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.257Bob,
remember, that quote of JOC may be is Carmichaels slightly slanted version of what JOC really said. Carmichael is an outspoken 7mm buff so to say.

In "The Hunting Rifle" JOC states on pp79: Quote:The 2 cases have almost identical powder capacity, the same shoulder slope, use the same powders. What one will do, the other will do.End quote.

The .280 in theory at least, is a tad more versatile then the .270, since you can load it with 175 grain on the shelf bullets and the .270 "only"with 160 grainers. Moose/Elk do not know the difference whether you shot it with 175 or 160 grain Nosler partitions so to say. 150 Nosler partitions are plenty for either species anyway.

shrike, I can not find anything to debate with your last comment. I guess I like the 270 'cause it's made in the USA, what I mean by that is that it is a true 7mm, not the 7mm as measured in europe by measuring from lan to lan, not the actual bullet diameter. the 7mm is 7mm + the groove depth. this is starting to not make sense to me either

I remember that comment of Carmichel's. As I recall it, JOC's comment was "It's a better caliber," rather than "much superior." Minor difference in language, perhaps, but more in keeping with his oft repeated statements regarding how minor the differences in the chamberings were.