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Get a 280 for your wife. Then you can say, "Your 280," without getting in trouble.  Bruce
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.280 Remington Shewemington - now, a 7x64 Brenneke is a horse of a greener other sides gras.
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"split the difference and get a .290 AVA (0.296")"
Couldn't you just use the famous B-29? true .... but some folks don't like their whole game animal as burger (some like steak and roasts)
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The .270 is a smaller diameter, faster, improved version of the 30-06. Then came the .280 because it was still faster and sexier than the 30-06 and because guys like me just need something different because the 30-06 and the .270 we have has since our teens was just not as cool. 7MM but in a non-magnum case. Then came along the 338-06 which was sexy and a bigger caliber. I am sure there are more from the same old '06 case but are they really ever that much of an improvement? if I am a hunter, probably not. if I am a rifle and ammo manufacturer, then sure, the new, sexy cartridge is the greatest thing out there. I am still not sure why I ever bought a .260 Rem but probably because it is cool, lightweight, compact, accurate and because I didn't already have one in the gun safe....
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Can you buy .280 Rem ammo in South America? Some "objectivity" and logic given to a subjective thread! When you kill your BG, you can ask 'em which one was more effective.  .30/06 is also the boring safe date when buying ammo too. (yeah, duhh!) If our wives knew how wishy-washy we were about guns and cartridges, they'd never trust any compliment we gave them.  (true!)
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They're nearly identical. Comparing their relative merit is splitting hairs.
If the 30-06 is too much, the 280 isn't the answer.
If the 280 is not enough, the 30-06 isn't the answer.
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They're nearly identical. Comparing their relative merit is splitting hairs.
If the 30-06 is too much, the 280 isn't the answer.
If the 280 is not enough, the 30-06 isn't the answer. Well said!
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No.
Not until we do a .30-06 vs .280Rem vs .284Win and there +/- in comparison to the .270W with 130gr,139gr and 140gr bullets with powders of three different burn rates.
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They're nearly identical. Comparing their relative merit is splitting hairs.
If the 30-06 is too much, the 280 isn't the answer.
If the 280 is not enough, the 30-06 isn't the answer. Amen. Get both I did 
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Can you buy .280 Rem ammo in South America? Based upon this reply, I suppose you hunt with 30-06's specifically since it's the only ammo any store in the world is likely to carry the most of. And, I suppose that your 30-06's will shoot every type of ammunition available all over the world accurately?
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While availability of ammo is a consideration, the answer is to make up two boxes of ammo and put them in different bags.
Personally, I've never had a rifle nor ammo lost.
Aim for the exit hole.
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stop the debate and buy a 7mm express
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The .280 doesn't kick as hard but shoots smaller, lighter bullets.
The big difference is in the availiability of top quality factory ammo. The '06 has far more. E This. 30-06 will be available wherever you hunt, good if ammunition is lost, stolen, seized in transit.
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