+1
I can say I had a love for the 270, and still respect it, but the way to a 270 'Improved' is in the 7/08.
I shot 139/140s at 2900-2960 in TWO 21" factory 700 tubes w/Varget. All I needed.
It just works, and in a short action, and if Ole Jack were here today, his wife Eleanor likely would have retired her 7x57 for a 7/08 in a lighter yet trimmer M70 SA FWT, and Ole Jack might have realized what today's powders and bullets can do in the 7/08.
No slam on the 270, but to me it yields little if any advantage when comparing what is MOST commonly shot, 130-140 gr. bullets over a 7/08 in a std. length tube of say 22"....(not comparing M7's 18.5/20 inchers.
That said, I just LOVE what my 260 and 6.5x55s do with a 130 NAB running a sedate 2780 mv (current load w/IMR4350, when it runs out future loads w/H4350 should yield 50-75 or more). .488 BC gives me all I need to reach out for what I do, and it kicks a tad less than a 7/08 w/140. Not much, but less, all the while giving my last kill, DRT....or DOA
at 250 paces.
Last year I just let my 95 grain BT loaded 6mm BR drop my 2 deer.
Who NEEDS a 270 when lesser rounds will Get R Done? LOL.
In all seriousness, 270 owners need not rush out and trade in their guns, they will keep doing what they have for decades.
