I've used several cartridges over the years.....[/b]6.5X55, 6.5CM, 7X57,308, 6.8SPC.....that are similar sized, and while they all work and shoot just fine[b], if push came to shove, I'd pick the 270 over them all. It just flat works, and has for almost a 100 years now. Just think about it, [/b]since 1925, no one has come up with a cartridge that's been able to knock the 270 off it's throne[b] as the ideal long range cartridge for deer sized animals. It's still the one to which others are compared.
Yes, many a cartridge stands in the SHADOW of the 270 Win..
and their owners WHINE, it's just as good as a 270 Win.
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[/b]It's STILL the one to which others are compared[b]"---- pretty much sums it up.
Jerry
