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<blockquote data-quote="sheepdawg" data-source="post: 2085186" data-attributes="member: 98888"><p>You nailed it. A few years ago I was having dinner with a well known respected guide in Wyoming. I asked him, with your 50 years of guiding western big game, what do you use for hunting? He told me he only shoots two cartridges. They were the 30-06 and the 270.</p><p></p><p>I own more rifles and calibers than I should. But like you, I seem to always grab my Model 70 in 270 win. It just plain works and I have confidence in it. It kills everything I have ever pointed it at. Now, I am not taking long shots either. I don't really need to take shots over 350 yards. The last elk I killed was only 70 yards and my moose was only about 100 yards.</p><p></p><p>We, as gun geeks, get all wrapped up in terminal ballistics, etc. but for me, confidence in the rifle and cartridge is the MOST important aspect that many overlook. The fact that a rifle shoots an inch or two flatter only matters on paper on the range. When it comes down to putting game down, I reach for what I know works.</p><p></p><p>The 6.8 Western sounds appealing but if I were to buy it, it will take decades before it becomes my "go to rifle". At this point and stage of the game in my hunting life, it is highly unlikely that any new cartridge will surpass the confidence I have in my .270 win. But it is just what I like to do and I have spent thousands chasing something that will never materialize.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sheepdawg, post: 2085186, member: 98888"] You nailed it. A few years ago I was having dinner with a well known respected guide in Wyoming. I asked him, with your 50 years of guiding western big game, what do you use for hunting? He told me he only shoots two cartridges. They were the 30-06 and the 270. I own more rifles and calibers than I should. But like you, I seem to always grab my Model 70 in 270 win. It just plain works and I have confidence in it. It kills everything I have ever pointed it at. Now, I am not taking long shots either. I don’t really need to take shots over 350 yards. The last elk I killed was only 70 yards and my moose was only about 100 yards. We, as gun geeks, get all wrapped up in terminal ballistics, etc. but for me, confidence in the rifle and cartridge is the MOST important aspect that many overlook. The fact that a rifle shoots an inch or two flatter only matters on paper on the range. When it comes down to putting game down, I reach for what I know works. The 6.8 Western sounds appealing but if I were to buy it, it will take decades before it becomes my “go to rifle”. At this point and stage of the game in my hunting life, it is highly unlikely that any new cartridge will surpass the confidence I have in my .270 win. But it is just what I like to do and I have spent thousands chasing something that will never materialize. [/QUOTE]
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