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<blockquote data-quote="SSG Graybush" data-source="post: 2085322" data-attributes="member: 115190"><p>I think its a pandering compromise and will not stand the test of time. 6.5 prc and this 6.8 western are just slightly smaller cases then a 270 wsm designed to shoot high bc bullets. And am all for efficiency and dift over drop. But going to a smaller case in the 6.8 western and a heavier bullets makes the 6.8 western the 6.5 cm/6.5 prc of hunting rounds. Good/better LR performance but not real flat shooting.</p><p> What I like about the 270 wsm is its flat shooting with a 130 gr. 1.9 mils at 485 yards, compared to my 300 wm with a 200 gr and my 7mm mag with a 162 gr which are both at 2.5 mils. And the 270 wsm has a pbz of 250 yards and carries 1224 #'s of energy to 1000 yards, in elk county at 7500 ft of altitude, 40 degrees, 23.0 baro, 25% RH starting at mild 3089 fps.</p><p> Yes the 6.8 western will preform better at longer ranges but your giving up the flatness at ranges most game is shot at. </p><p> The 270 wsm is still a better choice for hunting, as most game is taken at distances far below were the 6.8 western will out preform it.</p><p> Winchester should have came out with a 6.5 wsm or 6.5 western 7.5T. A 150-160 gr 6.5 would have been a better choice for the case. Or a 25 western designed around a .65 g1 bc bullet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SSG Graybush, post: 2085322, member: 115190"] I think its a pandering compromise and will not stand the test of time. 6.5 prc and this 6.8 western are just slightly smaller cases then a 270 wsm designed to shoot high bc bullets. And am all for efficiency and dift over drop. But going to a smaller case in the 6.8 western and a heavier bullets makes the 6.8 western the 6.5 cm/6.5 prc of hunting rounds. Good/better LR performance but not real flat shooting. What I like about the 270 wsm is its flat shooting with a 130 gr. 1.9 mils at 485 yards, compared to my 300 wm with a 200 gr and my 7mm mag with a 162 gr which are both at 2.5 mils. And the 270 wsm has a pbz of 250 yards and carries 1224 #'s of energy to 1000 yards, in elk county at 7500 ft of altitude, 40 degrees, 23.0 baro, 25% RH starting at mild 3089 fps. Yes the 6.8 western will preform better at longer ranges but your giving up the flatness at ranges most game is shot at. The 270 wsm is still a better choice for hunting, as most game is taken at distances far below were the 6.8 western will out preform it. Winchester should have came out with a 6.5 wsm or 6.5 western 7.5T. A 150-160 gr 6.5 would have been a better choice for the case. Or a 25 western designed around a .65 g1 bc bullet. [/QUOTE]
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