I need to confirm something about Winchester 270 Silvertips

[vontar]

Every Since I can remember starting deer hunting with Dad when I was 10, Dad had only brought one kind of Ammo. We both use 270 rifles. He has a Bolt Action, I have a semi Auto. He Gave me mine when I was 10. Dam fine shooting rifle. This is a gun I will never sell. I should be posting a picture of it.

Anyways, Last year we notice we could not find Winchester 270 Silvertips

We could find the twice as expensive Winchester 270 ballistics Silvertips.

I remember we used to get the Winchester 270 Silvertips from 18 to 25 a box. Last I found them on line was freaking ridiculous in price. No store seems to have them. They all list them out of stock. Last night I found a posting that said they are a discontinued item on an obscure message board. I want to find out if that is true.

I don't want to buy Ballistics really, but I may have to break down and do it unless I can find maybe another brand that sells something similar to the original 270 Silvertips.

Any Ideas?

[mikegideon]

I just buy Remington. I don't think you can buy a .270 round that won't let all the air out of a deer in short order.

[vontar]

you are probably right there.

You know, we have been using them for a long time and like most people are not fans of CHANGE if you know what mean.

[mikegideon]

I love the .270. One of the flattest shooters out there for something with manageable recoil

[vontar]

When I was 10, I remember Dad trying me out with several Rifles, 30 30's (sorry I don't know the proper way to list them) but he settled for the 270 mainly because he already used one so we could use the same ammo.

I shot my first Deer when I was 11, Dad stepped it off, about 300 yards. I did have a place to take a resting shot on an old log, but I am still proud of that shot 19 years later.

Hunting around old strip mines I have killed many deer at 200-400 yards with it.

Funny thing It sounds like I just sit back and pick deer off at a distance. I have had deer come so close to me I could have reached out and touched them, but they where not legal.

I think when I was 16(believe 16), the last time I hunted at chuck swan wildlife management area. I was on a juvenile hunt, we had got in the woods early Sunday morning. Dad started to drift off to sleep and I heard a deer. I woke him before it got to us, I spoked it walking right toward us. It was about 20 yards. it was so close I didn't even try to use the scope I just used open sights and dropped it. Nice 6 point buck. We where the first to check out that morning.

I've some good stories with it. Dad has a few of my Miss's that I shouldn't have missed too.