Originally Posted by shootem
I think it’s because they seem so common, like the .30/06 . Maybe changing the name to .277 Whelen would help.
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They get the job done in a boringly efficient way.
Now if a guy built a 270AI with a long throat and a 1 in 8 twist on a magnum length action.......

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