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I saw a 270 Weatherby mag on here for sale.. I think it came with some ammo also.
id go with none of the above. Too many calibers out there that do it the same or better and with better brass/ammo options.
Quote from: Karl Blanchard on October 23, 2020, 08:39:58 AMid go with none of the above. Too many calibers out there that do it the same or better and with better brass/ammo options. When I was younger I had a love affair with just about anything Weatherby then as I got older and learned more, not so much.
I like Weatherby cartridges, the company has developed cartridges in most calibers with flatter shooting ballistics than standard cartridges. What this means to me is that I can hold dead on an animal at a further distance than standard cartridges. Often times you get only a couple seconds to take a shot before an animal turns away or simply disappears into the vegetation. I can simply hold dead on and shoot the animal at greater distances without needing to compensate or fumble with dials. I don't care if the cartridge costs more money, I don't care if the rifle barrel only lasts for 500 to 1000 rounds, what is most important to me is that I made the shot before the animal disappeared. The icing on the cake is that Weatherby cartridges deliver the same bullets with a lot more energy at the same distance as other standard calibers. So not only do you hold dead on at longer distances, your bullet has more knock down energy when it hits the animal. I don't think it makes a huge difference between 6.5 and 270, I think with either of them you can hold dead on at a further distance than their contemporary counterparts and make more kills because of these two reasons combined!
