ORIGINAL: HEAD0001
Also if you ever want to resell your rifle, the 30-06 will be considerably more valuable. Just go ask any gun dealer.
Wrong. You obviously don't deal guns. Most gun values are based on rarity. Given a two guns of the same model in two different calibers; the gun in the rarer caliber will command a premium in almost every case. Sometimes that premium is a lot and sometimes it's small but it's almost always there.
Why would a caliber that can be had at "wally world" for $250 new be worth more used?
Better luck next time.
ORIGINAL: HEAD0001
I think if you want to bring out something new then it should have many advantages, and I just do not see any advantages gained by the 280.
So I guess you don't see any advantage to a .270, 7mm-08, or any of the other superb 7mm cartridges?
The .280 is far from new, it's two years younger than the .270 and was the unfortunate victim of a nomenclature problem and extremely bad marketing.
The fact that it's even still around is a testament to it's ability to stand on it's own merit.
Hey I'm a .308 fan but even I recognize thata 7mm bullet in theoryis more ballistically effcient than a .308 bullet.