Originally Posted by
Mr. Deer Hunter
There is no advantage of buying a .280 Remington over buying a 270 Winchester.
The only difference between the two is that the bullet diameter of the .270 Winchester is .277 and the 280 Remington is .284
You can get both rounds with the exact same bullet construction - and the exact same bullet weights in hand loads.
Pure baloney.....The .280 can be purchased with a 175 grain bullet and the .270 with a 150 grain bullet.
This makes a helluva difference if you're elk hunting where the .270 is in the slim side to start with.....adequate maybe but with little extra margin.
Ya want a .280.....don't settle for a .270!!!!!