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270 WSM - 170 gr EOL Berger load development
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<blockquote data-quote="JTB" data-source="post: 1908593" data-attributes="member: 97196"><p>That post brings up some good memories. The 270 WSM was being fired at 3200 ft. That barrel had been retired for a year or so and I just put it back on a M70 WSM action my son-in-law had sitting around a couple of weeks ago. Loaded it with the same load but had to seat the 170 EOL about 1/8" deeper due to magazine constraints (I had modified the previous action/magazine). After sighting it in I asked my 10 y/o granddaughter if she wanted to take a few shots. This was her first time firing a magnum class rifle (with a muzzle brake). After getting it situated on the 300 yard target and taking a few dry fires she put her first two shots in a 2" bullseye so we dialed in the 1200 yard steel and she rang it (she didn't know she was suppose to flinch). Still is a very accurate combination. I really don't use the 2000 yard steel much since it takes too much time to check it. A month or so ago I took a couple of shots at the freshly painted 2000 yard target with my 25 CM and didn't see any dust so figured it may have been in the rocks. Later that afternoon we drove past target and the two shots had hit the steel 3" apart. With the newer equipment and reloading components available it is not as hard as it used to be to reach out there. Mixed brass and a 4x weaver from my early years won't get it but even my grandkids do well using sorted brass and heavies from a custom barrel looking through premium glass. Go figure [ATTACH=full]195135[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JTB, post: 1908593, member: 97196"] That post brings up some good memories. The 270 WSM was being fired at 3200 ft. That barrel had been retired for a year or so and I just put it back on a M70 WSM action my son-in-law had sitting around a couple of weeks ago. Loaded it with the same load but had to seat the 170 EOL about 1/8” deeper due to magazine constraints (I had modified the previous action/magazine). After sighting it in I asked my 10 y/o granddaughter if she wanted to take a few shots. This was her first time firing a magnum class rifle (with a muzzle brake). After getting it situated on the 300 yard target and taking a few dry fires she put her first two shots in a 2” bullseye so we dialed in the 1200 yard steel and she rang it (she didn’t know she was suppose to flinch). Still is a very accurate combination. I really don’t use the 2000 yard steel much since it takes too much time to check it. A month or so ago I took a couple of shots at the freshly painted 2000 yard target with my 25 CM and didn’t see any dust so figured it may have been in the rocks. Later that afternoon we drove past target and the two shots had hit the steel 3” apart. With the newer equipment and reloading components available it is not as hard as it used to be to reach out there. Mixed brass and a 4x weaver from my early years won’t get it but even my grandkids do well using sorted brass and heavies from a custom barrel looking through premium glass. Go figure [ATTACH=full]195135[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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