.270 WSM

[frostop]

Norma is what I've been running with my 270wsm.
I've heard that the norma and nosler are the same, I don't know how much truth there is to that?
I've easily over pressured nosler brass in the past, have not had that problem with the norma brass (those were different cartridges)

 

[SSG Graybush]

Norma is what I've been running with my 270wsm.
I've heard that the norma and nosler are the same, I don't know how much truth there is to that?
I've easily over pressured nosler brass in the past, have not had that problem with the norma brass (those were different cartridges)

I know for a fact that Peterson makes some of Noslers brass, the 33 nos or did 5 years ago. idk about the 270 wsm. But I was told about 3 years ago by Peterson they were going to start making 270 & 300 wsm brass, but that never happened so. idk.

 

[frostop]

That is good to know, I also have a 33 Nosler for which I purchased a 140 rounds in loaded ammo. I am just now starting to reload those.
I've gathered that the Peterson stuff is pretty good, hopefully a little harder.

 

[SSG Graybush]

I bought 200 pc of Nosler 33 nos brass on clearance/overstock from MidwayUSA about 4 years ago for $1.50 a pc. I gonna finally finish that rifle this summer. 160 ttsx at 3200-3300 fps. My 270 wsm with a 129 LRX would kill a brown bear am sure, But the 33 Nos is gonna be my intermediate range, brown bear/bear country rifle.

 

[SSG Graybush]

model 70's don't get much love these days. But they should. Since FN bought them and they went back to the CRF they are imo a very nice production rifle. This rifle shot just as good in the wood FW stock with its cheap factory bedding job as it does now fully bedded (with jb weld) in a aluminum bedding block B&C stock.
Only factory rifles now in 270 wsm are Tikka's. I believe. Winchester isn't due to wsm royalties and wanting the 6.8w to take off. I haven't seen a new wsm come out from Winchester since the Tungsten model in 300 wsm. I talked a buddy into one, put a mark 5 on it. Now thats a sweet rig.
The 6.8w was a disappointment to me. It's a good round but I'd rather just build a 270 wsm on a XM (med) action with a 8T barrel. But for someone without a 270 wsm the 6.8w isn't a bad choice. Any cartridge in that 55 to 70 gr capacity range is a good hunting round imo.

 

[toddlouis]

I just bought one from euro-optic for the tikka blowout. Plan on using 136 terminal ascents, and some hammer hunters.

With ADG releasing brass this fall, it'll be a boon for 270wsm I think.

 

[frostop]

I ordered some 155 Terminal Ascents that I'm hoping show up soon to use, we'll see if they actually show up?

 

[tikkat3270wsm]

Norma has as much as you want buy. Not hard to find.

:)

Starline is a good place also. Win brass is hard to come by and has a tendency of cracked necks after 1 or 2 reloads.

 

[MustangMike]

I thought there was something wrong with my dies!

 

[wv270wsm]

I've got a model 70 in 270 wsm that thing kills like thors hammer . It really likes the 130 gr sst with a stiff dose of can't remember if it's rl 16 or 17 . Haven't loaded any for it for a few years . But it shoots good and kills great . Those 130 sst are a little rough on deer though

 

[kblewis]

I have a 2008 mod 70 270 wsm in a B&C stock with the Timney trigger.
58.2 grs of RL16 will shoot every 130 gr bullet I've tried from .25 to .6, Nosler BT & AB's, Berger CH & vld-h at 3050-3187 fps. Berger CH shot the best at .25. I would recommend RL16 or H4350 for a powder, and H4831sc for 140+ gr bullets as well. Imo the 270 wsm is perfect with a 130 gr bullet for hunting to 600 yards. It's flatter to 500 yards then my 300 wm with 208s and 7mag with a 180s. If I may shoot longer I break out a 7mag 8T shooting a 180 vld-h. The BT's and Bergers in my 270 wsm do ALOT of damage, so much so I switched to a 129 LRX with 58.7 grs of RL16 which got 3164 fps at .7 moa, sd of 6 fps. Not done with load development, but found that quick and hunted with it but didnt shoot anything with it this year. Norma makes the best 270 wsm brass imo. My 270 wsm has killed a bunch of white tail, mule deer and a cow elk all 1 shot. Factory Federal 130 gr vital shocks(Nos BT) shot well at .7 moa and at the exact fps stated on the box, 3300 fps. SD was meh as I recall.
The loads I listed are not hot but you should always start load development with a ladder to find max and a starting powder node.
Theres faster powders but I only use temp stable powders in my hunting rifles. View attachment 647643

Thanks for the info. What rail and scope do you have on that gun?

 

[MustangMike]

I took a little break from tax season (rare) the other day and went to the range with my Winchester Mdl 70 Black Shadow in 270 WSM. It was a beautiful day, 50 degrees. I like that the gun has both controlled feed or can push over a single loaded cartridge. The trigger is not bad, but I may ask my gunsmith friend to play with it a bit, as I'm getting spoiled with my Ruger American triggers (I have them in 223, 30-06 and my custom 338-06).

Using once fired Remington brass (recovered from the range), Rem Mag primers, and 66.0 grains of StaBall 6.5 I shot both the 129 grain Barnes LRX and the 130 grain Nosler ballistic tip. My gun is 100% stock, and I shoot from sandbags, so my gun may be a little more accurate than my results.

The LRX shot a 13/16" group, the Barnes a 7/8" group (I would call that a tie). The LRX had a SD of 5.8 and velocity of just over 3,360 (about 20 FPS faster than when I shot it at 30 degrees). The Nosler's had an SD of 9.5, velocity of 3,278 and printed about an inch higher than the Barnes, but the same left to right.

I guess that the Barnes bullets are likely a bit harder and provide more resistance and therefore more pressure resulting in the higher velocity.

My scope is a Vortex Diamondback HP 4 x 16 x 42. Midway USA is selling them for less than 1/2 price with free shipping. My only complaint with it (and I have ordered more of them) is that the 1/4" clicks move the point of impact more than 1/4", but I'm a hunter, not a competition shooter, so I can live with that. (The adjustments seem to move the bullet impact almost double the expected amount). This caused a little frustration during sight in, but now that I'm on, it does not matter to me.

I'm sighted in (with the Barnes bullets) for 200 yards (an inch high at 100 yds). The range is only 100 yds, so I put the next hash mark on the bull's eye for what should be 300 yards. My ballistic indicator says I should be 2.8" high at that distance, and it was just over 3" high, so I figure I'm about right on at 320 yards.

 

[tikkat3270wsm]

I thought there was something wrong with my dies!

I think They need annealed before use.

 

[5-Salt]

There 4 different models of the Tikka T3x 270WSM on sale at Euro Optic