Winchester .270 Rimfire (Super Magnum)

[snaketail]

Anyone other than myself think that Winchester should come out with a .270 rimfire cartridge? The are already using the nail-gun cartridge necked down to .17 as the basis of the .17 Super Magnum. Why not have a .27 cal rimfire too?

I'm all in favor of a new cartridge - that would fit revolvers , lever guns and others. I'd like a boolit weight around 90 gr. and drive it around 1750fps.

I'd like to win the lottery too.

Any thoughts?

[roysha]

Your odds of winning the lottery are infinitely greater then the .27 RF ever happening.

[fouronesix]

The manufacturers can't keep up with demand for the common rim fires- any others would become obsolete after the first "special run". :)

[texassako]

It would be another .256 Win Mag in stats, except not reloadable(or downloadable). Stuck in a range of to much for squirrels/rabbits, not enough for deer, and not have the speed the varmint crowd wants.

[Mk42gunner]

I'd rather have one of the US factories, and I don't really care which one, reintroduce dependable loads for the old discontinued rimfires; instead of introducing a new faddish round that is only around for a few years.

A good start would be both short and long versions of the .25, 32. and 38 RF, then branch out into the other calibers and extra short and long versions.

Robert