Anyone else reload 270?
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I do. So far, I haven't done much load development with it; the first loads I assembled were 145 ELD-Xs over 56.0 gr H4831. I'm not sure of the muzzle velocity (this was before I bought a chrono), but that load out of my Tikka T3 Lite put up a best four-shot group of .449 MOA at 100 yards (four rounds because that's a full load for that gun; one in the chamber and three in the mag). The average group was closer to .6 MOA; not bad for an initial load in a hunting rifle.
I need to get back out and play with it some now that I have a chrono. If I had to guess, I'd say that the MV of that load out of my 22.5" barrel is in the 2700 FPS range.
I need to get back out and play with it some now that I have a chrono. If I had to guess, I'd say that the MV of that load out of my 22.5" barrel is in the 2700 FPS range.
As with Diver, use R22 except with 150 gr. Berger hunting bullets. Don't have my reloading data book handy but will look it up this evening. The group I hunt with have dropped many elk with this load even at ranges of 500+.
60.5 grs of IMR 4350 pushing Barnes 110 TTSX’s at 3450 fps
Absolutely devastating round out to around 400 yards but starts slowing down quick after that. Extremely accurate out of my Kimber Montana.
Absolutely devastating round out to around 400 yards but starts slowing down quick after that. Extremely accurate out of my Kimber Montana.
Dads old standby was neck sizing win brass with 45gr of 4064 under a 130 swift a frame but I just started full length sizing for it and am shooting 130 interlocks in win brass over 44.7gr of 4064 at this point but I havent finalized that yet. Still need to work seating depths and final verification that it shoots well enough consistently. H4831sc appeals to me more but I want to get rid of all this 4064 as its the only thing still shooting that powder.
I don't hunt anymore since I sold my pick-up and can't bring an elk home in my Honda. So, just punch holes in paper. I have found that at least in my Remington 700, 52.5 Gr of IMR 4350, with a 135 Gr Sierra Match King, a Hornady neck die and bullet seated 2 thousands off the grooves, I get .31 inch groups at 100 yards, and .74 inch groups at 200 yards. Always looking for ways to improve on what I have so far. The Match King really improved the groups.
Yeah it was the max load of the data that I got from Barnes. It's a shooter though, especially for an ultralight mountain rifle.
400 yard group
500 yard group
Both of those groups were shot with a variable 10 mph crosswinds prone from a bipod.
400 yard group
500 yard group
Both of those groups were shot with a variable 10 mph crosswinds prone from a bipod.
I'm using 58.0 of IMR 4451 with the 110 TTSX. I'm getting 3240 FPS and very good accuracy in my 270 Win. Tikka T3. I had to work up to that since there was no loading data for the Bullet / powder. I don't think I'll go much higher than that. I went with 4451 because of the de-coppering agent and the temperature insensitivity.
I am using the same components with hornady brass, and CCI BR2 primers. The grain load is 55.1 grains, I am getting 2750 fps
imr7828 with magnum primers. 150gr ballistic tips. 2900 fps out of 22" barrel. i'm a smidge over max data...but just by a frogs hair. been shooting it for years, no signs of excess pressure. i started low and worked up.
my rifle loves that load and powder. some of the traditional powders and loads were disappointly piss poor. i dont even bother trying other loadings, because this one works so well.
my rifle loves that load and powder. some of the traditional powders and loads were disappointly piss poor. i dont even bother trying other loadings, because this one works so well.
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