Thread: How much does a 270Win suck in 2019?

Originally Posted by Apollo

You miss place more shots due to wind than elevation. Elevation is vastly more predictable. Elevation does not vary with conditions. If you care at all about a rifles performance then you would worry about a desirable shot on a windy day, as this is highly likely. You would then care more about how slippery a projectile was, than how fast it was traveling. 6.3mm to 6.5mm to 6.8mm is not going to make any great difference to a wound with the same bullet, but only 6.5 has a good selection of slippery game bullets.

Why is that? 6mm, 6.5mm and 7mm all have a good range of slippery bullets that kill well. In between, 6.3 and 6.8 have bullets that kill well that are shaped like bricks.

In other words, most of its reputation is complete bullshit, but it goes bang and things fall over, just like everything else. I feel for the amount of bang and kick, the pill that arrives at the 400m mark is nothing to write home about.

Elevation is certainly affected by atmospherics.
Even if you have them perfect, shooting over broken ground can cause all sorts of issues with wind regarding elevation.

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