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<blockquote data-quote="SSG Graybush" data-source="post: 2085441" data-attributes="member: 115190"><p>Yes the 270wsm is a 10T. And this 6.8 western is 8.5T I believe, whatever it is it will stabilize the 170 eol Berger. But thats erelavent. They went to less case and more bullet. That may make a great target round shooting high bc bullets with less recoil, like the 6.5 cm but its not the recipe for a great hunting round. There needs to be a happy medium between old and new school thinking. Old school was light and fast and low bc's, now its heavy and slow and higher bc's. </p><p> If you dont hunt over 650/700 yards the efficiency of the bc of the 6.8 western bullets wont help and it wont shoot as flat to 500 as the 270 wsm. Ive not seen all the spec's on the 6.8 but it doesnt seem to be a better hunting round. If I want to hunt at 700 to 1000 yards I have a 7mag 8T shooting 180 vld-h's at 2944 fps. </p><p> I considered building a LA 270wsm to shoot a 170 Berger but decided against it. </p><p> They would have done better making a 25 or 6.5 wsm in a XM action or a western in thoughs calibers in a SA. The 6.8 western does nothing for 75% to 80% of hunters over the 270 wsm. In fact it's less optimal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SSG Graybush, post: 2085441, member: 115190"] Yes the 270wsm is a 10T. And this 6.8 western is 8.5T I believe, whatever it is it will stabilize the 170 eol Berger. But thats erelavent. They went to less case and more bullet. That may make a great target round shooting high bc bullets with less recoil, like the 6.5 cm but its not the recipe for a great hunting round. There needs to be a happy medium between old and new school thinking. Old school was light and fast and low bc's, now its heavy and slow and higher bc's. If you dont hunt over 650/700 yards the efficiency of the bc of the 6.8 western bullets wont help and it wont shoot as flat to 500 as the 270 wsm. Ive not seen all the spec's on the 6.8 but it doesnt seem to be a better hunting round. If I want to hunt at 700 to 1000 yards I have a 7mag 8T shooting 180 vld-h's at 2944 fps. I considered building a LA 270wsm to shoot a 170 Berger but decided against it. They would have done better making a 25 or 6.5 wsm in a XM action or a western in thoughs calibers in a SA. The 6.8 western does nothing for 75% to 80% of hunters over the 270 wsm. In fact it's less optimal. [/QUOTE]
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