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270AM few ? for anyone shooting this
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<blockquote data-quote="lerch" data-source="post: 104655" data-attributes="member: 3115"><p>Hey Big</p><p></p><p>Me and Bill Bailey got the for public 270AM's. You will not be disapointed at all. Outside of the fact that Kirby produces some of the most amazing rifles I have ever seen and his work is astounding, the caliber is awe inspiring. We both shoot the 169.5 wildcats exclusively because it is with these bullets that the true potential of the caliber is understood. </p><p></p><p>But leave it to that crazy Montana guy and his insane Canadian buddy to come up with something even better. Soon there will be a 185gr ULD .277 that could have a BC in the .8 to .9 range. The sheer retained energy along with the wind bucking ability should make this round a close match ballistically to the huge 7mm AM!!! </p><p></p><p>The advantage of the 270 AM is the ease of forming brass, you simply take 7mm RUM brass, neck down to 277 leaving a small crush fit, fire and you extract one hell of a sexy lookin round. Those fireforming loads aint nothin to think lightly of either. We had great luck with them out to 730yds on pdogs and one unlucky sick steer Bill laid out like a rat hit with a sledge hammer!!!</p><p></p><p>With WC872 powder we are getting around 3300-3400 fps depending on load and temperature conditions. This powder is fairly temp sensative but it is nothing you cant overcome if you dont load to the absolute max, me and BJ have a little problem with that /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif</p><p></p><p>US869 is a new powder by Hodgdon that should solve a lot of these temp problems. Bill just tested it and had really nice results, I dont know about the temp sensativity yet but it shows good promise. YOu might check for a post he made about it under Handloading i think. </p><p></p><p>NO matter what you choose in caliber you will not go wrong with choosing Kirby as a smith, he knows his stuff, and he is a fun guy to deal with. </p><p></p><p>YEAH i gotta kiss a little @$$, he is building me another one of his hog leg Allen Mags. Though hopefully we will do good enough it to offer him a little free advertising!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif</p><p></p><p>As for close range impacts I shot a coyote with mine at about 280yds and it seperated his offside shoulder and about a 1.5' section of hide and landed it about 2' away. Bill's hog didnt have a exit wound but those little suckers are **** near made of Kevlar. My parents dogs got hooked up with some hogs earlier tonight so maybe we will have some more testing to do!!!</p><p></p><p>If you need anymore info email me or Bill Bailey.</p><p></p><p>Good luck</p><p>Steve</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lerch, post: 104655, member: 3115"] Hey Big Me and Bill Bailey got the for public 270AM's. You will not be disapointed at all. Outside of the fact that Kirby produces some of the most amazing rifles I have ever seen and his work is astounding, the caliber is awe inspiring. We both shoot the 169.5 wildcats exclusively because it is with these bullets that the true potential of the caliber is understood. But leave it to that crazy Montana guy and his insane Canadian buddy to come up with something even better. Soon there will be a 185gr ULD .277 that could have a BC in the .8 to .9 range. The sheer retained energy along with the wind bucking ability should make this round a close match ballistically to the huge 7mm AM!!! The advantage of the 270 AM is the ease of forming brass, you simply take 7mm RUM brass, neck down to 277 leaving a small crush fit, fire and you extract one hell of a sexy lookin round. Those fireforming loads aint nothin to think lightly of either. We had great luck with them out to 730yds on pdogs and one unlucky sick steer Bill laid out like a rat hit with a sledge hammer!!! With WC872 powder we are getting around 3300-3400 fps depending on load and temperature conditions. This powder is fairly temp sensative but it is nothing you cant overcome if you dont load to the absolute max, me and BJ have a little problem with that [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] US869 is a new powder by Hodgdon that should solve a lot of these temp problems. Bill just tested it and had really nice results, I dont know about the temp sensativity yet but it shows good promise. YOu might check for a post he made about it under Handloading i think. NO matter what you choose in caliber you will not go wrong with choosing Kirby as a smith, he knows his stuff, and he is a fun guy to deal with. YEAH i gotta kiss a little @$$, he is building me another one of his hog leg Allen Mags. Though hopefully we will do good enough it to offer him a little free advertising!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] As for close range impacts I shot a coyote with mine at about 280yds and it seperated his offside shoulder and about a 1.5' section of hide and landed it about 2' away. Bill's hog didnt have a exit wound but those little suckers are **** near made of Kevlar. My parents dogs got hooked up with some hogs earlier tonight so maybe we will have some more testing to do!!! If you need anymore info email me or Bill Bailey. Good luck Steve [/QUOTE]
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