Your 3 favorite hunting cartridges of all time

Bob Nelson 35Whelen · Jul 5, 2026

Choupique said:
Careful now. Thats closer to .243 winchester than it is to .35 whelen

@Choupique
You can neck a 25-06 upto a Whelen.
Can't do that with a 243. Up to a 358 yes which is far better use for a 243 case than leaving it originally
Bob

Bob Nelson 35Whelen · Jul 5, 2026

Rule 303 said:
Gomer, I agree and would add that when the 25Roberts came out it was down loaded which did not help it's sales and reflected poorly on the 25 cal.

In your last sentence above , for the reason you gave, I would change out 223 for 22-250 and 30-06 for a 270, 280, 375H&H. All shoot as flat as or flatter than the 06.

@Rule 303
We need to have a serious talk mate.
Change out an 06 for a 270??? Have you lost your marbles. A 280 yes but a 270 NEVER.
If'n you did that I would have to slap some sense into you
25-06,280 and 375 or Whelen ( in 35,375 or 400)
Bob

Rule 303 · Jul 5, 2026

Bob Nelson 35Whelen said:
@Rule 303
We need to have a serious talk mate.
Change out an 06 for a 270??? Have you lost your marbles. A 280 yes but a 270 NEVER.
If'n you did that I would have to slap some sense into you
25-06,280 and 375 or Whelen ( in 35,375 or 400)
Bob

Nah Bob, looks like I may have to slap some sense into you. The 270 is one of the great cartridges. A 30-06 is very good for making, 25-06, 270, 280 and 35 Whelen's from.

If a 308 won't do the job then go to the 300 Roy or the 338's or 35's. The 06 and 300Win are in-between cartridges that those that can not handle 338's and above go to. At least the 300Roy has some decent velocity and is proper flat shooting. :A Shit:

Ray B · Jul 5, 2026

Bob Nelson 35Whelen said:
A 280 yes but a 270 NEVER.

Really?? ..oo7" Will any recipient be able to notice the difference?

Bob Nelson 35Whelen · Jul 5, 2026

Rule 303 said:
Nah Bob, looks like I may have to slap some sense into you. The 270 is one of the great cartridges. A 30-06 is very good for making, 25-06, 270, 280 and 35 Whelen's from.

If a 308 won't do the job then go to the 300 Roy or the 338's or 35's. The 06 and 300Win are in-between cartridges that those that can not handle 338's and above go to. At least the 300Roy has some decent velocity and is proper flat shooting.

@Rule 303
The 270 is a good cartridge???? Good for what.
The 277 designation is only 2/3 of a 30-06. It's bastard oddball offspring of the 06.
Doesn't do anything a 25-06 won't do and won't do as much as a 280 or 06.
What's the use of the 270. I can load my son's 08 with 130s to over 3,000fps, 150s to 2,900fps and 180s to 2,700. Even the boring ho-hum 08 is more versatile than the 270.
You have much to lean me 'ol son.
This is STRAYA not the 270 loving jack Conners lovin USA.
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
Bob

Bob Nelson 35Whelen · Jul 5, 2026

Ray B said:
Really?? ..oo7" Will any recipient be able to notice the difference?

@Ray B
Yes and so will the shooter. The 280 is class.
Bob

Wyatt Smith · Jul 5, 2026

Neither the 270 or 280 will do anything a 30-06 cant. The 30-06 will do what neither can.

Gomer · Jul 5, 2026

Bob Nelson 35Whelen said:
@Rule 303
The 270 is a good cartridge???? Good for what.
The 277 designation is only 2/3 of a 30-06. It's bastard oddball offspring of the 06.
Doesn't do anything a 25-06 won't do and won't do as much as a 280 or 06.
What's the use of the 270. I can load my son's 08 with 130s to over 3,000fps, 150s to 2,900fps and 180s to 2,700. Even the boring ho-hum 08 is more versatile than the 270.
You have much to lean me 'ol son.
This is STRAYA not the 270 loving jack Conners lovin USA.
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
Bob

This 270 seems to do quite well…..

jruby · Jul 5, 2026

Sometimes I think it's more the rifle i want to hunt with than the calibers. For deer there are probably a dozen calibers that would work. We each have our favorites.

