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<blockquote data-quote="freddiej" data-source="post: 2073841" data-attributes="member: 26227"><p>I might as well wade into this one.. it will be fun.</p><p>I am not a 6.5 fan, no secret there. I just do not follow ever fad in Gundom. I grew up with 30-06, 30-30, 7MM R/M, 32 Win Special, and others. My first hunting rifle was a very maligned Savage 110 in 270 win. I like the 270 caliber. I like the win case, WSM case and the 264 win mag case necked up to 270. I am starting to like the 27 Nosler the more I read from friends that own these Nosler cartridges the more I like the Nosler case.</p><p>now I do have other calibers, 224, 172, 338, 308, 375, 458, and 321. I do not like being a "one caliber prude". I like variety. I just do not like 7MM, 6.5 MM, and 6MM. which it seems a majority of the hunters like everything I do not. that must make me something like weird or the black sheep or something. I do not know. </p><p>What I do know is that I am very good with my 270's and the other calibers I own. I see no reason to change for something that will fall out of vogue in a few years and lead me back to what I know best. Yes, I like classic cartridges, some black powder cartridge era stuff, and turn of the 1800's to the 1900's. </p><p>What is the end all; beat all cartridge.. I do not believe there is such a thing.. but the closest I can come to that is the 338 Win Mag. in my mind the most versatile cartridge ever made. a very close second and third are the 270 Winchester and the 300 Win Mag. I always wanted to neck up a 300 win mag to 338 and see how much improvement and range I got. I thought that would be the ultimate cartridge but I never did. however I did take a 7MM R/M and neck it down to 0.277" and that was an awesome cartridge. I think if the 270-264 Win MAg or the other designation of 270-338 Win Mag were made mainstream, the 7MM Rem Mag would have some serious competition for popularity. while I owned that rifle; it was my go to rifle for deer, elk, and prong horn. with the right selection of slugs the rifle could handle a myriad of duties and animals. it would have to be one of the best, most versatile cartridges I have ever shot. I would also put it above the 338 Win Mag as the most versatile cartridge I know. all this talk of the best, the ultimate and all the rest has got me thinking and has pretty much cemented my resolve to rebuild my 270-264 Win Mag rifle. I miss it, I loved it, and I know how good it was. I will be selling the 300 RUM I have to help make this happen.</p><p>Y'all, I enjoyed reading this thread and putting my 2 cents in. you do not have to agree with me, you most likely won't.. but we are all hunters, we are all long range guys, and I will not ever bash you for your caliber/case selection. I hope you can respect and accept that we have different opinions about things. I love seeing people's opinions and views. It makes this world much more fun to live in. also it gives me something to laugh at when a few of my hunting buddies can't take a goat at 400 yards and my 25-06 does it in one shot. </p><p>later Y'all.. </p><p>270's are the ultimate! </p><p>I'm out!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="freddiej, post: 2073841, member: 26227"] I might as well wade into this one.. it will be fun. I am not a 6.5 fan, no secret there. I just do not follow ever fad in Gundom. I grew up with 30-06, 30-30, 7MM R/M, 32 Win Special, and others. My first hunting rifle was a very maligned Savage 110 in 270 win. I like the 270 caliber. I like the win case, WSM case and the 264 win mag case necked up to 270. I am starting to like the 27 Nosler the more I read from friends that own these Nosler cartridges the more I like the Nosler case. now I do have other calibers, 224, 172, 338, 308, 375, 458, and 321. I do not like being a "one caliber prude". I like variety. I just do not like 7MM, 6.5 MM, and 6MM. which it seems a majority of the hunters like everything I do not. that must make me something like weird or the black sheep or something. I do not know. What I do know is that I am very good with my 270's and the other calibers I own. I see no reason to change for something that will fall out of vogue in a few years and lead me back to what I know best. Yes, I like classic cartridges, some black powder cartridge era stuff, and turn of the 1800's to the 1900's. What is the end all; beat all cartridge.. I do not believe there is such a thing.. but the closest I can come to that is the 338 Win Mag. in my mind the most versatile cartridge ever made. a very close second and third are the 270 Winchester and the 300 Win Mag. I always wanted to neck up a 300 win mag to 338 and see how much improvement and range I got. I thought that would be the ultimate cartridge but I never did. however I did take a 7MM R/M and neck it down to 0.277" and that was an awesome cartridge. I think if the 270-264 Win MAg or the other designation of 270-338 Win Mag were made mainstream, the 7MM Rem Mag would have some serious competition for popularity. while I owned that rifle; it was my go to rifle for deer, elk, and prong horn. with the right selection of slugs the rifle could handle a myriad of duties and animals. it would have to be one of the best, most versatile cartridges I have ever shot. I would also put it above the 338 Win Mag as the most versatile cartridge I know. all this talk of the best, the ultimate and all the rest has got me thinking and has pretty much cemented my resolve to rebuild my 270-264 Win Mag rifle. I miss it, I loved it, and I know how good it was. I will be selling the 300 RUM I have to help make this happen. Y'all, I enjoyed reading this thread and putting my 2 cents in. you do not have to agree with me, you most likely won't.. but we are all hunters, we are all long range guys, and I will not ever bash you for your caliber/case selection. I hope you can respect and accept that we have different opinions about things. I love seeing people's opinions and views. It makes this world much more fun to live in. also it gives me something to laugh at when a few of my hunting buddies can't take a goat at 400 yards and my 25-06 does it in one shot. later Y'all.. 270's are the ultimate! I'm out! [/QUOTE]
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