The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds
Regarding the .280 Remington there are reasons for that. Warren Page being one of them, Remington underloading the .280 and then changing the name to 7mm Remington Express. Also, trying to market a cartridge with similar ballistics to the well established .270 Win several decades later was never going to make it popular.
I have nothing against the .270 or .280.
Actually.... I couldn't give a toss about sales volume, if you follow the masses as a policy you tend not to be...... I do however care about projectile choice. There are some options available now for the 270, but you have to ask the question .... if the 270 actually kills in sales, why don't the projectile manufacturers develop for it? And the answer is.... it used to kill in sales (but no more), and its limited in cartridge case options to either the 270 Win or the 270 WSM and thats about it....bright enough to know
If projectile choice improves then its right in the zone of 6.5-7mm for high BC projectiles @ 120-160gr which is all we need to effectively deal with real life hunting requirements in this country, without having the recoil, noise and weight issues created by high BC options in 30 cal and above....
I was going to pick that rifle up too @thar.. am keen to do a 6.5 SAUM.... but might have ended up doing exactly the same and using it as is.... lol the LRAB looks OK...
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