308 Winchester or 270?
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One thing I've only seen mentioned rarely on here about .308 are rifle options.
Such a great variety of .308 rifles ranging from the super light compact Kimber Adirondack to the Stag-10 AR10 non-restricted. Awesome choices in .308 you just don't see such variety in off the shelf rifles in other cartridges.
Such a great variety of .308 rifles ranging from the super light compact Kimber Adirondack to the Stag-10 AR10 non-restricted. Awesome choices in .308 you just don't see such variety in off the shelf rifles in other cartridges.
sikwhiskey
CGN Regular
- Location
- Lethbridge
270 redding.........nothing left to debate lol
In a stag10 semi auto...
In a stag10 semi auto...
Ya the 270win is so clearly outdone by all the new options out there it's hard to imagine anyone using such an antiquated round
To the OP Have/had a few of both 308 and 270...both work as expected...have had more bang flops with 270 than any other
Why buy something that works well? Anything in the 30-06 class does and is time proven. Even better now with modern improved components.
Really, they are both boring... only because they are so common... they are so common because they are both pretty balanced cartridges suitable for a wide range of game and conditions.. so I guess boring isn't such a bad thing in this case.
pete dobinson
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Courtenay BC.
Boring or not, the last group I shot out of my 5lb.3oz 270 win went .250". Used the same reloads in my ruger#1 270 win and shot .500". The 270 win is an accurate cartridge and the velocity is 3100 fps using 130 gr ttsx. 110 gr ttsx at 3400 fps! I don't find it boring at all. 
I’ve owned, reloaded and hunted with 270’s and .308’s but have since moved on and now don’t own either. If I was buying one again it would be the .308 as it does everything the .270 does and a bit more as it can shoot heavier bullets. This threads full of misinformation. The die hard .270 guys have picked anemic .308 loads to compare with their .270 data. If I could post pictures off my phone I would just show manufactureres load data but from Barnes own data, with the most common weights, max velocities are;
110 grain
.270 - 3507 fps
.308 - 3539 fps
130 grain
.270 - 3173 fps
.308 - 3285 fps
140 grain
.270 - 3082 fps
.308 - 2994 fps
150 grain
.270 - 2900 fps
.308 - 2919 fps
165/168 grain
.270 - oh right you don’t have that card in your deck
.308 - 2877 fps
My personal load data matched these figures very closely depending if I had a 22 or 24” barrel. Apples to apples they’re so close it’s irrelevant which is a far cry from the 3-400 fps advantage the thread leads you to believe the .270 has. I’ve never been bored with “common, balanced, versatile cartridges that work” so I can’t comment on that disability. I’m a fan of 5lb rifles and .308’s are usually lighter then their full length cousins. There’s no wrong answer but the .308 isn’t as bad as the anti 30 cal fan club are making it sound.
110 grain
.270 - 3507 fps
.308 - 3539 fps
130 grain
.270 - 3173 fps
.308 - 3285 fps
140 grain
.270 - 3082 fps
.308 - 2994 fps
150 grain
.270 - 2900 fps
.308 - 2919 fps
165/168 grain
.270 - oh right you don’t have that card in your deck
.308 - 2877 fps
My personal load data matched these figures very closely depending if I had a 22 or 24” barrel. Apples to apples they’re so close it’s irrelevant which is a far cry from the 3-400 fps advantage the thread leads you to believe the .270 has. I’ve never been bored with “common, balanced, versatile cartridges that work” so I can’t comment on that disability. I’m a fan of 5lb rifles and .308’s are usually lighter then their full length cousins. There’s no wrong answer but the .308 isn’t as bad as the anti 30 cal fan club are making it sound.
