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

Take a look here.


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



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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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...

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