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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 75450" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>Paulinus,</p><p></p><p>If we were talking 400 yards I would say take your pic but when you add the extra 200 yards to extend things to 600 yards neither is really a great choice for game the size of some of your Kansas Whitetails and Mulies which can get pretty large.</p><p></p><p>This is in reguards to conventional factory rifles mind you.</p><p></p><p>If you took a 257 Wby Mag and chambered it in a 1-7" twist barrel and used something like the 156 gr ULD RBBT loaded to 2800 to 2900 fps or so, it would certainly be a potent deer round out to 600 yards. But this is a bullet with a BC in the +.800 range.</p><p></p><p>Factory rifles can not shoot these and common commerical 257 bullets are not really up to 600 yard shooting at big game.</p><p></p><p>THe 270 Win, while a great round is just not to the performance level to consistantly and reliably harvest game at these max ranges.</p><p></p><p>Now someone or perhaps alot of people out there will say this is plenty of gun but with so many other factory offered rounds out there that are better performing, why limit yourself with the standard 270 Win.</p><p></p><p>I see them both as 400 yard deer rounds but thats just my opinion. The 257 WBy factory offerings lack the bullets for the job, the 270 Win is limited in horsepower.</p><p></p><p>Good Shooting!!</p><p></p><p>Kirby Allen(50)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 75450, member: 10"] Paulinus, If we were talking 400 yards I would say take your pic but when you add the extra 200 yards to extend things to 600 yards neither is really a great choice for game the size of some of your Kansas Whitetails and Mulies which can get pretty large. This is in reguards to conventional factory rifles mind you. If you took a 257 Wby Mag and chambered it in a 1-7" twist barrel and used something like the 156 gr ULD RBBT loaded to 2800 to 2900 fps or so, it would certainly be a potent deer round out to 600 yards. But this is a bullet with a BC in the +.800 range. Factory rifles can not shoot these and common commerical 257 bullets are not really up to 600 yard shooting at big game. THe 270 Win, while a great round is just not to the performance level to consistantly and reliably harvest game at these max ranges. Now someone or perhaps alot of people out there will say this is plenty of gun but with so many other factory offered rounds out there that are better performing, why limit yourself with the standard 270 Win. I see them both as 400 yard deer rounds but thats just my opinion. The 257 WBy factory offerings lack the bullets for the job, the 270 Win is limited in horsepower. Good Shooting!! Kirby Allen(50) [/QUOTE]
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