Works ok but my toying around at those ranges didn't prove it to be exceptional by any stretch. Heavier bullets for the caliber were helpful as I had endless fits with my preferred hunting load (a 130gr soft point) getting blown around at even modest distances with any hint of wind. I'd probably use 150gr bullets if I were to try with a .270 again. 6.5-06 would probably be a vastly better choice if you're fixin'a shoot for groups but if you're just having fun and ringing steel it'll do alright.
To call it the longest flattest shooter is <sticks neck out> utterly stupid and your buddy should be told that. Flatness of shooting comes from high velocities and retaining that velocity over time, period. Many factors go into retaining velocity but speed is all that matters in the "flatness" of trajectory.
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