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.270 win, 25-06 or 7mm-08
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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 61900" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>Jonj,</p><p></p><p>1. Rifle accuracy has more to do with the rifle then the round I have found over the years. In a propely fitted rifle, all three will offer well under 1/2 moa groups out to 500 yards. In a factory rifle like the Tikka, its a crap shoot which will shoot best.</p><p></p><p>The 7mm08 certainly has the edge as far as accuracy bullets go because of the match grade bullets available in this round. Also as far as factory bullets at least, the 7mm bullets have higher B.C. bullets as well.</p><p></p><p>If you use custom bullets such as the 145 gr ULD and 156 gr ULD .257" bullets and the 169.5 gr ULD .277" bullet from Wildcat, these offer B.C. numbers of .720, .810 and .740 respectively. But you will need a custom barrel and twist for these.</p><p></p><p>2.The 7mm08 will have the longest barrel life. Generally in teh 3000 to 5000 round range dependingon how you take care of your barrel and how you shoot. The 270 will be next and the 25-06 will offer the shortest barrel life. Still all offer a long barrel life is the barrel is not overheated and cleaned properly on a routine basis.</p><p></p><p>3. I would agree the 270 has the widest overall selection of factory ammo but the 7mm08 has a better selection of match type options. The 25-06 is really a reloaders round if you want top performance.</p><p></p><p>4.IF you want cheap, get a 223 or 308. Of these three I would say if your loading your own they will all be very similiar. The 25 caliber bullets are cheaper then .277"</p><p> and 7mm bullets. The 7mm-08 has a slight edge in powder cost while the 270 Win has teh cheapest brass cost of the three. To be honest, they will all run so close to the same it isn't worth considering.</p><p></p><p>5. The 25-06 produces the least amount of recoil by a far margin. The 270 and 7mm08 are basically dead ringers in recoil.</p><p></p><p>6.I would go with the 7mm-08 because of its better match bullets, longer case life and short case design. Especially for paper punching. It will perform equally as well as the 270 and with proper bullets even have less drop because of the higher B.C. bullets.</p><p></p><p>Just my opinion,</p><p></p><p>Kirby Allen(50)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 61900, member: 10"] Jonj, 1. Rifle accuracy has more to do with the rifle then the round I have found over the years. In a propely fitted rifle, all three will offer well under 1/2 moa groups out to 500 yards. In a factory rifle like the Tikka, its a crap shoot which will shoot best. The 7mm08 certainly has the edge as far as accuracy bullets go because of the match grade bullets available in this round. Also as far as factory bullets at least, the 7mm bullets have higher B.C. bullets as well. If you use custom bullets such as the 145 gr ULD and 156 gr ULD .257" bullets and the 169.5 gr ULD .277" bullet from Wildcat, these offer B.C. numbers of .720, .810 and .740 respectively. But you will need a custom barrel and twist for these. 2.The 7mm08 will have the longest barrel life. Generally in teh 3000 to 5000 round range dependingon how you take care of your barrel and how you shoot. The 270 will be next and the 25-06 will offer the shortest barrel life. Still all offer a long barrel life is the barrel is not overheated and cleaned properly on a routine basis. 3. I would agree the 270 has the widest overall selection of factory ammo but the 7mm08 has a better selection of match type options. The 25-06 is really a reloaders round if you want top performance. 4.IF you want cheap, get a 223 or 308. Of these three I would say if your loading your own they will all be very similiar. The 25 caliber bullets are cheaper then .277" and 7mm bullets. The 7mm-08 has a slight edge in powder cost while the 270 Win has teh cheapest brass cost of the three. To be honest, they will all run so close to the same it isn't worth considering. 5. The 25-06 produces the least amount of recoil by a far margin. The 270 and 7mm08 are basically dead ringers in recoil. 6.I would go with the 7mm-08 because of its better match bullets, longer case life and short case design. Especially for paper punching. It will perform equally as well as the 270 and with proper bullets even have less drop because of the higher B.C. bullets. Just my opinion, Kirby Allen(50) [/QUOTE]
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