High Plains Drifter has to be my favorite Eastwood movie.
Unforgiven and Heartbreak Ridge deserve mentioning, and the same for Grand Torino.

Over and over I relived shots on big deer I missed. I missed due to a wobbly stance or poor breathing and trigger squeeze. I didn't miss due to air temperature messing with a great load. I agree that the differences in air and ammo temp together make a difference but inside of 400 yards that difference won't make a big change. I still like to use temperature resistant powders such as RL-23 and 26. H-4350 and H-4831 are great for that too.

I see it as a cartridge that does the same as many other .27 cal choices. I know the heavier for caliber bullets have great sectional density and hold their velocity better than their lighter weight brethren. That doesn’t mean the barrel likes those bullets…….and Browning and Winchester makes rifles is with different twist rates for their respective 6.8 Western offerings. Why?
If you don’t have a rifle chambered in a .26 - .28 caliber then by all means explore your options if that area of coverage / capabilities is something you want to fill. Due to my dad passing away I have three rifles in .264, one in .277, seven .284s and lots of .30s. No way is a 6.8 Western is going to do something that collection of rifles can’t do.

The Purple Hearts that have been awarded since the end of WWII were all made during WWII. The expected invasion of Japan was thought to be so bloody that half a million PHs were made, and luckily not all needed then. The war ended because of the atomic bombs, aided by ongoing issues the Japanese government had with maintaining the war. Japan was not going to give it up easy and the number of army divisions in southern Japan were proof of that, along with the arming the citizens with all sorts of things to resist the expected US forces.
Freedom Isn't Free.

The past two years in SW Kansas have been a mess regarding good numbers of mature deer. More rainfall this year has helped turn the tide somewhat with the availability of food and water. It is still a long way from what we had from 2007-10. That would be about two or three generations of White tail and Mule deer.
Knowing what I do about the possibility of a short range encounter (as in under 100 yards) and a 400ish yard shot, I’m most likely going taking a 308 Win as my primary and a 270 Win as my backup. Neither rifle was made my Weatherby but I still like them.
What is going afield this season from other Weatherby Nation members?

When I stopped being a poor college student / paying my own bills / raising kids and could afford better beer, a 12-pack of Miller High Life was $7.49. It held that price for a good, long time. Nowadays the Shiner Light Blonde is the least expensive good beer in this area. I still like Coors Banquet in the 1936 replica bottles.

I think a 1-4.5 would be a good choice for an AR setup. I have a strong preference for a red dot sight totally based on the M4 carbine I used in Afghanistan.

She said very little and should have known much more than she did. I also think she should have been given a very large pressure bandage for her butt because most of it was chewed off. Rightfully so, I will add.