Seems like a whole lot of effort to re-create a 60 year-old design......the .270 Titus. This was a "wildcat" made by necking the .300 Savage down to .277" to get (basically) .270 Winchester performance out of the Savage 99 rifle.....and it WORKED very well.
At the time (1940-early 1950's) the Savage 99 was a bit shorter than after the .308 came out and that's why the .300 Savage was the parent cartridge. Since the mid 1950's the Savage was "lengthened" to handle the .308 (and .243 and .358) making the conversion even more attractive. Why this "wildcat" never caught on is a puzzle.
How can anyone argue with a .277" 130 grain bullet at 2850 fps (original) or 2950 (.308 version) in a rifle as "perfect" for a deer weapon as the Savage 99???? Even in a short-action bolt rifle this would be hard to beat.....and I, for one, have always wondered why the "powers that be" chose to go with the 7mm or 6.5mm (.260) instead of the proven .270 Titus as a commercial round.
I hate change, it's never for the better.... Grumpy Old Men The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know
