270 weatherby mag

[ossineke001]

Interested in purchasing 270 weatherby mag reloaded ammo. Primarily for deer hunting in a 130-140 grain bullet up to 300yds or more.i live in central mich but will be deer hunting in Missouri and also Kansas this fall. I am in the process of buying a weatherby accumart 270 mag but have decided not to purchase it unless i can reduce ammo cost. I will be 65 next spring and really not interested in learning reloading at this time in mt life. Probably need 100 rounds or so each fall. Not versed in reloading so if this is not feasible, please let me know. Appreciate any help i can get......larry #231-972-7172...

[Ripstop]

I am not sure if you are asking if yuo can get Weatherby ammo at a reduced cost or is reloading cheaper, but I 'll offer some input.
Weahterby ammo is expensive that is why I don't shoot any of their calibers, although they have some really good ones. Myself if I only shot 1 caliber I think i could swing it buying a box a shell every couple of months.

Ifgiven an apportunity to start reloading today I wouldn't. I started back in the early 80's when I was convinced factory ammo was no good for accuracy. Factory ammo today is very accurate.

As far as reloading, you can spend as little or as much as you want. It will cost about $400 to get started. That is alot of factory ammo, but the cost goes down from there depending on how much you shoot. It is not hard at all to learn, just need attention to detail and develope a routine. Cost can be kept down with a good single stage press.
RCBS has the Rockchucker supreme for around $220. It comes with everything you need to start reloading.
Dies aren't too bad maybe$55. Brass 60ct $70, good bullets $20 per 50, powder, once you find a good load, $20, primer $2 per 100. With reloading you get the satifaction of using a load you put together to harvest your animal.

Hope I helped at least a little. Goodluck with your decision

[ossineke001]

I was hoping that i would be able to purchase ammo at a reasonable cost from someone that is all ready reloading 270 mag ammo. do you think this is possible or are there problems.....thanks....larry

[stubblejumper]

Do not use any reloads unless they were worked up in your rifle.Just bec ause they are safe in one rifle,does not mean that they are safe in your rifle.Either stick with factory loads,or reload yourself.If a good selection of reasonable priced factory loads is important to you,go with the 270wsm or better yet the 7mmremmag.

[ncpreacherboy1]

federal cartridge loads factory ammo for the 270 wby mag that is cheaper than weatherby shells, as does conley precision cartridge.

[stubblejumper]

federal cartridge loads factory ammo for the 270 wby mag that is cheaper than weatherby shells, as does conley precision cartridge.

Check out the ballistics of the federal 270wby loads.The federal 270wsm loads match or outperform them.In fact the 150gr 270wsm load produces more velocity than the federal140gr 270wby load.As such,wouldn't make much sense to use Federal loads in a 270wby mag.

[ejpaul1]

To add more cornfusion, WHat would be wrong with considering a plain old 270 win? Hornady sells a light mag load that pushes a 130 grain interbond to 3215 FPS. If that aint magnum performance, I dont know what is. EJ

[stubblejumper]

Hornady sells a light mag load that pushes a 130 grain interbond to 3215 FPS. If that aint magnum performance, I dont know what is.

Personally,I wouldn't beletting a single factory load effect my choice in cartridge.After all,that particular load may not shoot at all well in your gun.

[Roskoe]

Having owned both a .270 Wby andthe .270 WSM, I would purchase the WSM. There are a lot of really good factory rounds available for a reasonable price. However, if you are looking for someone to handload for you, try to find that person locally and give them your gun to use for load development.