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I was looking at my excess brass and wondering if there were such a caliber out there as the 6.8-250 or 270 -250. and what it would be called?. the 6.8 spc is a neat cartridge as is the 250 savage but what if the 250 savage were to be necked up to the 277 bullets, ran a 8 or 9 twist and could run lets say 80s to 130s grain bullets. I think it would be a neat cartridge. if anybody has any info, a name or even have one of these I would like to hear about it thanks

ackley's book listed some of those... 250 Savage necked up to 270...

along with the 257 Roberts necked to 270....

that was from back in the 1950s....

to me the logical 'wildcat' would just be using the 308 case instead...
aka 270 Redding...

sounds like a good idea,just don't go crazy and make it a gaymoore!

I know there was a 270 savage but that was off the 300 savage case.

Sorry, Can't help you with personal experience but if you decide to do it, first consider making your .250 savage brass look like the .250 savage AI...then neck it up to .270 caliber. This should come close to the 7-08 in performance.....and that's not bad at all.

You will have something unique and perfectly functional for deer and even elk hunting.

That's a pretty good idea.

What velocity with a 130 grain bullet would you expect it to give you John?

I think that one was called the .270 Titus, it was supposedly designed for the 99 Savage. I think the .270 Redding would be smarter these days, with all that 7mm/08 brass you could neck down. Either way, it would be splitting hairs.

I have a bin with over 300 pieces 250 savage brass so brass isn't a problem...probably oughta just sell the brass and forget it lol

In fact....that just might be the very best (and at least most economical) answer.

Sell the brass and buy a used 270 Win.

Or a 7-08 or Creedmore...

have a 270 and don't like it and dont use, it accurate as all get out but don't use it, had a 7-08 and 6.5 creed and sold em because I wasn't impressed. currently have nula's in 223, 280ai, 338x284, and 450 marlin. was just pondering a gap bridger between the 223 and 280ai.

Some things just beg the question "WHY?"

why what? why the 6.8x250 savage? why I don't like a 270 win? why do I have that many nulas? please elaborate on the why you are reffering

I'd research getting dies BEFORE going any further! That will most likely shine some light on your path.

Because it's been done.

It seems like you are taking a long, hard road to get a 6.5 creedmoor.

I'm not bashing the project , but I don't see how going from .264 diameter bullets to .277 diameter bullets in the same weight class will make any difference in performance.

^^^^^THIS.

thanks armednfree, in my original post I asked if such a caliber was out there and what it would be called, I figured it had been done already so now I know what its called.

dude270 I think the creedmoor is about the most useless idea the ammo makers have bestowed upon us in a long time...a 260 rem or 260ai will do what the 6.5 creedmoor does and a 243 and 243ai will do what the 6 creedmoor does. I have had a 6.5 creedmoor is a Kimber mt ascent and wasn't impressed with any aspect of the cartridge. if I want a 6.5 cartridge id rather dig my 264wm out of the back of the safe.

The cartridge(s) you are describing were also covered in the article from Gun Digest Annual 1969 on page 140. Mr. Hood used a Powley Computer to come up with some tabbycat cartridges to use for meat guns as opposed to wildcat super boomers to shoot across canyons. Once again we're only about 50 or 60 years late to the party.

Wildcats & Tabbycats, Charles N. Hood, II