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Hoover .270 vs .308 20-04-2025, 02:50 PM
Tentman What's your hunting style and... 20-04-2025, 02:52 PM
Hoover I’m based in NI and don’t... 20-04-2025, 06:32 PM
Barry the hunter in the real world both are... 20-04-2025, 03:10 PM
EmpireSafaris 308 is boring as hell, get... 20-04-2025, 03:36 PM
woods223 Yep, boringly accurate and... 20-04-2025, 03:43 PM
Yesmate .270 its a beast!if I had one... 20-04-2025, 03:44 PM
Waitati Hunter 308 has less recoil and... 20-04-2025, 04:08 PM
Ned I've only ever owned 1 centre... 20-04-2025, 04:48 PM
Hoover Wicked input, thanks everyone 20-04-2025, 06:30 PM
Hoover Tentman. Sorry new to this 20-04-2025, 06:33 PM
Tentman No worries. For bush hunting... 20-04-2025, 06:45 PM
longshot Toss a coin. Heads .308... 20-04-2025, 06:39 PM
DavidGunn 30-06...bigger than one and... 20-04-2025, 06:45 PM
Trout If you a deer shooter,270... 20-04-2025, 06:47 PM
Mararoa In all reality no difference... 20-04-2025, 07:22 PM
Steve123 Combine the 2 and get a 30... 20-04-2025, 07:24 PM
Beetroot 6.5 Creedmoor…… 20-04-2025, 07:31 PM
stagstalker 308 is a short action, 270 is... 20-04-2025, 07:33 PM
makka It always cracks me up when... 20-04-2025, 09:22 PM
paremata What do your mates shoot? ... 20-04-2025, 07:52 PM
7mmhunter This is solid advice and was... 20-04-2025, 10:12 PM
Trout Just buy what yr budget... 20-04-2025, 08:07 PM
charliehorse I have both:thumbsup: 20-04-2025, 08:18 PM
7mmhunter It's the 308 for the win for... 20-04-2025, 08:37 PM
Micky Duck More bush hunting,maybe .308... 20-04-2025, 09:00 PM
Chur Bay 308 All day. 20-04-2025, 09:06 PM
Yesmate I your gonna chop it get the... 20-04-2025, 09:43 PM
Trout Buy a 308,there's 100rds of... 20-04-2025, 10:21 PM
will.i.em I would get a .308 for the... 20-04-2025, 10:40 PM
sikaduk Doesnt really Matter both... 20-04-2025, 10:59 PM
Bol Tackshin 270 with 150gn projectiles... 20-04-2025, 11:52 PM
Oldbloke 270 & 308 are both very good.... 21-04-2025, 12:09 AM
stumpys I own both. My sako .270... 21-04-2025, 09:30 AM
Happy Jack Find someone who has both and... 21-04-2025, 09:50 AM
bigbear My first question is how much... 21-04-2025, 10:16 AM
grandpamac Greetings, This debate has... 21-04-2025, 10:22 AM
tikka Have owned both and killed... 22-04-2025, 06:28 PM
timattalon The differecne between the... 23-04-2025, 12:29 AM
blip Keep it simple, 308 23-04-2025, 07:28 AM
whanahuia Both calibres are up in the... 23-04-2025, 08:33 AM
blip Check out the tikka 308 on... 23-04-2025, 08:59 AM
Trout Il say again,what ever suits... 23-04-2025, 09:02 AM
7mmhunter The deer won't taste any... 23-04-2025, 09:32 AM
Jhon Buy both. 23-04-2025, 09:56 AM
JoelA Really couldnt go wrong for... 23-04-2025, 05:35 PM
Steve123 ^^^^^This ^^^^^ 23-04-2025, 07:22 PM
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    .270 vs .308

    About to purchase my first rifle. I know there’s lots of old posts on this but interested in hearing people’s opinions for (or against) each calibre?

 

 

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