So I'm at the range yesterday testing some loads for a couple of rifles. One is a 308 Norma Mag shooting 180 grain Accubonds at a little over 2900 fps. The other is a .270 Win shooting 140 grain Accubonds at a little over 3000 fps. Both turned out to be very accurate loads.
So I got to thinking about how much real difference there is between the two on game. For argument's sake, let's say the rifles are identical with the exception of chambering. Under what conditions would you choose the bigger of the two?