Notice how the publisher forgot to put .270 on the cover and nobody even noticed? Just a joke, I love Jack's writing style. He was enamored with the 270 and the 30-06, but I swear the guy should have gotten a nickel for every 270 he personally sold over the years.When I got into long pants, had made a little money, and got really serious about a rifle of my own...
Found this book, and it became the bible.
...and still is.
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I think if Jack would have received royalties for every 270 he sold to his readers he would have been a very rich man.Notice how the publisher forgot to put .270 on the cover and nobody even noticed? Just a joke, I love Jack's writing style. He was enamored with the 270 and the 30-06, but I swear the guy should have gotten a nickel for every 270 he personally sold over the years.
For this poll I decided to forgo the 30-06 and pick the 280ai. I love all the 30-03 children, but the 280ai is quite amazing. Although truthfully, with modern bullet technology it almost doesnt matter the bore or case anymore....
Notice how the publisher forgot to put .270 on the cover and nobody even noticed? Just a joke, I love Jack's writing style. He was enamored with the 270 and the 30-06, but I swear the guy should have gotten a nickel for every 270 he personally sold over the years.
For this poll I decided to forgo the 30-06 and pick the 280ai. I love all the 30-03 children, but the 280ai is quite amazing. Although truthfully, with modern bullet technology it almost doesnt matter the bore or case anymore....
I think because personal preferences out way practicality as often as not.The most interesting thing I'm seeing in the poll results is the comparatively low response in favor of the 6.5 Creedmoor. While I prefer a 7mm (7mm-08 or .280 Ackley), I'd probably recommend the 6.5 Creedmoor as the best all purpose round for a new shooter/hunter.
I will always love the 30 cals but the 7mm is slowly taking its place.You can teach an old dog new tricks, though. I used to shoot .30 cals, including .300 Win Mag, .30-06, and .308. After getting into reloading and learning a lot more about ballistics, I decided I didn't need the .30s. The first to go was the .300 Mag, then the .30-06s, and finally the .308s. I will admit to some sense of loss when I parted with my Model 7 in .308 that was my go-to hunting rifle for a couple of decades. But I replaced it with an almost identical rifle in 7mm-08 and you know what? I don't miss the .308 any more!
Here's the original .308. H.S. Precision stock and Leupold 2-7X.
And the 7mm-08 that replaced it. H.S. Precision stock and Leupold 2.5-8X.
Breech, interesting that you say 280ai, I'm new to the reloading scene and bolt action caliber guns in general so I wanted to ask how does the ai stuff differ from "normal" versions? I think I heard something about fire forming the normal brass in the ai chamber? Pardon me if that is super dangerous and wrong.280ai, strikes the perfect balance and just something about the cartridge it’s dead sexy. Flat shooting and hard hitting.
7mm-08 would be second.
Breech, interesting that you say 280ai, I'm new to the reloading scene and bolt action caliber guns in general so I wanted to ask how does the ai stuff differ from "normal" versions? I think I heard something about fire forming the normal brass in the ai chamber? Pardon me if that is super dangerous and wrong.