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Re: Most Overrated Caliber
[Re: Big Game Hunter]
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11/07/18 02:30 PM
11/07/18 02:30 PM
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2Dogs
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Freak of Nature
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.270 WSM is the correct answer.
"Why do you ask"?
Always vote the slowest path to socialism.
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Re: Most Overrated Caliber
[Re: Bull64]
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11/07/18 02:32 PM
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Avengedsevenfold
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I know of a couple dump-truck loads of deer that wouldn't agree with that... Me too. Always gotta be a few that try to ice skate uphill
Carrying a gun isn't comfortable; but at times it is comforting
"Cause the cause for the pause you think you see is really concentration on the steel” NonPoint
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Re: Most Overrated Caliber
[Re: Big Game Hunter]
#2631493
11/07/18 04:35 PM
11/07/18 04:35 PM
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Posts: 16,156 Alabaster
Bowhunter84
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Old Mossy Horns
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I don’t think the 6.5 creed is overrated I just hate that douchebags on the internet have ruined it. It’s a great cartridge (probably my favorite) but there are other cartridges that will do the same thing.
"Just remember a gobbler has to win every time, you only have to win once" BC
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Re: Most Overrated Caliber
[Re: dave260rem!]
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11/07/18 06:29 PM
11/07/18 06:29 PM
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Posts: 30,910 Clanton, AL
Out back
Grumpy Old Man
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Grumpy Old Man
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I think "tactical" is definitely the most overused word in the guns & ammo world today. But I wouldn't say that the 223 is overrated, it's actually a very impressive little spitfire. I couldn't care less about an AR anything, and I don't even own one, but a 223 of some variation will always be in my bag of tricks.
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Re: Most Overrated Caliber
[Re: Big Game Hunter]
#2631634
11/07/18 07:03 PM
11/07/18 07:03 PM
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AC870
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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It’s true. .270 Win is ghey. I sold mine after I had a Core Lokt bounce off a 9-point’s neck.
“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”
On the distance I like to walk to my stands: “The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
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Re: Most Overrated Caliber
[Re: AC870]
#2631651
11/07/18 07:29 PM
11/07/18 07:29 PM
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fladeerhntr
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It’s true. .270 Win is ghey. I sold mine after I had a Core Lokt bounce off a 9-point’s neck. Never had this happen back when I used a 270 but almost everything I shot with it ran forever and the entry and exit hole looked like I had shot it with an archery practice point which meant they didn't bleed very much.
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Re: Most Overrated Caliber
[Re: fladeerhntr]
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11/07/18 07:51 PM
11/07/18 07:51 PM
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Beadlescomb
Old Mossy Horns
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It’s true. .270 Win is ghey. I sold mine after I had a Core Lokt bounce off a 9-point’s neck. Never had this happen back when I used a 270 but almost everything I shot with it ran forever and the entry and exit hole looked like I had shot it with an archery practice point which meant they didn't bleed very much. Must be some tough ass deer where you hunt. The 20 or so deer ive shot with a 270 have been dead where they stood
We will burn that bridge when we get there
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Re: Most Overrated Caliber
[Re: Big Game Hunter]
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11/07/18 09:10 PM
11/07/18 09:10 PM
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low wall
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6 point
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Woo Hoo! I hadn't read this thread when I put down the .270 as the most UNDERATED.. Good to be a contrarian. My entry for overated would be the 7mm Rem Mag. In the mid to late '70s, it seemed like everybody who was shooting power lines or pastures had to have one, generally with a Bushnell or Weaver scope screwed to a '70s era Remington that was likely doing well to shoot 2 MOA, and hit within an inch of a .270 at 300. But they were shooting LONG RANGE, dontcha know. Good times.
Used to be a lifeguard, until that blue kid got me fired.
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Re: Most Overrated Caliber
[Re: Big Game Hunter]
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11/07/18 09:21 PM
11/07/18 09:21 PM
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Posts: 5,236 Behind your shadow
Reloader79
Bitch Peas, I'm a Kitty Whisperer
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Bitch Peas, I'm a Kitty Whisperer
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Most overrated caliber to me is a 6.5 greedmore.
If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
Bluetick serpentines around green fields and rock spit a lease
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Re: Most Overrated Caliber
[Re: AC870]
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11/07/18 09:24 PM
11/07/18 09:24 PM
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MallardMan84
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It’s true. .270 Win is ghey. I sold mine after I had a Core Lokt bounce off a 9-point’s neck. Lol I have missed few also, but when I did my part it worked 100% of the time. The only 2 rifles I had from age 12 to 25 were a BAR and a BDL both in 270. I killed many deer between the 2 over that span. In that time I think I shot every bullet on the market. Core Locts and Federal B-Tip were the go to and shot well in both rifles. Nowadays about all I reload are Accubond and TSX. Both of those are semi retired now and a rely on a 6.5.............SE to put meat on the table. I like the low recoil, and it just puts them down. To each his own, I wouldnt hesitate for a second to carry either of those gay .270 into Elk country. The most important factor in killing power is shot placement using the appropriate type bullet.
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Re: Most Overrated Caliber
[Re: Big Game Hunter]
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11/07/18 09:44 PM
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AC870
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It didn’t bounce off but it blew up. Base of neck. Went in about an inch. Blew a hole big as your hand. I dunno if it hit a twig or what. It was good I got down and went to it immediately. It got up. I shot it again and had to stab it with a knife. I was running late and only had the 4 bullets in the gun. I’d shot a doe twice before shooting the buck twice.
“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”
On the distance I like to walk to my stands: “The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
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Re: Most Overrated Caliber
[Re: low wall]
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11/07/18 09:49 PM
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doekiller
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Freak of Nature
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Woo Hoo! I hadn't read this thread when I put down the .270 as the most UNDERATED.. Good to be a contrarian. My entry for overated would be the 7mm Rem Mag. In the mid to late '70s, it seemed like everybody who was shooting power lines or pastures had to have one, generally with a Bushnell or Weaver scope screwed to a '70s era Remington that was likely doing well to shoot 2 MOA, and hit within an inch of a .270 at 300. But they were shooting LONG RANGE, dontcha know. Good times. I agree. 7 Mag.
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Re: Most Overrated Caliber
[Re: AC870]
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11/07/18 10:07 PM
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MallardMan84
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It didn’t bounce off but it blew up. Base of neck. Went in about an inch. Blew a hole big as your hand. I dunno if it hit a twig or what. It was good I got down and went to it immediately. It got up. I shot it again and had to stab it with a knife. I was running late and only had the 4 bullets in the gun. I’d shot a doe twice before shooting the buck twice. That's tough luck, it would make my think twice also. I shot a buck a couple years ago in about the same spot with a .308, dont remember the bullet, it didnt pass through but he dropped.
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