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<blockquote data-quote="bearcat2" data-source="post: 2025653" data-attributes="member: 18832"><p>I love my old Remington pump 270, and don't plan on trading it in on a newfangled rifle in the same diameter. But it isn't a long range rifle (I won't hesitate out to 350 and would stretch it a little farther if I had to, but not to true long range distances). But if I didn't have a custom long range 7mm STW already built and was looking to build a long range rifle I might be interested in the .277 caliber if there was a cartridge and long range bullets available. When I had my STW built I looked at 270 WSM but the ballistics and available bullets just weren't there. To be honest the bullet selection was more limited for the .284 then, but the 180 Bergers were king at the time and there was a couple other options if the gun wouldn't have liked them. From a consumers standpoint more options are always nice. From a manufacturers standpoint, I'm unsure if there will be enough demand to make the 6.8 Western viable profitwise, but I won't complain if they give it a go. </p><p></p><p> Heck the more .277 diameter guns out there the more bullet choices will be available, and somebody might make a better bullet (or at least cheaper) for brush and timber hunting with the possibility of a 2-300 yard shot than the 140 Grand Slams my old 270 loves so much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bearcat2, post: 2025653, member: 18832"] I love my old Remington pump 270, and don't plan on trading it in on a newfangled rifle in the same diameter. But it isn't a long range rifle (I won't hesitate out to 350 and would stretch it a little farther if I had to, but not to true long range distances). But if I didn't have a custom long range 7mm STW already built and was looking to build a long range rifle I might be interested in the .277 caliber if there was a cartridge and long range bullets available. When I had my STW built I looked at 270 WSM but the ballistics and available bullets just weren't there. To be honest the bullet selection was more limited for the .284 then, but the 180 Bergers were king at the time and there was a couple other options if the gun wouldn't have liked them. From a consumers standpoint more options are always nice. From a manufacturers standpoint, I'm unsure if there will be enough demand to make the 6.8 Western viable profitwise, but I won't complain if they give it a go. Heck the more .277 diameter guns out there the more bullet choices will be available, and somebody might make a better bullet (or at least cheaper) for brush and timber hunting with the possibility of a 2-300 yard shot than the 140 Grand Slams my old 270 loves so much. [/QUOTE]
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