Thread: .270 is the best caliber ever made.

Originally Posted by Ground Control

The year is 2024 ……….. not 1974

My old 1996 Hilux is a great Ute , but my 2022 model is better because of industry improvements and innovation , does my old Luxy get me to where I want to go “ Yes “ but…………….

Yet there's still plenty of people that would much rather prefer to own and drive the old hilux than the new one.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Unless you compare apples with apples and give same fast twist advantage to both..... It will happen eventually as the 6.8spc made them a thing lol

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Yet there's still plenty of people that would much rather prefer to own and drive the old hilux than the new one.

The 6.5 CM is superior to the .270...you two are just biased and still in denial
I'll give the 270 one thing though... there's no denying that the 0.277” bullet diameter is going to leave a bigger hole than a 0.264” bullet. A bigger hole means faster blood-loss and less suffering to the deer.

That being said, the 270 bullet is only 0.013” wider than the 0.264” bullet, which is why I believe shot placement is the key to taking deer and the 6.5 CM is just easier to shoot than the 270 (50% less recoil).

I'll apologise now to some of you old codgers (aka 'coffin-dodgers'), who may relate to this quick summary: the 270 did work well but is now too old and needs to retire... as it's been superseded by younger 'better' cartridges.

Originally Posted by Hermitage

The 6.5 CM is superior to the .270...you two are just biased and still in denial
I'll give the 270 one thing though... there's no denying that the 0.277” bullet diameter is going to leave a bigger hole than a 0.264” bullet. A bigger hole means faster blood-loss and less suffering to the deer.

That being said, the 270 bullet is only 0.013” wider than the 0.264” bullet, which is why I believe shot placement is the key to taking deer and the 6.5 CM is just easier to shoot than the 270 (50% less recoil).

I'll apologise now to some of you old codgers (aka 'coffin-dodgers'), who may relate to this quick summary: the 270 did work well but is now too old and needs to retire... as it's been superseded by younger 'better' cartridges.

However you dice it, the 270win has a bit more smoke out to 350-400m