Poll- 270 win, 280 Rem or 6.5-06

6.5-06, 270 win or 280 rem for custom build

  • 6.5-06

    Votes: 15 25.9%
  • 270 win

    Votes: 24 41.4%
  • 280 rem

    Votes: 19 32.8%

  • Total voters
    58

stevenautique

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Hey everybody

I am having a custom rifle built and wondering what your thoughts are on these calibers. I do reload so the 6.5-06 wont be a problem for me. I am drawn to it because of the high BC and low recoil but hey when you look at a nosler AB 140gr the BC isnt that far ahead of from the 140gr 270 AB. Rifle will be built on a rem long action, HS precision and rock creek barrel. thanks in advance!
 
I would love to hear your reasons for your vote? Who knows, as fast as I turn over rifles it might be on the classifieds here soon!:)
 
Generally speaking, I would choose the 280 or 6.5 over the 270. Reason: BC

The 280 is a great cartridge (I have one: http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f53/my-280-updated-32771/ ) and you can shoot 168 and 180grain bullets at good velocities with a barrel as short at 24".

The 6.5-06 is another great choice as you can get the 130 and 140 grain bullets going screaming fast (3100+).

I would lean towards the 280 as no fire forming of brass would be required. that's just my preference though.
 
I just picked up my 6.5-06 1 1/2 weeks ago. It likes the 140 gr Bergers at just over 3000 FPS. Comfortable to shoot. I'll tell you more about it after this years hunting season. I have a .270 and .270WSM. I find myself not using them. Wanted lower recoils w/ good BC's so I went to the 6.5's. I think that I'm really going to like thenew toy. I agree to go w/ either the 6.5 or .280. Best of luck. Bruce
 
Dig the 6.5 and 270 not much use for the 280. The 6.5 with a 140 Berger is hard to top though at range a 160+gr bullet from the 270 just hits harder which I like since we mostly target elk. They are all so close it would be hard to pick on except on personal preference which for me fall to the 270.
 
I think the 6.5 would be a cool rifle and I plan to rebarrel an old Ruger 25/06 to that cartridge sometime but if I were to have only one of the three offered it would be the 270Win hands down. I am sure any of these cartridges would not let the shooter down.
 
i just cant belive the 270 is beating the 280 in this pole it has nothing on the 280 and i think the 6.5-06 beats it out just for bullet bc.

but out of the three i would do the 280
 
I have owned all three and voted for the 6.5 mostly due to the superb ballistics and terminal performance of the Berger Hunting 140 VLD's. Not a whole lot of difference between the 6.5x06 and 6.5x284 but I'm partial to 6.5x284 because of the superb accuracy I have been able to achieve from multiple rifles.
 
Out of these three, 6.5-06 gets my vote. Throw in the 280AI and it gets a little more tricky. If you're targeting elk 280 it is. If you're targeting deer only then no question, 6.5 is the way to go.
 
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