Brooks misses most obvious point of all.
A guy with a 280 is 95% likely to be a handloader and a rifle looney.
A guy with a 270 is 95% likely to be filling his magazine with factory x-mart ammo.
A few years ago I was the worst rifleman I knew. I got a 280 and learned to handload to maximize the cartridge. Owning a 280 leads to more trigger time, which makes a better rifleman, which makes a better hunter.
The 280 was an education that I could not replace. 'Course I've "graduated" to 7x57's, 6.5 Swedes, and 7mm08's for the wimmin an chillins (good use for all the .284 boolits).
Besides, the 270 has Jack O'Conner. The 280 has the "7mm Express Death Cult".
How cool is that?
GE
7mmEDC#2
