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Offline panhandle

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Search for wildcats
« on: July 20, 2007, 01:57:26 PM »
I tried to do a search for info on the 270 Gibbs and it throws me into the iweb.  I would like to search this forum, but am not getting what I need.  What am I doing wrong?
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Re: Search for wildcats
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2007, 02:38:10 AM »
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Re: Search for wildcats
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2007, 09:01:24 AM »
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Re: Search for wildcats
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2007, 05:21:45 PM »
I think you'll find the cartridges at http://www.z-hat.com/HawkCartridges.htm to be very similar to the Gibbs round and should give you an idea.  Also, more info can be found in Cartridges of the World by Frank C. Barnes.  The wildcat Hawk cartridge rounds are headstamped and use the .280 Remington for a base case instead of the 06 or .270 Win.  I'm not recommending either case, just helping with info.
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Re: Search for wildcats
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2007, 01:05:00 AM »
Designed by Rocky Gibbs in the mid-1950's. Gibbs designed several cartridges ranging from .24 caliber to .30 caliber, all based on the 30-06 case. Gibbs' cartridges feature a shoulder moved far forward than it's parent, increasing case capacity appreciably.

The shoulder on the 270 Gibbs is almost a tenth of an inch further up the case than the standard 270 Winchester. Accordingly, fireforming new cases is not as simple as the Ackley technique. The most successful method of forming Gibbs cases seems to be: to eck-reduce .30-06 cases until the bolt can just be closed on them (creating a false shoulder) and then fireform them using maximum .270 Winchester loads.

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This is a quote from ammoguide.com about the 270Gibbs
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