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<blockquote data-quote="royinidaho" data-source="post: 275834" data-attributes="member: 2011"><p><strong>Re: 270 Allen Mag and WSM Shooters Decision Point</strong></p><p></p><p>Things really can go slow these days........</p><p></p><p>i have learned that its ok to "customize" or even manufacture bullets for your own use.</p><p></p><p>However, if you so much as send them around gratis for testing all of a sudden you're a felon.</p><p></p><p>Thus nothing as been sent out for testing. I'm doing it myself.</p><p></p><p>After having a local nukalur grade machine shop make a gizmo to assist in assuring that the bullets are fed into the die as straight as possible.</p><p></p><p>As a result culls have been reduced to a very livable level. My spin tests show no more out of roundness than the factory bullets which by the way are nearly perfect.</p><p></p><p>About the time I got the process to produce uniform straight bullets I ran out of 180 grainers, which showed the most promise.</p><p></p><p>I just got back from the range and confirmed that the 168s will not work in my barrel. Even with a reduced load of 88gr of US869 4 of the 5 shots made cute little 1/4 moon or a very bent banana penetration at 50 yds. Only one of the penetrations was close to round. It was noticeably oval shape.</p><p></p><p>I shot two shots with bullets that didn't make the QC cut for s&gs. Same load just a bit of wobble. The did better as far as tumbling goes but made oval holes about 3" apart at 50 yds.</p><p></p><p>Conclusion: The 168s are not any tougher than the 150s though the 150s only show weakness at AM velocities but don't come apart. Shrinking the 168s the 0.007" to get them to 0.277" may be a bit to expect.</p><p></p><p>The 180s w/the thick jackets showed much more promise.</p><p></p><p>If BJ & Lerch's shipping dept. is on the ball I'll have some 180 thicks shortly. I should have a good assessment of them next week.</p><p></p><p>Suggestions would be to wait until pismatic gets things rolling for any high intensity 270 cal bullets 169gr and under.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="royinidaho, post: 275834, member: 2011"] [b]Re: 270 Allen Mag and WSM Shooters Decision Point[/b] Things really can go slow these days........ i have learned that its ok to "customize" or even manufacture bullets for your own use. However, if you so much as send them around gratis for testing all of a sudden you're a felon. Thus nothing as been sent out for testing. I'm doing it myself. After having a local nukalur grade machine shop make a gizmo to assist in assuring that the bullets are fed into the die as straight as possible. As a result culls have been reduced to a very livable level. My spin tests show no more out of roundness than the factory bullets which by the way are nearly perfect. About the time I got the process to produce uniform straight bullets I ran out of 180 grainers, which showed the most promise. I just got back from the range and confirmed that the 168s will not work in my barrel. Even with a reduced load of 88gr of US869 4 of the 5 shots made cute little 1/4 moon or a very bent banana penetration at 50 yds. Only one of the penetrations was close to round. It was noticeably oval shape. I shot two shots with bullets that didn't make the QC cut for s&gs. Same load just a bit of wobble. The did better as far as tumbling goes but made oval holes about 3" apart at 50 yds. Conclusion: The 168s are not any tougher than the 150s though the 150s only show weakness at AM velocities but don't come apart. Shrinking the 168s the 0.007" to get them to 0.277" may be a bit to expect. The 180s w/the thick jackets showed much more promise. If BJ & Lerch's shipping dept. is on the ball I'll have some 180 thicks shortly. I should have a good assessment of them next week. Suggestions would be to wait until pismatic gets things rolling for any high intensity 270 cal bullets 169gr and under. [/QUOTE]
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