280 rem or 270 win
08-31-2006 | 10:56 AM
#21
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RE: 280 rem or 270 win
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Being as the 280 has it's neck pushed foreward a slight .05", there is the slight possibility of case head seperation (though unlikely as the 06 variants have substantial webs), or more likely, poor accuracy and some fireformed .280 brass with a .270 headstamp. A .280 in a 270 is what would be disasterous, and that is why it's designers pushed the shoulder foreward ever so slightly.
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BUT a 270 cartridge will chamber in a 280 rifle with very very bad results
BUT a 270 cartridge will chamber in a 280 rifle with very very bad results
i was shootin my 22-250 and 223 once and accidently chambered a 223 the 22-250. the result was a 'click'; but when i realized my mistake it frightened me enough to make a habit of checking headstamps there-after. especialy since i sight in my -06 and 270 at the same time. 10's of thousands of PSI hot gas in my face is not desirable, not ta mention undersized projectiles skipping down my precious bore(270vs-06)...
guess i better cast a vote so i don't hi-jack
i vote 270......the 280 may have an edge in effectiveness, but not in nastalgia. lol
early
08-31-2006 | 10:59 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: 280 rem or 270 win
Bothfine cartridges, itboils down to usage and ammo. I like the .280 as a reloader and especiallyif more than deer sized game are in it's future. If your going to be deer hunting onlyand buying factory ammo the .270 would be a better choice. If your going to buy factory ammo and hunt large game I'd look at a few others instead : 7mm rem mag, 3006, 300 wsm or 300 wm, etc.
I own a .270 and 7mm rem mag, both are fine cartridgesand both have been used for upto moose sized game. Howeverthe .284 bulletis better suited for the larger game between the 2.
I own a .270 and 7mm rem mag, both are fine cartridgesand both have been used for upto moose sized game. Howeverthe .284 bulletis better suited for the larger game between the 2.
08-31-2006 | 05:58 PM
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RE: 280 rem or 270 win
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Me thinks that might be just a bit jaded.
http://www.remington.com/products/ammunition/ballistics/choose_specific_loads.aspx?Let's see, for .270elk loads we've got...
140gr failsafe
150gr elite xp3
? 150gr superx ?
130gr Scirocco
140gr core-lokt ultra bonded
140gr A-frame
?150gr Core lokt?
Me thinks that might be just a bit jaded.
http://www.remington.com/products/ammunition/ballistics/choose_specific_loads.aspx?Let's see, for .270elk loads we've got...
140gr failsafe
150gr elite xp3
? 150gr superx ?
130gr Scirocco
140gr core-lokt ultra bonded
140gr A-frame
?150gr Core lokt?
Let me load up some 160 partitions/accubonds(note both the weight and the typeof the bullet which makes them suited for the toughelk)in a 280 then we'll talk
I'd say they're equal in the deer department, but a 270 for elk=there are betterchoices IMO.
08-31-2006 | 08:23 PM
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RE: 280 rem or 270 win
Or, you could load that160 grain Partition inthe 270 and have a higher SD bullet in that weight. I assure you that if you can cleanly take elk with the 280, you can also do it with the 270. You gotta go to the 175 in the 280 to get any meaningfull gain over the 270 and even then it very little. The fact that you can use the 175 in the 280 makes it a bit more versitile.
08-31-2006 | 08:58 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: 280 rem or 270 win
That 160 grain np in the 270 has some pretty impressive sd....however the 175 7mm partition has some REALLY nice numbers. At the risk of being bashed as usual I cant imagine either of these bullets failing to do the job on most anything except the largest bears in North America.
08-31-2006 | 11:06 PM
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RE: 280 rem or 270 win
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That 160 grain np in the 270 has some pretty impressive sd....however the 175 7mm partition has some REALLY nice numbers. At the risk of being bashed as usual I cant imagine either of these bullets failing to do the job on most anything except the largest bears in North America.
That 160 grain np in the 270 has some pretty impressive sd....however the 175 7mm partition has some REALLY nice numbers. At the risk of being bashed as usual I cant imagine either of these bullets failing to do the job on most anything except the largest bears in North America.
