Originally Posted by Bricktop
Originally Posted by miket_81
If the 280 was around 50 or so ealier the 270 wouldn't even exist.
I doubt it. The 7x64mm showed up in 1917 and the .270 WCF in 1925. It depends on how and by whom the round is marketed.


As was already mentioned the near identical twin to the 280 came out in 1917 several years before the 270. I do think the round that probably forced Winchester to manufacture a "new" caliber size, the 277, on an 06 sized case deserved better though. The one I refer to came out in 1913 and is better known as the 256 Newton. It was way ahead of its time.

Other rounds I would include that deserved better, especially in the U.S., already mentioned are the 6.5X55, 7X57, 300 H&H and the 358 Winchester.

Larry
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