We have been blessed with a lot of great writers over the years and Jack O'Connor was one of the finest. I liked his style and thought he made a lot of sense. He worked in a competitive environment and had a very long and successful career but not without it's hardships.
I don't see him championing the .270 so much as defending it. It was probably his favorite cartridge but he used a lot of others as well. Eleanor's exploits with the 7mm prompted me to try it and I have owned several. It is a fine cartridge as is the 7-08.
We enjoy the benefits of good reamer manufacturers and barrel makers that Jack O'Connor never had. The scopes we have access to today are much more reliable and with better optical properties. Todays hunters enjoy many benefits earlier generations did not have but a lot of habitat has been lost. If success is your ambition then a good guide is truly beneficial. Some things never change.
