ORIGINAL: wv bow hunter
I have a new england single shot in 270 and am wanting to purchase another barrell but dont know what caliber to get.. I noticed the 25-06 has a 26inch barrell and the rest have 22 inch barrells so i figured the accuracy would be a little better on it.. but i cant seem to decide between 25-06, 7mm-08, or a 308. any help would be appreciated....
Same song, ninth verse......... Basically I must agree with everyone's recommendation" Get something a little different this time!
I have used both the .270 Win. and the .25-'06 quite a lot. The .25/'06 is a great deer cartridge; so is the .270 Win. When used with 115-120-grain bullets, there is no practical difference between the .25/'06 and a 130-grain bullet in the .270.
With lighter bullets, the .25/'06 is a little better suited to varmint blasting-less overkill!
Basically, there is not enough difference between these two to prefer one over the other, except that the .270, when used with 150-160-grain bullets, is a better elk rifle. For deer, it makes no difference.