Elmer Keith and Jack O'Conner stories

[Tom Flanigan]

Each rifle barrel is a world unto it's own for sure. My .270 is a custom pre-64 model 70 with a Douglas barrel. It doesn't like the 150 grain bullets for some reason. As far as I know from his writings, Jack O'Connor always loaded and used the 130 grain bullet. He never mentioned the 150 grain loadings and didn't list it in his recipes for the .270. I love the .270 and it also makes a great long range coyote gun.

[C.O.B.]

One of my 270's is a custom stocked pre64 M70 FWT. It likes the 130gre NBT and I'm using Jacks load which if I remember is 58gr of H (or IMR) 4831. As Tom said each rifle is it's own being. For me thats what makes them so much fun.