|
Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 1,689
Campfire Regular
|
OP
Campfire Regular
Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 1,689 |
Will it ever get any better? ๐
Trystan
Good bullets properly placed always work, but not everyone knows what good bullets are, or can reliably place them in the field
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 3,611
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 3,611 |
Not for the vast majority of us!
Shew me thy ways, O LORD: teach me thy paths. "there are few better cartridges on Earth than the 7 x 57mm Mauser" "the .30 Springfield is light, accurate, penetrating, and has surprising stopping power"
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 15,648 Likes: 1
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 15,648 Likes: 1 |
Will it ever get any better? ๐
Trystan Easily... Just neck it up or down a tad.
- Greg
Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 8,845
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 8,845 |
Apparently, based upon hundreds of such assertions throughout this forum, the determining factor is whether an animal "can tell the difference". People who assert this criteria "the dozen deer/pigs/elk I shot, couldn't tell the difference" always baffles me. As though that is somehow determinable.
_________________________________________________________________________ โMontana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.โ John Steinbeck
ฮฮฮฮฉฮ ฮฮฮฮ
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 151,833 Likes: 20
Campfire Savant
|
Campfire Savant
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 151,833 Likes: 20 |
You can't go wrong with a 270 or an 06
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 628
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 628 |
It gets better......
When you combine the two you get a 280!
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 7,948 Likes: 5
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 7,948 Likes: 5 |
Or shorten them and get 308 and 7-08.
Most people don't really want the truth.
They just want constant reassurance that what they believe is the truth.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 335
Campfire Member
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 335 |
I was reminded again today why the 270 is a great cartridge. I found a tang safety Ruger 77 at a bargain a while back and just put a Leupold 3X9X40 Vari X II on it. I had some new brass, so I dropped 60 gr of 4831 in some of them and topped them off with 130 gr Winchester PSP bullets. 5 shots total to get zeroed at 100 yards and then a nice 3 shot 3/4 inch group.
Typical of my experiences with the 270. YMMV.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 10,972
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 10,972 |
I've always liked the 270. I think it's funny that I bought my first one about 35 years ago to have something different from all my 30-30 carrying friends.I was a young rifle loony who had no clue that the 270 was one of the most popular chamberings ever created.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 17,794 Likes: 2
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 17,794 Likes: 2 |
I like the .270 and 06.. Haven't hunted much with the 06 for the last 40 years or so.. They are great for the average guy who buys wallymart ammo.. They are fun for the serious loader, but I have other calibers I like better for most of my hunting and shooting.. My .270 shoot flat when shooting at coyotes, but it can match my 7mm Wea. But for most hunters/shooters they are all that is needed!!
Molon Labe
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 17,794 Likes: 2
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 17,794 Likes: 2 |
I like the .270 and 06.. Haven't hunted much with the 06 for the last 40 years or so.. They are great for the average guy who buys wallymart ammo.. They are fun for the serious loader, but I have other calibers I like better for most of my hunting and shooting.. My .270 shoots flat when shooting at coyotes, but it CANNOT match my 7mm Wea. But for most hunters/shooters they are all that is needed!!
Molon Labe
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 14,277
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 14,277 |
I like the .270 and 06.. Haven't hunted much with the 06 for the last 40 years or so.. They are great for the average guy who buys wallymart ammo.. They are fun for the serious loader, but I have other calibers I like better for most of my hunting and shooting.. My .270 shoots flat when shooting at coyotes, but it CANNOT match my 7mm Wea. But for most hunters/shooters they are all that is needed!! You can say that again!
Its all right to be white!! Stupidity left unattended will run rampant Don't argue with stupid people, They will drag you down to their level and then win by experience
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 22,736
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 22,736 |
I'll say it is the most successful American engineered non-military cartridge developed since 1925.
My home is the "sanctuary residence" for my firearms.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 46,114 Likes: 6
Campfire 'Bwana
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 46,114 Likes: 6 |
Apparently, based upon hundreds of such assertions throughout this forum, the determining factor is whether an animal "can tell the difference". People who assert this criteria "the dozen deer/pigs/elk I shot, couldn't tell the difference" always baffles me. As though that is somehow determinable. They can tell the difference if you're running a premium pill. That's how I roll. DRT.
A wise man is frequently humbled.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 30,869 Likes: 18
Campfire 'Bwana
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 30,869 Likes: 18 |
Will it ever get any better? ๐
Trystan yea..its called a 6.5x55....
T R U M P W O N !
U L T R A M A G A !
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 11,303 Likes: 3
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 11,303 Likes: 3 |
I liked my .30-06 so much that I bought another one.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 3,881
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 3,881 |
Still two of my favorites, after 4 decades.
I have no use for "magnums". Too much fuss and no gain.
"Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right." Henry Ford
If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them?
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 2,587
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 2,587 |
I now have both a 270 and 30-06 in the safe...plan to use the 270 this year. I've sold a number of 30-06 rifles but always come back to them....hard to argue having a rifle that fits my style of hunting perfectly.
Rob
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 3,438
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 3,438 |
You can't go wrong with a 270 or an 06 I agree!
Liberalism is a cancer Support Christian Family values
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 3,945 Likes: 17
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 3,945 Likes: 17 |
They both have remained extremely popular as long as they have for a great number of very good reasons.
Phil Shoemaker Alaska Master Guide, Alaska Hunter Ed Instructor FAA Master pilot www.grizzlyskinsofalaska.comAnyone who claims the 30-06 is not effective has either not used one, or else is unwittingly commenting on their marksmanship.
|
|
|
|
500 members (16gage, 10gaugeman, 10Glocks, 10gaugemag, 160user, 10ring1, 49 invisible),
2,297
guests, and
1,143
robots. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,192,858
Posts18,497,114
Members73,979
|
Most Online11,491 Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|