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so the 150's arnt any good? are they less accurate?

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Can be more accurate. You might have to try 130, 140 and 150. I like 140's.

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150gr. bullets in the 270Win. are intended for BIG game hunting, and should not be used
for varmints.
Remington makes a 100gr. bullet loading for the 270Win., and this would make a fair
varmint round. I've tried 'em in my 270, and I get very good accuracy with them.

Another option, go with 130gr. bullets. They will make a good deer hunting load, and
can pass/be useable for some varminting. 130gr. for the 270Win. is available from all the ammunition manufacturers so if one brand/style doesn't shoot too well in your
particular rifle, try another (Remington, Federal, Winchester, Hornady, etc.)

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Unless you are going to do a lot of varmit shooting, I would just shoot the 130 for everything. Any brand that shoots good in your gun should handle deer or varmits. The Corlokts will do fine.

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I THINK YOU MEAN IMPORTSLAYER.

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didn't see anyone mention it but the first thing you want to do BEFORE you bore sight is run both the windage and elevation screws all the way in and all the way out. count the turns and run back in 1/2 way on the windage and 1/3 on the elevation. This will put your crosshairs in the middle of their range (windage) and give you plenty of adjustment for elevation. If the windage screw is all the way in or out, when you adjust elevation you can pull the crosshair right or left. Now boresight and use your coarse adjustment on the rings to get close. I've had good luck just using a lazer pointer ($29 at office max) pushed right into the bore. Use a piece of electrical tape to hold it "on".

Also, you need to be sure the crosshairs are straight and plumb with the center of the rifle.

Good luck

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I've never used a bore sighter and don't bother with shooting at 25 yards or even 50. I go right to 100. My method involves taking the bolt out and sighting down the bore to the target while the rifle is held in a steady rest. I try to center the target in the bore and compare that to where the reticle is situated on the target. I make adjustments to the reticle as needed. This takes just a little while going back and forth looking at the target through the scope and through the bore. When satisfied that I'm close, I shoot a group of 3 shots. This usually puts me within 3 or 4 inches of the target and from there I can make final adjustments to the reticle.

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SM I agree that their's not much to be learned by shooting at 25 yds with fast cartridges. The point I'm making is that your crosshairs need to be as close to middle of their operating range as possible. With the gun in the vise and a red dot on the target it's easier to tweak your coarse adjustments. Save the reticle screws for fine tuning.

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first thing i would do is get rid of the remington shells. never had any luck with those shells. federal , pmc , winchester seem to always be better shells. don't allways blame the scope or gun. many times it is just the shells. you have to find the ones that your gun likes.

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Why? Sure some guns may not like a particular Remington loading, but then again .....
My Sako (308Win.) shoots a ragged hole at 50yds., and does about 1" to 1-1/4" at 100yds. with Remington 150gr. Core-Lokts.
My Rem.700LSS Mtn. rifle (270Win.) likes 150gr. Rem. Core-Lokts, and the 100gr. PSP's.
What's even better - they both shoot to the same POI at 100yds. Groups run 1-1/2" to
a little over 1", respectively.
My Ruger 77/22 (22mag.) loves Remington V-Max Premiers - one ragged hole for 9shots.
Am I just lucky? I don't think so. Remington makes some good stuff.