I am in the process of pickng up a LH tikka t3 in 270 wsm. Its for my son whos 11. My initial thought was to rebarrel to a prc or saum as he has shot a saum and a 280ai with a two hole directional brake with no problem at all and think the 270 wsm may be a bit much for him. I want a caliber he can grow with and use for deer antelope and occasional elk. Hes proven to be a good shot and has an interest in banging some steal too so not sure which way to go. Another thought was just add a brake to the wsm. Any thoughts? If rebarrel will go to a proof or HC carbon and a mcmillan stock..thnx
Caliber Help 6.5 PRC or SAUM or leave a 270 wsm
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Why not try the 270 WSM you can run anything from 110-150 gr bullets Same as a 6.5 SAUM. I have both and they both do an amazing job. The 270 WSM will do every thing you described very well. The only issue with WSMs is short magazines and you have that covered with a Tikka.
Kind of what I'm thinking I may even ship to Kampfeld and throw a brake on it for 250$ see if a shooter if it is greatnif it rebarrel. My son shoots 3" 2 in a light 20 gauge pump and has no problem shooting a 6.5 saum and my 280ai. Both were 7 lb find Burnham 2 hole brakes
I agree to try the 270 WSM. The recoil (and performance) of those three cartridges is pretty close, so if recoil is the only consideration, braking the 270 WSM would be the simplest thing to do.
westcoasthunter
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I love my tikka t3 270 wsm it shoots amazing with 140 accubonds. And have killed elk deer and black bears no problem non went more then 10yards.. I would even try the 117 hammers pushing them around 3400-3550fps.
Backcountry sports
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Backcountry sports
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270wsm my daughter shoots she was 12 used for mule deer and elk with great success
reloaderlen
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270 wsm all the way with a MB .
If you hand load you can always reduce the loads and gradually increase as he becomes more accustomed to it .
If you hand load you can always reduce the loads and gradually increase as he becomes more accustomed to it .
nksmfamjp
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270 WSM is fine if you handload. I don't like it for hunting as it's std loads are like 3200+FPS which blows up bullets like SST, etc. It also holds 2 less rounds.
270 Win is a better choice.
With a magnum bolt face, 7mm Rem Mag, 6.5 Rem Mag would be good rounds. Neither is mild!
270 Win is a better choice.
With a magnum bolt face, 7mm Rem Mag, 6.5 Rem Mag would be good rounds. Neither is mild!
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I just purchased a 6.5prc and love it so far. My buddy has a 270wsm and he likes his but wishes bullet availability was better. If it were me id get the 6.5prc but that is only cause im a suck for new calibers AND Hornady does a good job marketing which makes me have faith that factory rifles and ammo will hopefully become more common in the future and stay.
shinbone
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270WSM is an excellent round. It's split'n hairs to rebarrel to a 6.5 SAUM.
