Anyone remember Jack O'Connor?

[Rapier]

Congrats on getting the shotgun verified as an O'Connor gun. Getting a written verification many times can be difficult in my research experience.

I got in a 270 Win barrel for a Rem 700 BDL to put together a custom 270 rifle build for myself. Alas, a friend whom did me a favor previously, needed a 270 Win for his son for a Christmas gift and could not find a 270 anywhere, seems like FL and the 270 do not match up too well. So I built the custom 270, I had in mind for me, for him as a gift for his son. He only needed it finished in 12 days. It shot a sub 1/2" group on the function test. He got the rifle and group, for the box, The only 270 Win I ever owned, if only for a day.

[Idaho45guy]

Great stories! My ultimate hunting round for Idaho is my .30-06 Ackley Improved. But after shooting a Jim Zahm .25-06 Model 70, it may become my new favorite.

[Beerd]

Remember him? Heck I hunted with him.
Well, not Jack but a young feller named John O'Conner.
When I mentioned the Jack and the .270 he kind of gave me that "Huh?" look.
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[GOPHER SLAYER]

I remember him well.He did like the .270 which I do not. Why didn' Winchester just put a 7mm bullet in the '06 case and create a great cartridge instead of creating an odd ball like the .270 which is fading away. Oconner bragged about how the .270 could kill anything. When Elmer Kieth asked him if he ever shot an elk with a .270, Oconner was stuck because he had not. Hi wife had better sense; she wanted a 7mm.

[bcraig]

I remember him well.He did like the .270 which I do not. Why didn' Winchester just put a 7mm bullet in the '06 case and create a great cartridge instead of creating an odd ball like the .270 which is fading away. Oconner bragged about how the .270 could kill anything. When Elmer Kieth asked him if he ever shot an elk with a .270, Oconner was stuck because he had not. Hi wife had better sense; she wanted a 7mm.

https://www.boone-crockett.org/270-a...is%20cartridge.

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth...opics/443630/1

Millions of hunters will be shocked to find that the 270 Winchester is Fading away ! LOL

[Idaho45guy]

My first elk was shot with a .257 Roberts using 117gr Noslers. Dropped like a rock with one shot. A .270 is entirely adequate for elk.

[cwtebay]

My first 4 elk, several deer, 4 antelope, and first black bear were all killed with the model 721 Remington 270 that my grandfather gave me. I don't recall feeling under gunned. Perhaps it was a sense that JOC had been there before.

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[doghawg]

As a young boy I got a subscription to Outdoor Life and Jack O'conners articles were the first thing I'd turn to.