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I've killed deer with both and must say the 270 is a lightning bolt but your results may vary.

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Either will work, but I'd go 270

1) Ammo is everywhere. Not that ammo for the 25-06 is that hard to find
2) You can shoot 100 to 160 gr boolits
3) You can load the 270 down if ya need reduced loads for kids or whatever
4) Grab some 150's and poke big elk at long or short range....270 will have more punch fer the larger game
5) The 270 is sexier
6) *****You can send me your empty brass***** wink

7)***** 270 PENETRATES LIKE A FINE STUD HORSE*****



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Best part about a 270 Win is it's inherent luck factor.

That and it's deer lightning...grin

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Originally Posted by Rez_Buck
Best part about a 270 Win is it's inherent luck factor.


Ain't that the truth.....I carry one and deer are everywhere.....just point it in the general direction and they fall over! shocked grin




The 280 Remington is overbore.

The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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25-06 with 100 grain Barnes VS 270 with 110 grain Barnes. Both about the same velocity. Drop to 80/85 grainers and you still have the same case capacity pushing them about the same. Both calibers will handle moose if you ever take that idea into your head. You can't lose either way.

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There's a vast difference between the .25-06 and .270 on deer. Trouble is, I've never been able to find it, even though it's obviously in there somewhere....


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JOC tweeted me here and said get the .270WCF. grin


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25-06, have both like the smaller caliber.

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I'm with Rez Buck- 270 Win.

Go forth and make venison.

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The 270 is far more superior than the Puzzy5-06............just sayin' whistle

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Back in '98 I got a 270
bagged deer / elk every year with it
lost 1 at 300 yards

in '06 I got a 25 06
got deer / antelope every year with it
lost 1 running

270 best group half inch
25 06 best group third inch
reloads

last year got rid of 270 to get 204 AR
best group with it quarter inch

25 06 less recoil, flatter than 270
both'll kill any deer ever born

bottom line I like 25 06 better than 270 for deer / antelope

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Originally Posted by cole_k
I have a .270 Win and a .25-06 Rem
As I grow older, I'm liking the .25's more and more.



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If all you want to do is hunt deer with it, then the .25-06 is the answer. I live in the south, and the .25-06 works great. If you plan on hunting bigger stuff like elk out West, or think someday you might, then get a .270. The .270 is better if there's a chance you might hunt bigger stuff since it can throw heavier bullets. I wanted a .25-06 since forever, and now that I have one, and got a deer last year with it, I have grown extremely fond of it. Not to mention, it doesn't sound like you're getting any younger, and the .25-06 won't hit you quite as hard as a .270, which you may begin to appreciate.

And since your wife has stuck around for 50 years, and is getting you a dandy anniversary present, it would appear to me, as the old knight told Indiana Jones, "you chose...wisely!" when you made that decision 50 years ago! wink

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For what its worth, If you're going to shoot bullets of 100grs or less, someone smarter' me will likely say 25-06, if you're gonna shoot bullets of 110grs or more, someone smarter' me might say 270...All else equal, shootin' 110gr TTSXs [or equivlent] no difference..BC maybe a smidgn better in 25, can push a smidgn faster in 27...in the same rifle, no difference in recoil. I've killed a whole bunch of venados with 270s and a couple of different 25s, ate every one of em' How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?


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Originally Posted by elliesbear
For what its worth, If you're going to shoot bullets of 100grs or less, someone smarter' me will likely say 25-06, if you're gonna shoot bullets of 110grs or more, someone smarter' me might say 270...All else equal, shootin' 110gr TTSXs [or equivlent] no difference..BC maybe a smidgn better in 25, can push a smidgn faster in 27...in the same rifle, no difference in recoil. I've killed a whole bunch of venados with 270s and a couple of different 25s, ate every one of em' How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?


This sort of objective and intelligent analysis is completely out of place here. grin ..this place is the epicenter for irrational thought and choice based on pure, unadulterated emotion and hysteria....predicated on hunches,delusion, necromancy and other black magic........visions of animals wiped from the landscape at the bark of favorite cartridges... shocked

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The 280 Remington is overbore.

The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Run both calibers with the inteanded load you wish to shoot though a billistic calculator and decide by your self. You will always be happier deciding which gun you want for your purposes than buying the gun that somebody else want's or thinks you should have.
I have a 25-06 and my brother has a 270, they are so similar the differense is negligable.

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If I see two identical rifles on the shelf at a gun shop, one in 270, one in 25-06, the 270 is just not cool in any way while the 25-06 seems just awesome.

Jackoff OC ruined the 270 for me, not because of him or his writings but because of his followers that are still ignorantly stroking his stiff...

I know a lot of intelligent shooters of the 270, but unfortunately there are just too many 270 shooters that absolutely love the round and call it the best ever; trouble is that they have no idea why. For that reason, I can't join the 270 camp. I know, I know, my loss.


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Originally Posted by goose2044
If I see two identical rifles on the shelf at a gun shop, one in 270, one in 25-06, the 270 is just not cool in any way while the 25-06 seems just awesome.

Jackoff OC ruined the 270 for me, not because of him or his writings but because of his followers that are still ignorantly stroking his stiff...

I know a lot of intelligent shooters of the 270, but unfortunately there are just too many 270 shooters that absolutely love the round and call it the best ever; trouble is that they have no idea why. For that reason, I can't join the 270 camp. I know, I know, my loss.



Campfire Classic.......Read a lot of criticisms of the 270....this might be the most curious of them all......thinking the people who use it are somehow too dumb to understand why they like it......

I suppose it logically follows, that those choosing the 25/06 are erudite, sophisticated, and highly intelligent....cause they "know" why they like it.......

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The 280 Remington is overbore.

The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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