Thread: Short barrel 6.5prc vs .270win

the poor old .270 get slammed with all manner of accusations...and just like any other cartridge its all about matching the load to the game...
the above comment from Tahr is classic (and I respect this man and his opinions immensely) 130 killed well but was messy....well that just means it killed really well and did what you asked it to do..really well .a change in projectile will have changed terminal effect...
if the 130s being used were..messy/too explody/doing too much damage......changing to something harder would change that..slowing it down would do that,changing point of aim would do that..going heavier/slower would do that,using mono would definately do that and could drop weight of projectile too...but thats almost too much of step in other direction.
as for comment by @bang re it being out dated technology because no one is making anything similar.......well maybe the ylearned from the 25/06 and 6.5/06 and to some extend the .280 the yare all good but the .270 does same job with less fluffing around..re inventing the wheel type deal.
or as that wise old Chinese reloader once said "hif it works,dont faark around wif it"
the new 145grn hornady loads have given .270 users a capable longer range load
the spc cartridges gave lighter projectiles and if want to spend coin for custom jobbie,faster twist barrels.
the old gal has ALWAYS been kneecapped with poorer projectile choice compared to calibres either side of it..but if a fella had spent the little bit extra coin and bought nosler projectiles he would never have been far behind..hornady bog std cup n core are very accurate and kill well too... matching weight to what you want to achieve works wonders..I found the 140s much less explody than the 130s,the boat tail makes them doddle to reload.