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Personally, I like the Winchester .270. It shoots incredibly flat and still has the punch to take down an elk.

17 posted on 04/19/2017 5:30:30 PM PDT by Revolutionary ("Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!")

To: Revolutionary

My very first rifle was a Remington 700 in 270 Win. I still have it and after more than 30 years it still drives tacks.

19 posted on 04/19/2017 5:33:44 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)

To: Revolutionary

"Personally, I like the Winchester .270. It shoots incredibly flat and still has the punch to take down an elk" Win .270 is .277". 6.5mm is .264". 7mm is .284". So there are all the very well performing calibers grouped closely together. Most of these rounds seem to have a sectional density and a good ballistic coefficient to make them fly far and flat, not to mention straight in a good rifle. Main thing is that the newer cartridges are a little fatter and will fit into a short action. Fat cartridges seem to have a bit more "inherent" accuracy, but we know how that goes. I have an empty .338 Lapua case sitting on the kitchen table. I don't know if I'd want to shoot one, but it sure looks cool.

26 posted on 04/19/2017 5:53:55 PM PDT by USMCPOP (Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)

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