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So, say (aside from SA stuff) you have LA 700s and LA70s 270, 9.3x62….and you have a spare, stainless M70 laying around. What’s it gonna become? Points for non-wildcats, though loading is a given. I’ll be in that boat eventually, and I can’t make a 280 or whelen make sense. A dastardly ‘06 might make sense, but not thinking 25-06 either. What’s that leave in a long action M70? Going 30 magnum?

Cash

6.5x55

Spare stainless model 70 laying around? What's it chambered for? Why don't you use it as is? What era model 70 is it? CRF or push feed?

‘06.

Maybe go with a tighter twist so you can play with real heavy ones.

Bolt face?

You said 280 was out, so the answer is clearly 280 AI.

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280 Ackley
338-06
300 PRC

25-06 is a fantastic choice with a 7.5 twist given the newer 133+ grain bullet options.

I had that situation a number of years ago....

The 270 barrel was rebored into a 338/06. Never regretted doing that at all.

A decent step up from a 30/06 in my opinion.

It’s another 270. I wasn’t aware they made push feeds in stainless? FN, CRF, sporter.

6.5x55 is cool…..but having another 270, 6.5-7mm stuff is likely superfluous.

If I was purely going to handload and availability if traveling wasn’t sometimes a thing, then 6.5-06 or 338-06 might be considerations…..but I see no need for the 338 in general, when 30s, 35s, and 36s exist. Just my take.

That'd be my pick as well since a 280, 25-06, and 338-06 isn't in play.

Try as hard to justify something else all you want. You can't beat a 30-06. I've had 270, 280, 338-06 and 35 Whelen. I finally figured out there wasn't anything I could do with any of the others 30-06 didn't do at least as well.

Damned ‘06! Lol

What about using the 70 action and doing up something off the Wby RPM case? Seems like that case would be a solid match to a 70 action and the world is your oyster. A mag box swap could have a case that has more capacity than a WSM case, but feeds pretty slick through a 70 action.. 30, 25, etc would all be fairly easy and Peterson makes some decent brass..

I always wanted a 280

I’m no help but have a similar situation with a spare .300 Win Mag Stainless Classic. I decided it should be something Winchester should have done from the factory……a .264 Win Mag. However, since I’ve procrastinated on it for a decade already, it probably won’t happen anytime soon

6mm-06 set up to shoot 110 DTAC's?

Forget what you think you should build baded on the rest of your battery.

Build whatever makes you happiest, even if it overlaps or (gasp) duplicates an existing caliber.

Based on my own experiences, compromise rifles eventually get sold.

This sounds like a winner, particularly in 8 twist.

6.5-06