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Will it ever get any better? 😀



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Not for the vast majority of us!


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Originally Posted by Trystan
Will it ever get any better? 😀



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Easily...

Just neck it up or down a tad.


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Apparently, based upon hundreds of such assertions throughout this forum, the determining factor is whether an animal "can tell the difference". People who assert this criteria "the dozen deer/pigs/elk I shot, couldn't tell the difference" always baffles me. As though that is somehow determinable.


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You can't go wrong with a 270 or an 06

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It gets better......


When you combine the two you get a 280!

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Or shorten them and get 308 and 7-08.


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I was reminded again today why the 270 is a great cartridge. I found a tang safety Ruger 77 at a bargain a while back and just put a Leupold 3X9X40 Vari X II on it. I had some new brass, so I dropped 60 gr of 4831 in some of them and topped them off with 130 gr Winchester PSP bullets. 5 shots total to get zeroed at 100 yards and then a nice 3 shot 3/4 inch group.

Typical of my experiences with the 270. YMMV.

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I've always liked the 270. I think it's funny that I bought my first one about 35 years ago to have something different from all my 30-30 carrying friends.I was a young rifle loony who had no clue that the 270 was one of the most popular chamberings ever created.

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I like the .270 and 06.. Haven't hunted much with the 06 for the last 40 years or so.. They are great for the average guy who buys wallymart ammo.. They are fun for the serious loader, but I have other calibers I like better for most of my hunting and shooting.. My .270 shoot flat when shooting at coyotes, but it can match my 7mm Wea. But for most hunters/shooters they are all that is needed!!


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I like the .270 and 06.. Haven't hunted much with the 06 for the last 40 years or so.. They are great for the average guy who buys wallymart ammo.. They are fun for the serious loader, but I have other calibers I like better for most of my hunting and shooting.. My .270 shoots flat when shooting at coyotes, but it CANNOT match my 7mm Wea. But for most hunters/shooters they are all that is needed!!


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Originally Posted by WyoCoyoteHunter
I like the .270 and 06.. Haven't hunted much with the 06 for the last 40 years or so.. They are great for the average guy who buys wallymart ammo.. They are fun for the serious loader, but I have other calibers I like better for most of my hunting and shooting.. My .270 shoots flat when shooting at coyotes, but it CANNOT match my 7mm Wea. But for most hunters/shooters they are all that is needed!!


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I'll say it is the most successful American engineered non-military cartridge developed since 1925.


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Originally Posted by TheBigSky
Apparently, based upon hundreds of such assertions throughout this forum, the determining factor is whether an animal "can tell the difference". People who assert this criteria "the dozen deer/pigs/elk I shot, couldn't tell the difference" always baffles me. As though that is somehow determinable.


They can tell the difference if you're running a premium pill. That's how I roll. DRT.



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Originally Posted by Trystan
Will it ever get any better? 😀



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yea..its called a 6.5x55....


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I liked my .30-06 so much that I bought another one.

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Still two of my favorites, after 4 decades.

I have no use for "magnums". Too much fuss and no gain.


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I now have both a 270 and 30-06 in the safe...plan to use the 270 this year. I've sold a number of 30-06 rifles but always come back to them....hard to argue having a rifle that fits my style of hunting perfectly.


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Originally Posted by hanco
You can't go wrong with a 270 or an 06


I agree!


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They both have remained extremely popular as long as they have for a great number of very good reasons.


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Anyone who claims the 30-06 is not effective has either not used one, or else is unwittingly commenting on their marksmanship.
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