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I happen to agree with Finn Aagaard. "The true general purpose big-game cartridges used in this country come in but two calibers. 30 and 7mm."

I only have one in Browning BBR and it is accurate as all get out, only need one.

If that shoots as good as it looks .. you won. Somethin' classic about a wood 'n' blue Ruger tanger.

Almost none. True thing. A pity. I've made a lot of stuff dead with a .25-'06. Getting another may go back on my list.

Tom

If I had to narrow my rifles down to bare minimum it would be my 270 Win Kimber Montana (140 gr TSX) and my tweaked LW stainless 375 H&H M70 (270 gr TSX).

I think it’s because they seem so common, like the .30/06 . Maybe changing the name to .277 Whelen would help.

I was a 257 Roberts, 257AI, and 25-284 guy before I got my first 25-06, since then I've become a believer in the 25-06. The Marlin XL7 that I bought from somebody on this site back in 2012 has been amazingly accurate for an entry level rifle. I've loaned that rifle out and had a hard time getting it back 'cause the borrowers had such good luck with it.

I was a 7x57 and 284 shooter before I got my first 270, since then I've become a fan of the 270, as it does everything those 2 cartridges do and it does it easier and cheaper with factory ammo.

I'll bet he doesn't have any problem finding the lands with that bullet; it's got to be pretty long.

Around 1995 I picked up a Rem 7600 in 270. First time in the woods with it I was on a meat mission. Got an 8pt and two doe with it in about 10 seconds.
They all hit the deck right now. Nothing magical that any other cartridge wouldn’t have done but I was impressed. Haven’t been without one since.

You can't hardly swing a dead cat around in the woods here during deer season without hitting somebody carrying a .270. Unless you happen to hit somebody carrying a .30-06 first that is.

Among people who use the 270 I don't think it has fallen out of favor at all. But with all the competition from newer developments that surround and duplicate the performance of the 270, it can be a tough sell for a cartridge that is probably going on 100 years old... What do you think will be the 270's replacement 100 years from now?

Non-loonies have no problem with the .270

I'm a TOTAL loony and I have no problem with the .270 Win. It's a fantastic chambering. The four I own are bracketed by my .257 Roberts, 25-06, 6.5 Grendel, 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5x55, 256 Newton on the low side, and two 7x57s, a .280 Rem, and two 7mm RMs on the high side. They are augmented in the middle by a 270 WSM. All of them are great cartridges. There are of course .22s, .24s. 8mms. .338s, .358s, 9.3, .375, and .458 too, but I am just listing the bracketing calibers by chambering. I still need a .250 Savage. Then I'll be complete. Yeah. Right.

The .270 Winchester is an awesome cartridge.

Rex

I do not think I could go quite that low.
How about 22-250, 270, 338-06 and 416 Rem Mag.

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They get the job done in a boringly efficient way.
Now if a guy built a 270AI with a long throat and a 1 in 8 twist on a magnum length action.......

What's a 270win?

The last Roosevelt elk I shot with my .270. It's been making meat since it's purchase in the late 60's and will be passed down to a grandson upon my demise....



The .270 is the cartridge I suggest to any new rifle buyer.
It has a ton of good attributes - including pissing off the libtards with the rainbow panties..

I just re-barrelled an '06 Tanger to 270. A few years ago, I went the other way with a different rifle (M98). Both because they needed new barrels, and that's what came up cheap at the time.....

And yeah, I have a 7X57, too.

It’d have plenty of neck to hold the new high BC bullets. Kind of a Creedish Moreish leaning.

It hasn't.