Thread: New .270 cal cartridge from Winchester

Greetings All,
The curmudgeon here. The 6.8 Western or the .270 Winchester slightly shorter magnum as I will call it will give little more than a standard .270 Win with a fast twist barrel. Speer got slightly under 2,800 fps with their 170 grain round nose in their no 9 manual. Interesting that the case has been shortened to about the same length as the 7mm SAUM. Probably to allow the long pointy projectiles to be seated in short actions. We got by for about 50 years with only two .270 calibre cartridges but I have lost count of how many have popped up in the last 20 years or so. Still, I suppose that new sells for a little while at least.
Regards Grumpamac.