Sighting in .270

HighBall5 · 10-18-2007, 09:07 AM

I bought a .270 savage with a 3x9 nikon monarch scope. Does anyone know the ballistics on this? Im shooting 130grain bullets.

I was thinking 50yds, that way it will shoot a little high at 100 and right on at 200?

stalkingbear · 10-18-2007, 09:26 AM

What distances are you going to be shooting? For medium range,1-1.5 in high at 100 yards will keep you on at 225,for long range-sight in EXACTLY on at 25 yards which is 1.5" high at 50 yards,3" high at 100 yards,3.7" high at 200 yards,dead on at 300 yards,7.8" low at 400 yards,leaving you 350 yards point blank,no think range. That is compiled based on average of factory 130 gr loads.

starhunter21 · 10-18-2007, 09:30 AM

Most (some) factory ammo boxes have the balistics on them, if not hop over to www.federalpremium.com. They have all the balistics the their offerings which should get you close. Great caliber by the way!

bigpapa · 10-18-2007, 09:31 AM

Yea! What he said! Great reply Stalkingbear.

bigbulls · 10-18-2007, 12:42 PM

I have my 270 sighted in aproximately 2.5 inches high at 100 yards and that allows me to be no more than +-3 inches to 300 yards. Stalking bear is talking about the same method of sighting in but he is giving a little more than 3 inches above or below point of aim. I just personally like to use 3 inches above or below point of aim.

I sight in all my rifles this way. +-3 inches.

HighBall5 · 10-19-2007, 11:36 AM

Thanks for the replies. I think im going to sight it in 2.5 high at 100.

TUK101 · 10-19-2007, 01:43 PM

The Remington Shoot program says to be 4.5 inches high at 100 yards so that you hit the bull at 300 yards. I never liked doing that since it makes it hard to hit anything under 100 yards if you zero like that. 2-3 inches high at 100 should allow you to hit anything out to 300 yards. Just make sure that you get it grouping consistantly at 100 yards and you should be doing allright. Most game is taken under 100 yards and closer to 50 anyways.

TUK101 · 10-19-2007, 01:45 PM

Oh and if you are wondering what the ballistics are on the 130gr Core Lokt ammo, it says it is 3060fps at the muzzle and a ballistic coefficient of .336.

stalkingbear · 10-19-2007, 02:19 PM

Tuk-something is wrong somewhere cause I run mine from experience AND sierra infinity. I would tend to think the infinity program is more accurate. One of us messed up a tad. lol

HighBall5 · 10-20-2007, 05:17 PM

Thanks, I am using the Core lokt ammo actually. I sighted it in today. It was about 1 inch high at 50yds, but it looked more like 4 inches high at 100.

Could this be correct or do you think that my hold was off?