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Offline nodlenor

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« on: July 26, 2008, 04:45:49 PM »
I haven't read anything about anyone experimenting with a 308 necked down to use the 270 (or.277) bullet. Anyone heard of or tried this one. We have a 6.5, 7mm, and 30 cal. Why not the .277?
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Re: .270-08
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2008, 05:45:44 PM »
243, 25 super, 358 win, all on the 308 case, and I think there was a 22 and 270 tried back in the days when wildcatting was the thing to do. All of the experimenting was often times for pretty small percieved advantages. Why a 270X51 when the 06 length works so well, well maybe a short action rifle is a bit nicer than the long, but the differences are pretty small. I was bitten by the wildcat bug lo many years ago too and had to have a 25-06 and 35 Whelan before they were factorized, I must have chosen my wildcats pretty well since the big guys thought they were worth doing also.

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Re: .270-08
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2008, 11:53:21 PM »
I'm not sure this was based on the .308, but it seems to be a short action cartridge.  My guess is that it may be of the .250-3000 (.250 Savage) family. 

http://www.reloadbench.com/cartridges/w270sav.html

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Re: .270-08
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2008, 03:31:35 PM »
In "Wildcat Cartridges vol. II" they have an article on the 270-308 and also a 270 Redding which is a 270-308 with the shoulder angle increased to 30 deg.

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