CoRoMo
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What's with the "IF you had the choice..."? I did have the choice, I still have it today, and I made the right decision. My blood type is 270. Asking me to hunt with an '06 is like asking The Pope to hop into a mosh pit.
But you have so many great bullet makes and sizes for 7mm and 30 cal. If O'connor hadn't touted the 270 so much the 280 would have been "THE GUN". Well, right behind the 06.The 30-06 will shoot same weight bullets faster than a 270. And, although the BC of the 270 will be better PO Ackley said that most shooters couldn't hit a flock of circus tents at the distance that would come in to play.
I usually hunt with a 280 just because, but it would be hard to figure out anything it will do that the '06 won't. Same with the 270.
sureshot said:f you dont mind why would you choose the .270 over the 30-06 if both were offered to you but you could only have one ?
It really doesn't matter much other than cost. There are outstanding examples of factory ammo that surpass anything that I currently reload, and of course they cost far more per round than my handloads. If those factory offerings group right, and if they chronograph at the upper end velocities, they would be the optimal choice. You just pay through the nose for it. I can reload a particular projectile that groups like match ammo, and I can load it to the velocity of my choice. I can do it at less expense, than buying a quality factory round that matches its performance.Ok so if you do handload then what if you didn't
I understand what you mean CoRoMo
Same answer as before....a choice between 30-06, .270, .303, and a .308...