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Dogger pretty nuanced stuff...but if a person is going to compare them, I figure you have to make everything as equal as possible before you go down that road. That said there is no hunting....anywhere and for anything for which either is suited,that I would do with one that I would not do with the other and expect the same results. 
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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I still don't have a 270... but my eyes are open whenever I visit the local emporium -- for a nice consignment 270 calling out my name!
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If you have a 280 save your money....you don't need a 270...unless you just want one. And there's nothing wrong with that.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Next you'll probably say, if you have one 270, you don't need another one!
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I often run contrary to my own advise. 
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Need is not the issue... DESIRE and WANT control my destiny with the 270!!
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If you have a 280 save your money....you don't need a 270...unless you just want one. And there's nothing wrong with that. Being the voice of logic just aint your calling... 
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Next you'll probably say, if you have one 270, you don't need another one! That is what one of my buddy's told me because I already have a .270WSM. Still hard to pass up the M70 lightweight in plain Jane .270!
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Millions of dead animals are thinking "Lord if I had only read how insufficient the 270 was I would have never died" You sure they weren't thinking, "oh lord, I'm getting shot by that gay bastid packing that 270"   Yes, I laughed.
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Need is not the issue... DESIRE and WANT control my destiny with the 270!! Hitting a deer in the shoulder with a 270 is akin to hitting a coyote in the shoulder with a 243.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time by the blood of patriots and tyrants.
If being stupid allows me to believe in Him, I'd wish to be a retard. Eisenhower and G Washington should be good company.
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The 10 twist and high BC bullet thing is a straw dog......nice if it were faster but any nitwit can stroke a check and have a 9 twist if he wants it.Ask me how I know. You can lead a very long and very successful hunting career for any BG animal in North America and never touch off a high BC bullet; in fact in many circumstances you are substantially better off without them. Besides the new ABLR only needs a 10 twist. And experience has shown the 270 does just fine with common hunting bullets farther away than most who think they are LR hotshots have any business shooting at live animals. Besides, the construction of many very high BC bullets really isn't all that great,but people seem to get by with them.People who seem to have problems killing BG with 270's might take a harder look at what bullets they are using...or aim a bit better. I am glad you posted this because as I read another posters comments about "shortcomings" I'm thinking there are way too many people wrapped up in ultra high bc vld bullets believing a cartridge can't perform without them. If you know your dope and can read the wind well and perform the basic mechanics of a marksman then those "shortcomings" are a mute point.
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The only argument over the 270 win. is what rifle to get it in.
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"Hitting a deer in the shoulder with a 270 is akin to hitting a coyote in the shoulder with a 243." [/quote]
I can agree with this... in either case it just wrecks them.
I really don't like a lot of blood shot meat, so I prefer a premium bullet in both of these calibers when shooting things I intend to eat.
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My last .270 was a WSM. It didn't shoot as well as I expected or wanted so it went down the road. I still have a lot of.270 bullets on the shelf so I will eventually likely have another just to use up the components.
I don't need one as a hunting gun since I already have an adequate supply on hand. This was the first serious big game caliber I owned starting back around 1960. I used them for many years then started trying different calibers just because.
I have taken more moose with a .270 Win. than with any of the other calibers I've used.
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Nice to see the 270 getitng so much love... here's 2 elk I killed with the 270: 150 Nosler Partition: ![[Linked Image]](http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa326/bradmacmt/Hunting/bulldown2012_zpse81942e4.jpg) 140 Nosler Ballistic Tip: ![[Linked Image]](http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa326/bradmacmt/Hunting/downcow270.jpg)
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I can agree with this... in either case it just wrecks them.
I really don't like a lot of blood shot meat, so I prefer a premium bullet in both of these calibers when shooting things I intend to eat.
"If you don't want bloodshot meat, don't shoot game in the meat". Me ~ 2012
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My .270WSM shoots under 1/2 inch 3 shot groups at 100 yards with 150 grain NBT's.
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I load 160-grain Nosler Partitions in my .270 and it turns it into a 7x57. It's like magic.
Keep your gun-hand ready and your eyes peeled.
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I'm a .270 guy, it's all I use anymore and I love the cartridge. With that said I don't think Dink and .375 are lying. When I first began hunting a lot of the older and wiser(?) guys would say that .270's should come with tracking manuals. I also knew a guy in Vermont who hated .270's because "all his relatives used them and he was always having to help track their deer". I've heard too much of this to believe it's all bunk. But my experiences with the .270 have been great. Go figure?
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When I first began hunting a lot of the older and wiser(?) guys would say that .270's should come with tracking manuals. I also knew a guy in Vermont who hated .270's because "all his relatives used them and he was always having to help track their deer". I've heard too much of this to believe it's all bunk. all it means is that they couldnt shoot fer schitt.
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