rta if I show up at the ranch in Wyoming lugging something other than a 270,my old pal rancher looks at me (with eyes narrowed),and says....
"What are you messin' with now?...You should know better by now you don't need anything other than your 270..."
I mentioned this before, but over the years I've found myself describing several of my favorite chamberings to folks who aren't into such things. Telling them, "It's about like a .270", generally gets the point across and is not far from the truth. 120 to 160 grains at 3,100 to 2,800 fps, and you're lumping in about a dozen 6.5's and 7mm's. Not a bad place to be, but I like rifles too much to cut back to just the 270Win, even if it makes sense.....
A buddy recently called me about his wife's rifle, a walnut 700ADL in .270Win. They were at a sporting goods store looking for ammo and a scope. I told them to buy some 150gr WW Powerpoints and a Redfield Revolution. 4-5 shots later and I had her zeroed at 200yds and she can effectively kill anything that she might encounter locally with no fuss.
