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WhelenAway
Actually I think the very best light rifle cartridge is the 280 Remington. The 270 Win is really close but is in second. The 270 is available worldwide whereas the 280 is not. Once I couldn’t find a single box of 280 ammo in all of southern Idaho or Wyoming. That was the end of the 280 for me.

My self imposed distance limit is 440 yards. Frankly, I enjoy getting within 75 yards or so. That is more interesting and challenging to me. I am not a bow hunter but I certainly understand the thrill of being close. LR shooting is more of an abstract engineering problem, something to be conquered. Also, I like the idea that my quarry has a pretty fair opportunity to outsmart me and escape. That is pretty much absent in the LR deal.

I don’t mind getting skunked.

Sort of off topic but not quite. I shoot a 7 mm Mashburn and the thought of lost ammo and no commercial available has crossed my mind until..... I ran into 2 guys at my local rifle range. They were shooting a 7 Mashburn one of them had inherited from his grandfather. It was a very nice custom from the early 60's likely. Their ammo of choice was factory 7 Rem. They got it sighted in and were happy. The brass had a VERY short neck and no telling what the velocity was but it would probably have killed a deer to maybe 250 yds.

I guess any port in a storm