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    6.8 Western instead of 7mm Rem Mag?

    Can’t wait for ADG as well. Win just did a run of 6.8W brass and sold out same day seeing in stock notifiications. Lou
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    Talk me out of it. New rifle decision.

    Dream rifle = get what you want. Lou
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    270win 22 inch barrel, 130 or 150gr

    Those all seem about perfect. Take which shoots best Lou
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    Anything new for 6.8 western ?

    Have not seen the browning 175tgk since fall. Win just did a run of 170 ballistic tips, at least it came across my FB feed Lou
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    Help choosing ideal chambering/rifle to shoot lead free projectiles.

    6.5/prc270 win is your huckleberry. Dont need anything more powerful for your purposes. The 270 has advantage of super availability. The 6.5 prc is shorter action. The 6.5 prc is nice round but offers nothing over 270 Win if shooting mono bullets from performance standpoint. Lou
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    Support for 6.8 western?

    The 6.8 Western will be here in 10-15 years. The difference between Win and Hornady is that the Win/Browning brand does not need others to make their cartridge as they already have 2 of the most popular rifle lines under the Win/Browning brands. This is why Ruger often teams up with Hornady...
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    Why is the .270 Winchester so under loaded?

    Several published loads list 270 velocity with 150s 3000fps+ out of 24” barrels. Federal used to offer a high energy 150gr bullet load at 3000 fps. Hornady does have a 140 load at 3100 fps and 130 and 3200 fps which are up there with top manual handloads Lou
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    Is the 6.8 western gaining traction or did the 7mm prc finish it off?

    American sniper… 300 mag got the dirty harry 44 mag like kick with the sniper crowd from the book / movie. Jumped over 7mag as most popular magnum rifle cartridge Lou
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    Is the 6.8 western gaining traction or did the 7mm prc finish it off?

    So, what you are saying is you can just replace the 6.5/7mm with 1 277. Nice!
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    Is the 6.8 western gaining traction or did the 7mm prc finish it off?

    Well, the point was to contridict the message that Hornady supports their rounds better than Winchester or has a better track record. I’m not saying either do a great job but Hornady is certainly not better. There were 16.7M hunters in the US at peak in 1982 and that number is around 15.7M...
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    Is the 6.8 western gaining traction or did the 7mm prc finish it off?

    Agree, but I am not concerned. The 6:8W will do fine and Winchester will support it even if no one else does. There are 325 wsm rifles and ammo in stock right now for Pete’s sake. There was 270 wsm ammo at Cabelas the other day. Not knocking Hornady but their support is exagerrated and...
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    Is the 6.8 western gaining traction or did the 7mm prc finish it off?

    Get yourselves on list for 6.8W ADG brass. Only way they will make it is if we buy it. Prefer them or not the PRCs sell so I see why manufacturers jumped on them. Lou
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    6.8 Western Brass

    Hey folks, this dealer is looking to start taking orders for trial runs ADG Cartridge Brass. I don’t know anything about them other than sponsor on AfricanHunting forum and not promoting them over anybody else but first official ADG dealer public communication on 6.8W I have seen...
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    Does brass matter?

    Good work! I always beleived the big difference with premium brass is it removes the need to do all the mind numbing brass prep stuff need to do with normal brass. For a lot of my hunting rifles I don’t care, but for some I do. Whether it makes a difference or not I have not done the...
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    Help Me Pick a 7MM-08

    I would vote xbolt. I bought my first ever xbolt - a 6.8W speed SR and it has been outstanding. I am going to pling some plates tomorrow or next day and shot a couple of groups with 165 ablr today to confirm zero and both 1/2 moa. Anyway, gun has been a shooter and honestly the xbolt was...
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    Is the 6.8 western gaining traction or did the 7mm prc finish it off?

    I am very familiar with 7prc as had a 7mm wsm which is very simlar for about 10 years. In fact it was rebarreled to 6.8W. RL26 makes the 7mm wsm sing by the way. I was shooting 168 bergers and the 6.8 came out and could get similar down range performance with 170 bergers because they have...
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    Is the 6.8 western gaining traction or did the 7mm prc finish it off?

    Nice! I was just in Allen Cabelad buying some 308 goodies. I talked to guy at gun counter and asked him what is selling. Said by far dominant is 223 and 308, with 6.5 cm a lot as well. After that big drop off, but said 243 and 270 still strong. I asked about 6.8W and he said not much. I...
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    Is the 6.8 western gaining traction or did the 7mm prc finish it off?

    Yes. It is anecdotal. The ammo guys used to publish their lists but not seen one in long time. I am just going by what is on shelves locally though I am a big gun friendly area (DFW). May vary regionally Lou
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    Is the 6.8 western gaining traction or did the 7mm prc finish it off?

    The 7mm prc has 15% more recoil than 6.8 and with hunting ammo the 6.8 had minutely more if any drift / drop than 6.5 prc. The 7prc holds 9-10 gr more powder and shoots a bullet 15 -20 gr velocity the same speed as 6.8 W. This is about same between 6.5 and 6.8. If hit harder is a debunked...
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    Is the 6.8 western gaining traction or did the 7mm prc finish it off?

    No, I am just using common sense. Go to the big box stores and see what and how much of what is in stock. The 6.5 prc came out what in 2018. There is a tiny number of these new rifles out there compared to established rounds. This new stuff may be the only cartridges see on tv or youtube...

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