A .25-06 with a 128 makes even the almost mighty .270 run and hide!
Is the .270 WIN/150 gr. - Just a Crappy .30-06...?
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All because the "m" on jack's typewriter was broken and he was to hard headed to go get another one, otherwise we wouldn't even have an almost 7mm
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I'm not a 270 fan. But facts is facts. In the real world a 150 gr 270 does everything a 180 gr 30-06 does. And a 150 gr 30-06 does everything a 130 gr 270 does. In 1925 for a variety of reasons 30-06 and 270 were very different cartridges. But with modern loadings and projectiles there isn't enough difference between the 2 to matter for hunting. Once you get to bullets over 200 gr the 30-06 starts to have an advantage for really big game or long range shooting. But that advantage is lost on the vast majority of shooters.
DustyGmt
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A 25-06 makes me deaf, even with ear pro. It's the most obnoxiously loud cartridge/report I've ever heard.
Yep, so powerful the thunder will convince the your prey to fall over before the lightning finishes its work.
DustyGmt
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It's not very often one turns up at the range, but when it does I can usually identify it on the first shot. Is that pretty normal for folks? To be able to distinguish between cartridges from sound? I'm talking hunting type rifles. It's pretty easy to pick out a .223 or 9mm, .45, etc... but generally with hunting rifles for me its anybody's guess as to what a guy might be shooting. But for some reason the 25-06 is just very distinct to me. Anybody else think like that.
WisBorn
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One heck of a good antelope cartridge
Depends, I can sometimes tell what round is being fired but not always.
I guess my .375s pretty distinctive, or one of the range buddies IS capable of picking out specific rifles, cause he always comes down to see what were doing if he hears it.
A .25-06 pushing varmint loads is a whole lot different than a heavy deer deer load, harder to discern from a hot 55 outta a .243 or light hots outta my magnaported stw......we should go hunt coyotes together, bet my brother's braked .224 sounds similar to the .25-06
really when we hit certain speeds the crack starts sounding too obnoxious period.js8588
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6mm Creed?
Too hard to get ammo, If ones a reloader than yeah better option.
mokin
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Happy Monday y'all.
Plenty of cartridges to go around.
Plenty of cartridges to go around.
DustyGmt
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What, is the .270 the red headed stepchild around here or something?
Nope, but cult fanboys repeatedly singing at your door day after day can get ya tired of their gospel. Kinda like the ones who clung to Zeus proclaiming his greatness (day after day after day) as the christian word was spread........ Like the .277 160 being so awesome when the 6.5s have been pushing a 160 for ages, and with the newer 156s on the scene (156 sd .34 just for the scorekeepers) we've got to do SOMETHING to keep that .270 relevant! When a cartridge is caught between something as hot as the 6.5 creed/prc and the .280ai, we can be nostalgic but practically acknowledge shortcomings, there is such a thing as too much nostalgia though.....
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I actually like the .270 quite a bit!
However, there does come a point where one can seem to go beyond appreciation and move to infatuation.
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I hunt with a 270, so you could call me a fan, but I'm not going to die on ten hills a week over a rifle cartridge.
Push enough copper/ lead fast enough and accurate enough, it is all about the same thing to a game animal - I have never understood the caliber thing - they all do just about the same thing and they are all much better than throwing sand.
md7
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Agree with this ^^^
Old Dog
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Jack? Jack O'Connor? Is that you?
Seriously, I like the .270; O'Connor was an inspiration for me saving up to buy my first new rifle -- a Win M70 Featherweight, just like his favorite rifle, the "Sheep Rifle #2" that was on display in his museum in Idaho.
Hey, if it was good enough for the legend to hunt Africa, Scotland and Europe, it's good enough for me.
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Garandimal
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Consider it a PSA.
The unintended consequence of the .270 WIN...
...is the 150 gr. Bullet.
- .308/180 gr. B.C. and S.D..
- .300 H&H velocity and trajectory.
- .30 M2 Ball energy and shoot-all-day recoil.
...is the 150 gr. Bullet.
- .308/180 gr. B.C. and S.D..
- .300 H&H velocity and trajectory.
- .30 M2 Ball energy and shoot-all-day recoil.
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Hog huntin Harry
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Might as well be
. I've been reading "The Art Of Hunting Big Game In North America, "The Hunting Rifle", and "The Best Of Jack O'Connor".I guess you could say I sip from the cup of the almighty .277
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Garandimal
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Might as well be
I guess you could say I sip from the cup of the almighty .277
JOC - walked the walk...
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