Let’s hear everyone’s opinions on the caliber choice for a all around rifle

[tracker]

I'm an aught 6 guy but I will say my 270 WSM has brought down antelope, moose and deer on single shots out to 300+ yards. Can't complain about that. Now if I could only find some ammo to buy for it.

[SakoAlberta]

Love my custom .340 Wby. 250 NP at 2900 fps. So, about the same trajectory as my 7mm Rem Mag and significantly more energy. Recoil is very manageable without a brake. Really hard to find a situation in NA that it wouldn't be either ideal or very close to it.

[vanadium]

270 Win

[dgl1948]

The title is all round rifle. To me that rifle would mean everything from a gopher to a grizzly. A lot of them here would do a grizzly in but an afternoon in the gopher patch would develop a pretty good flinch.

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by dgl1948

The title is all round rifle. To me that rifle would mean everything from a gopher to a grizzly. A lot of them here would do a grizzly in but an afternoon in the gopher patch would develop a pretty good flinch.

Granted, but the OP mentioned a bigger all around rifle and alluded to big game, not all game
Cat

[MountainTi]

Originally Posted by dgl1948

The title is all round rifle. To me that rifle would mean everything from a gopher to a grizzly. A lot of them here would do a grizzly in but an afternoon in the gopher patch would develop a pretty good flinch.

Whacked many a gopher with a .300 wby back in the day. Still no flinch...

[DLab]

Originally Posted by tracker

I'm an aught 6 guy but I will say my 270 WSM has brought down antelope, moose and deer on single shots out to 300+ yards. Can't complain about that. Now if I could only find some ammo to buy for it.

LOL
If the OP had included "that you can find ammo for" this would be a much shorter list.

[6.5 shooter]

[REMINGTON JIM]

Hard to better a 280 AI as it’s a GREAT ! Cartridge RJ

[270person]

Originally Posted by MountainTi

Whacked many a gopher with a .300 wby back in the day. Still no flinch...

Hahaha. No such thing as too big when hunting dangerous game.

I took down a "clump" of those bad boys with a 12g and #2's once which was a really bad idea. Air pressure in the truck increased x1000, had to lipread for a week, and spilled my beer. So many lessons learned with one pull of a trigger.

[fps plus]

Once one has been charged by an angry gopher it’s a situation one never forgets ! Never enough gun for that !!

[MountainTi]

Originally Posted by 270person

Hahaha. No such thing as too big when hunting dangerous game.

I took down a "clump" of those bad boys with a 12g and #2's once which was a really bad idea. Air pressure in the truck increased x1000, had to lipread for a week, and spilled my beer. So many lessons learned with one pull of a trigger.

Lesson #1. Beer in cup holder, not between legs.

Yanked both triggers at the same time on a gopher with a side by side 12. Trigger guard took skin off my knuckle on that one. Got the gopher though
No real lessons learned

[markg]

This is a great take on the .270 Win. Nice to see a South African doing gun video's


https://youtu.be/oqEl60f90Fg

Best line in the video , "a horse and a carriage will get you from point A to point B but its 2023 and there are better ways to get there."

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by markg

This is a great take on the .270 Win. Nice to see a South African doing gun video's


https://youtu.be/oqEl60f90Fg

Best line in the video , "a horse and a carriage will get you from point A to point B but its 2023 and there are better ways to get there."

I don't think it settles it at all.
The issue of course is that shot placement at long range boils down to a wind call, amd a 6.5 Creed won't give you enough advantage in that situation over a .270.
The majority of hunters cannot tell the difference in the ballistics of cartridges that close together, and as far as recoil goes. The vast majority of rifles these days come with brakes installed so that advantage is out the window as well.

He also makes the point about shooting an heirloom rifle or a rifle you have owned for years.
Bottom line is if you want a new rifle go out and buy it, period .
That being said, I won't buy a rifle chambered in 270 unless I plan on rebarreling it - but them I feel the same about the Creedmoor.
Cat

[markg]

Originally Posted by catnthehat

I don't think it settles it at all.
The issue of course is that shot placement at long range boils down to a wind call, amd a 6.5 Creed won't give you enough advantage in that situation over a .270.
The majority of hunters cannot tell the difference in the ballistics of cartridges that close together, and as far as recoil goes. The vast majority of rifles these days come with brakes installed so that advantage is out the window as well.

He also makes the point about shooting an heirloom rifle or a rifle you have owned for years.
Bottom line is if you want a new rifle go out and buy it, period .
That being said, I won't buy a rifle chambered in 270 unless I plan on rebarreling it - but them I feel the same about the Creedmoor.
Cat

That post made me laugh thanks Cat

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by markg

That post made me laugh thanks Cat

After Messing around with firearms extensively since 1966, I stand by posts 13 and 14
I love the early Winchester M70's , I just can't shoot them well without a stock change .

The 270 Winchester just doesn't crank my tractor, even the very accurate one I had in a gorgeous #1!
The Creedmoor? It does everything very well, and the match rifle I had barreled up was an outstanding performer, but this thread is about hunting rifles , not match rifles , so that one doesn't count
Now. If they brought out a Ruger#1RSI in 6.5Creedmoor I might take a second look , however it would likely be around the price of a Courtney Stalking rifle and they come in my favourite chambering , so I doubt it would end up in my gun locker anyway!
Like I stated earlier though, MY choice of the ultimate rifle/ cartridge is , well, what it is.
I know many would not be able caught dead with a Uberti Stalking rifle in .303 Brit, unless the eye holes in their paper bag were cut just right so they could see white shooting !
Cat

[obsessed1]

I'm a big 308 fan.. 18-20" tube shooting a 150-168gr pill...
But I think the ol 06 is a better choice all round.... 110gr to 220gr...a very capable cartridge out to 500yds.

[CBintheNorth]

Originally Posted by 270person

Hahaha. No such thing as too big when hunting dangerous game.

I took down a "clump" of those bad boys with a 12g and #2's once which was a really bad idea. Air pressure in the truck increased x1000, had to lipread for a week, and spilled my beer. So many lessons learned with one pull of a trigger.

Originally Posted by MountainTi

Lesson #1. Beer in cup holder, not between legs.

Yanked both triggers at the same time on a gopher with a side by side 12. Trigger guard took skin off my knuckle on that one. Got the gopher though
No real lessons learned

Thanks gents. I needed a laugh.

[CBintheNorth]

If I could only have one It'd be really tough not to grab my 30-06.
Not only the most versatile cartridge out there IMHO, but I have it in the nicest rifle Browning ever made; a BBR.

The 300 Bee would get the nod if the '06 was deemed too passé, but you're not going to want that in a light rifle in my opinion.
I would stick to something with a shorter action, like 30-06.