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270 barrel swap
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<blockquote data-quote="Jud96" data-source="post: 1718032" data-attributes="member: 69478"><p>I did this exact thing to my old Remington 700 .270 this past winter. I am a reloader and don't use factory stuff in anything but my .22 long rifles haha. I went with the .284 Winchester with the Norma Match reamer that has a long freebore for 175-180gr bullets. It's a hammer and uses the same powders and similar charge weights as the 270 with 130-150gr bullets. My previous .270 loads were a 140gr Hornady at 2980 with 56.0gr IMR 4831 and a 145gr Hornady ELD-X at 2935FPS with 56.3gr of RL23. My .284 load is 54.2gr of RL23 with a 175 Berger at 2850FPS. The major difference is the down range energy and less wind drift over the .270 with 140-150gr bullets.</p><p></p><p>If I were you, I would lean towards the .280 Ackley. It has high quality factory ammo available, and can be handloaded for even better accuracy and performance if you plan to do that. It also works with your action and bolt without any modifications or changes needed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jud96, post: 1718032, member: 69478"] I did this exact thing to my old Remington 700 .270 this past winter. I am a reloader and don’t use factory stuff in anything but my .22 long rifles haha. I went with the .284 Winchester with the Norma Match reamer that has a long freebore for 175-180gr bullets. It’s a hammer and uses the same powders and similar charge weights as the 270 with 130-150gr bullets. My previous .270 loads were a 140gr Hornady at 2980 with 56.0gr IMR 4831 and a 145gr Hornady ELD-X at 2935FPS with 56.3gr of RL23. My .284 load is 54.2gr of RL23 with a 175 Berger at 2850FPS. The major difference is the down range energy and less wind drift over the .270 with 140-150gr bullets. If I were you, I would lean towards the .280 Ackley. It has high quality factory ammo available, and can be handloaded for even better accuracy and performance if you plan to do that. It also works with your action and bolt without any modifications or changes needed. [/QUOTE]
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