Favorite .277 / 6.8mm?

I only have 2 27 cals (6.8spc & 270win). I've had the win longer than the 6.8, but do enjoy both. The difference between the 6.8w and wsm is nominal. I plan on getting which ever I can find 1st.

I am really interested in building a rifle in a 1:8 twist 277 sig fury, but there are currently not enough high BC bullets in the 150-160 grain range to get me to commit. The 150 grain accubond long range at .591 G1 BC looks really promising but hard to commit to spending $500 to find out if that bullet is a shooter. I wish sierra or hornady would make a 150 or 160 grain tipped match king or ELD-M with like a .6 BC

277 Wolverine

6.8 SPC in the AR and 270 in the bolt gun!

I voted .270WSM. I just wish brass manufacturers would produce some cases for it at a price LESS than loaded ammo! In the meantime, I must admit the standard .270 Win is edging ahead of the WSM due to available more economical ammo and components.

1948CJ2A said:

Curious if anyone chambered 6.8 SPC in a bolt rifle?

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Ruger offered the Hawkeye Compact in 6.8 SPC during their 6.8 era.

Varminterror said:

Ruger offered the Hawkeye Compact in 6.8 SPC during their 6.8 era.

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Unless a magic, high(er) BC bullet comes along, we will be talking about the 6.8 Western era soon.

I had a bolt action in .270 years ago and got rid of it. I'm down to just one AR in 6.8 SPC which works just fine for deer hunting here in Missouri.

Doesn't make much sense to start a thread about bolt and lever guns and then also include 6.8 SPC. A few bolt guns were made in 6.8 SPC, but the VAST majority of 6.8 SPC rifles were ARs because that is the rifle the cartridge was designed for. Ruger even made a few Mini-68s, but there isn't much point to a bolt or lever 6.8 SPC.

I own 2 6.8 SPC rifles and they are both ARs. They are great as a primary HD rifle (SBR) and a deer hunting rifle in East Tennessee where distances are relatively short and the deer are relatively small.

No 277 Fury / 6.8x51 mm Common Cartridges?

I like 270 and 270 WSM. WSM has about 200 FPS advantage, so that is nice and you can tell on game IME.

someguy2800 said:

I am really interested in building a rifle in a 1:8 twist 277 sig fury, but there are currently not enough high BC bullets in the 150-160 grain range to get me to commit. The 150 grain accubond long range at .591 G1 BC looks really promising but hard to commit to spending $500 to find out if that bullet is a shooter. I wish sierra or hornady would make a 150 or 160 grain tipped match king or ELD-M with like a .6 BC

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With same weight bullet and design bc's will drop going bigger as always. 27cal has never been that much of flavors and weights in that cal until a few other made heavier than 150's. The worst part is anything heavier than 150 is difficult to find as those manufacturing them use them in ammo. In 150's I have the lrab and vld hunt (bc is quite a bit lower).

InTheSwamp said:

Unless a magic, high(er) BC bullet comes along, we will be talking about the 6.8 Western era soon.

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I MIGHT be a little surprised if Ruger adopts the 6.8 Western for several years at the earliest for 2 reasons - Ruger is the proprietor of the parent case for the PRC's, and is regularly in cahoots with Hornady, while the 6.8 Western is a Winchester/Browning invention, based on the WSM case - which I don't readily recall any Ruger's in the WSM's, and don't expect they would launch anything subsequently in the 6.8 Western either, unless, by some miracle, the 6.8 Western achieves market permeation to the extent of the 300 Win Mag or 7 Rem Mag, such EVERY manufacturer is pumping them out... Which doesn't seem terribly likely.

What I was referring to was the relatively sudden and relatively strange adoption of the 6.8 SPC by Ruger several years ago. Somewhat out of the blue, Ruger announced the Mini-6.8 Ranch Rifle in 2007, followed by the Hawkeye Compact in 2009, and the SR-6.8 in 2010... None lasted terribly long, I think by the 2012/13 catalog after Sandy Hook and when the American Rifle was introduced, the 6.8 SPC models were largely played out and discontinued, with favor shifting towards the 300blk. But Ruger marketed the 6.8's pretty heavily across their lines for those few years. So there WERE bolt guns in 6.8spc available on shelves for a short while.

Varminterror said:

Somewhat out of the blue, Ruger announced the Mini-6.8 Ranch Rifle in 2007, followed by the Hawkeye Compact in 2009, and the SR-6.8 in 2010

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Those were close to the Creedmoor intro, which--some shooters hate to admit--changed the landscape of competition and subsequently, hunting cartridges. IMO, the 6.8 didn't last long, simply because the Grendel outperforms it.
Point is, the Western was introduced to "correct" the 270 shortcomings, but the available bullets are still lacking in comparison to the 6.5's and the 7's of the world.

InTheSwamp said:

Those were close to the Creedmoor intro, which--some shooters hate to admit--changed the landscape of competition and subsequently, hunting cartridges. IMO, the 6.8 didn't last long, simply because the Grendel outperforms it.
Point is, the Western was introduced to "correct" the 270 shortcomings, but the available bullets are still lacking in comparison to the 6.5's and the 7's of the world.

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So, when are we expecting the 6.8creed

small town life said:

So, when are we expecting the 6.8creed

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That's the point, there are no bullets for a "Creed". And I doubt Hornady would be willing to compete against its current offerings.

InTheSwamp said:

That's the point, there are no bullets for a "Creed". And I doubt Hornady would be willing to compete against its current offerings.

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Exactly. I want the 277 sig to be the "27 creedmoor" but first we need suitable high BC bullets in the right weight range. The 277 sig will also have the same issue as 260 rem where a really high BC bullet is going to need to be seated longer than 2.8", which causes issues when you are trying to sell factory ammo and factory rifles, so I am probably hoping in vein.

someguy2800 said:

Exactly. I want the 277 sig to be the "27 creedmoor" but first we need suitable high BC bullets in the right weight range. The 277 sig will also have the same issue as 260 rem where a really high BC bullet is going to need to be seated longer than 2.8", which causes issues when you are trying to sell factory ammo and factory rifles, so I am probably hoping in vein.

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Yep. The current market favors 22, 6, 6.5 and 7. Reality trumps all else.

1948CJ2A said:

Can't keep everyone happy; had I not included it, someone would have complained. Guess that was inevitable though.

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Ok, but why make the thread exclusive about bolt and lever guns?

I’ll take the original…the Patriarch of the line…the 270 Winchester.

Now that we are seeing heavier bullets, I think the caliber is far from obsolete.
My favorite is the 140 Accubond. I have a hunch that the 140-145 grain weight is the sweet spot for the caliber. Just a hunch.