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Originally Posted by Brother in Arms
apparently there aren't that many good bullet for long range shooting in the .277 diameter. Most people don't shoot them greater distances than 500 yards. But I don't see why you couldn't. I think because of its fame as a hunting cartridge it has never got much attention for long range target shooting.
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A great many of those bullets are designed to fragment at the higher velocities needed for very long range shooting. This is due to it being primarily a hunting cartridge. If you compare it to the 7.62mm Nato round at identical ranges, the .270 will generally have a flatter trajectory. This flatter trajectory is also the reason that the 270 isn't used at longer ranges. To get the .270 out there would require a heavier [bullet] loading to prevent deflection. This would eliminate its flatter trajectory and make it little better than the .308/7.62N.