I have yet to see an advertisement telling me that if I get a 6.5 Creedmoor I’m a great long range Hunter. Where is this marketing hype I keep reading about?

The reason nobody compares inside 300yds, give or take, is that there are probably 50 cartridges that all work equally well. Dead is dead.

If Boddington and anyone else likes the .270, great, go forth and hunt. Ones particular vibe towards a cartridge is really what this is all about. Family history, what writers in the past have written about a cartridge, or whatever else gives you the feeling that a particular cartridge is just right is as good as any reason to choose any one cartridge from a long list of capable cartridges.