getting too old to chase wounded deer, pulling the trigger and watch them fall over has become the standard with the 7 mm mag.

You won't see a short barreled 7mag, though.

H&R/NEF does offer a 7mm-08, but haven't really been excited about this round.

.308 is very useful to alot of people, but if given a choice, I would prefer 30-06.....as being more versatile in loading and not quite so 'twitchy" as the .308.......Just an opinion with my personnel experiance guys.....Not trying to start anything.

[oldpagan]

I like 308, and have a couple, but voted for the 270. Right now all over Oklahoma you can find 270 ammo but not a round of 308 to be had. I added 30-30 and 30-06 to my collection about a year ago and am glad for it. You can't find 223 or 308 anywhere around here right now., yet I am still adding boxes of 30-30 and 30-06. What I am seeing is anyone that has a 270 and a 38/357 could by plenty of ammo

[tnrick55]

i would get 308 because you can get military surplus rounds.

[ohski]

I'll echo the fact that there isn't any .308 ammo on the shelf right now. This is something I would think long and hard about.

Ski