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In the introduction to his piece on the 270, here's what Finn had to say on the decidedly non-gay, all-American 270 Win... from his book Hunting Rifles And Cartridges:

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On my to do list is reading more stuff that Finn wrote. No game experience myself with a 7x57, but I am a long time 270 shooter and continue to be a fan of the cartridge.

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Cool. I've had good results with both but would pick the 270 if I were only allowed one.

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Pat, I'm a long-time fan of Aagaard. Besides being a man of considerable experience on game (perhaps more than any other modern writer), he was a keen, relatively unbiased observer who also wrote quite well. All in all, a rare combination.


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Finn was also the first guy I recall hunting deer with a .223, with the then-new Trophy Bonded bullets. He wrote of it which I think opened more than a few people's eyes.

My experience is also that the .270 = bang flops

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Premature. Sorry. Thanks

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Thanks Brad, very interesting read.

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Refreshing to read some common sense stuff on killing BG animals from someone who actually did a lot of it, rather than bounce numbers off a ballistic calculator.

Gun writers like Finn are few and far between these days.




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Lot of respect for Finn. I always read his articles first. He shot heavy kicking rounds very well. He wasn't a sissy like JOC😜.


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Holes in the goodies kill, speed speeds it up, mostly.


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Great thread,ole Finn knew his stuff. I agree with him about the 270 with a 150 grain Partition. You probably have to step up to a 375 H and H or something equivalent to see an increase in actual killing power in the field. And even then it's only apparent on really big critters.

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I tend to agree with rural doc.

And yet, what makes the .270 so much more universally capable than the .25-06?
I believe it to be true yet I can't put my finger on it.

A partner owns a .25-06 and is going elk hunting for the first time this fall. He stepped up to a .300wsm for this trip. I'm relying once again on my .270 with 150NP. Is it so much more capable than his .25-06 would have been with 120NP? I don't know what that answer is and its bugging me. It might be only in my brain.


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Good article, I always liked reading his stuff.

I'm new to the 270 Win as of last year and am now wondering why I took so long to try it especially after seeing how well it worked for others I hunted with. Shot a black bear last spring and another 3 days ago both with the 160 gr Partition and was quite impressed, that bullet can seriously penetrate. Going to load up some 140 gr Sierra HPBT or 150 gr Ballistic Tips for deer this year and am expecting great things too.


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Finally read the whole thing.

Thanks for putting it up.

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Finn was always the first article I read. Miss his writing. It's sorely lacking in a great number of today's writers.


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