Stick,
As you well know, a lot of folks refuse to accept that there is something out there that has an advantage over Ol’ Faithful, simply because the tried-and-true has always worked in the past. It’s not hard to imagine that we just might make some technological gains over a 100-year span, both in case and bullet design, all of which may lead to some subtle, but real, advantages over what was mainstream in 1925. Not only that, but certain trends over those 100 years, such as common twist rates for a given caliber, just might affect bullet development between then and now, resulting in current advantages for one calibre over another.
I find it works best to check emotional attachment at the door, and evaluate things based on merit. Can a guy kill game with a .270 Win and 150 gr Speer SP? I sure hope so, or he’s got bigger problems than BC to worry about. But do bullets exist now that give a guy an advantage over that .270/150 combo? Sure, they do.
