270 win Ammo?

[Markymarc]

I wanted to know why they don't make a load bigger than a 150 Gr for the 270, or if they ever will come out with a 165 or 180.

Marc

[Sheridan]

Take a look here.


http://www.reloadbench.com/cartridges/270w.html



That should help a little.........

[Markymarc]

That's great, but those aren't factory loads are they? they are for re-loading which I don't do. How hard is it to re-load your own shells?

Marc

[MO-KS_hunter]

ORIGINAL: Markymarc

That's great, but those aren't factory loads are they? they are for re-loading which I don't do. How hard is it to re-load your own shells?

Marc

Check out this link to the reloading page:

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=3174567

[Markymarc]

Ya I was just looking at that page, I think I'm going to get more info on re-loading, mabe I can find something online that gives an over view on that subject.

Thanks 4 your help

[bronko22000]

Mark - The optimum bullet for the 270 is the 130 grainer. Some like the 140 gr. A good well constructed 130 gr bullet is adequate for all NA game excluding the big bears. For deer - the old reliables Rem core lokt or Winchester Power Pointare fine. You do not need a premium bullet for deer.

[bigbulls]

I wanted to know why they don't make a load bigger than a 150 Gr for the 270, or if they ever will come out with a 165 or 180.

Because there is no reason in the world to have a bullet heavier than 150 grains in the .270 Winchester even though they are available for the reloader. Same reason they don't make a 130 grain load for the 243 Winchester. The drop in performance would doom it to sitting on dealers shelves for eternity.

A bullet weighing more than 150 grains reduces the velocity to an extent that it completely defeats the purpose of owning the flat shooting .270 cartridge in the first place. With a 160 grain bullet you would be looking at about 2600 - 2700 fps and with a 180 grain bullet you would be looking at 2400 - 2500 fps.

The BC and SD of a 150 grain .277" bullet isequal to (give or takedepending on the exact bullet) an identicle bullet weighing 180 grains in a 30 caliber and would be perfectly suitable for hunting even the largest moose.

Basically, if you need a bullet weighing more than 150 grains then get a cartridge that fires a larger diameter bullet...... IE: 30 calibersuch asthe 30-06.

[wis_bow_huntr]

They do make a 165gr bullet for the 270. May be hard to find but my father in law has been using them for years, I use the 165s in my 308 as well. its more accurate than the 150 and lower.

[CarpetBagger]

165 you can get only as a reload....

I shoot 130gr hornady SP out of my Rem 700 270 Stainless...Kill ANYTHING that steps in front of it...shoots straight as can be. Great whitetail gun...

[Markymarc]

Thanx for all your help guys, I love my 270, but now i'm thinking about adding a scope to it. I am not to familiar with scope selection though. At this time I hunt hard woods with good openings and shots up too 100 yards, but I also hunt with another group, and my stand is on the edge of a field, so I need something that will be good for both. All I have now are fiber optics on my 270 pump.

Marc