Other than being 27 caliber is there any advantage to chambering for the 27-308? Too close to 7mm-08 and 260? The 27 caliber offers a good choice of bullet styles and weights, seems a good choice for 130/140 gr bullets maybe?
Anybody have one or worked with one on load development?
woods

Woodseye, there would be no practical difference between the two. It's the same old argument between the 270 and 280 -a question I asked a few months ago. Why re-invent the wheel when you aready have the 7-08 and 260? However,if you just want to do it because you can and want to, then by all means go for it.

No advantage whatsoever except bragging rights. I think you should build one. FWIW - Dan

None!! There are WAY MORE .264" bullets, and WAY MORE .284" bullets, in this world than there ever will be .277" bullets!

Thanks fellas, you confirmed what I was thinking. The 7mm-08 is probably the wiser move with heavier bullet weight options anyhow. Thanks for the responses.

woods

The advantage to a .270-08 is obvious. When your back at the truck after dragging out a 10 pointer and somebody asks what you shot it with you can go into this long speil of how the round is just right. Anything less is a disadvantage.

There is someone on this forum that does that with the .300 WM but he is wavering. It works better on newbies.

Don't mention that you dozed off in the woods and when you woke up the buck was standing right there fifty yards away.

None!! There are WAY MORE .264" bullets, and WAY MORE .284" bullets, in this world than there ever will be .277" bullets!

You really only need two 277 bullets from my experience. A 130 grain Nosler Partition and a 130 grain Nosler Solid Base or Ballistic Tip. I have seen the 130 grain Partition break the shoulder of an elk, so I can't see what more would be needed there. The other 130 grain bullet works well for deer and antelope plus coyotes to pretty much cover all bases.

As far as "Any Advantage to the 27-08", probably not, but there is little advantage to many of the rounds that are being pushed today. I for the life of me can't see what the 243 does better than the 6mm. The same is true with the 260 versus 6.5X55 and the 7mm-08 versus the 7X57. Actually the 27-08 might make more sense than the other three I mentioned. At least it would be more different from the 270 Winchester than the others with whom the 243, 260, 7mm-08 are compared with.

The 270 Redding, a 27-08 Improved, makes a very efficient round for someone who is interested in a 27-08.