Just buy a .260 Rem and either a .308 or .30-06 and you have your bases covered, with better performance than the .270-08 could give in the various applications. Or, split the difference and just go with a .270 Win that you can load down to .270-08 levels if so desired.
Which is precisely why I'm making a commitment in my arsenal to have a .260 rifle, .260 Encore barrel (MGM 17") and my .30-06. I also have a 6PPC 26" Encore barrel that is my pure fun and varmint gun. I have come to the conclusion that I don't NEED anything else, I have a .308 Win FN PBR XP that shoots lights out, but I'm considering selling it and putting some of the money into a custom tube for the .260 and .30-06, although the .30-06 is M70 Classic FWT walnut/SS. I've already bedded it though, so the originality is out the window. I just don't see a legitimate reason for Winchester to tool up for a new cartridge that will most likely fail in an epic way. Let's see, .22 CHeetah, .243 Win, .260 Rem, 7mm-08, .308 Win, .338 Fed., .358 Win. We're only "missing" a couple calibers there in the .308 family, .25, .270, 8mm, and 9.3mm? I know the first three have been done by wildcatters and someone has probably done the 9.3 thing. The .270 is unnecessary, but why would necessary be a requirement! Speculate away 65BR, have fun!