Gomer · Jul 5, 2026

But, so does this 280…..

Bob Nelson 35Whelen · Jul 6, 2026

Wyatt Smith said:
Neither the 270 or 280 will do anything a 30-06 cant. The 30-06 will do what neither can.

@Wyatt Smith
Young grasshopper
Whilst I agree with your assessment the 270 in my book is only marginally better than the 243 which puts it in the useless class in my book. Not much in bullets selection. If it wasn't flogged to death and hyped up by gun writers it would be just another almost ran cartridge in my book
The 280 and 06 are both grand old cartridges with class.
Bob

Bob Nelson 35Whelen · Jul 6, 2026

Gomer said:
This 270 seems to do quite well…..

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@Gomer

The sub half moa group is 100
The others are 200 yard groups.
So what is the 270 doing that my 25 won't do faster and more accurate with less recoil.
I rest my case your honour.
Bob

Boredrill · Jul 6, 2026

This is my top 5 favorite

1) .22
2) .556
3) 308
4) 300 WM
5) 50 Cal

This covers every 2/4 leg animal out there. Has factory ammo available almost anywhere.

Shot suppressed of course.

Gomer · Jul 6, 2026

Bob Nelson 35Whelen said:
@Gomer

The sub half moa group is 100
The others are 200 yard groups.
So what is the 270 doing that my 25 won't do faster and more accurate with less recoil.
I rest my case your honour.
Bob

So, your 25 is like a less efficient 243?

Russ16 · Jul 6, 2026

30-06
12 gauge
375 H&H

steve white · Jul 6, 2026

I once knew a guy who switched from a 300 WM to a 280, in the middle of a hunt, because he thought the 280 was "luckier." Some of our longest arguments are all in our own head.

A no argument three to literally bag truck loads of game? 22lr, 30'06, 12 ga shotgun. (375 H&H if rifles only)

God let us invent guns because it would be boring hearing us talk that much about anything else.

Gomer · Jul 6, 2026

steve white said:
I once knew a guy who switched from a 300 WM to a 280, in the middle of a hunt, because he thought the 280 was "luckier." Some of our longest arguments are all in our own head.

A no argument three to literally bag truck loads of game? 22lr, 30'06, 12 ga shotgun. (375 H&H if rifles only)

God let us invent guns because it would be boring hearing us talk that much about anything else.

It’s completely in our head. People where I live say a 300 win mag is an elk cartridge but 308 isn’t. Ask them how far the 300 will kill elk, they all say 500 or 600 yards, easy. I then ask, with the same bullet and the 308 doing the same at 350 that a 300 does at 500, doesn’t that make the 308 a 350 yard elk cartridge? They say no…..

Rule 303 · Jul 6, 2026

Bob Nelson 35Whelen said:
@Wyatt Smith
Young grasshopper
Whilst I agree with your assessment the 270 in my book is only marginally better than the 243 which puts it in the useless class in my book. Not much in bullets selection. If it wasn't flogged to death and hyped up by gun writers it would be just another almost ran cartridge in my book
The 280 and 06 are both grand old cartridges with class.
Bob

Bob you need to get off that yippy grass.

rdog · Tuesday at 6:08 AM

Bob Nelson 35Whelen said:
@Wyatt Smith
Young grasshopper
Whilst I agree with your assessment the 270 in my book is only marginally better than the 243 which puts it in the useless class in my book. Not much in bullets selection. If it wasn't flogged to death and hyped up by gun writers it would be just another almost ran cartridge in my book
The 280 and 06 are both grand old cartridges with class.
Bob

Bob must be still under the influence of the anesthetic when he had his knee replaced

Bob Nelson 35Whelen · Tuesday at 8:18 PM

rdog said:
Bob must be still under the influence of the anesthetic when he had his knee replaced

@rdog
Nah. After using a 270 it just didn't do anything for me. My 25 was doing the same job only better.
On thing I will give the 270 I bought. It made a dam fine WHELEN.
Bob

Your 3 favorite hunting cartridges of all time

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