Accurizing a factory howa 1500 .270 win

[jasent]

Jasent, did you extend the mag length for your 338/375?

im single feeding. I have a Mag length load I could use for hunting but it's hard on brass
The barrel just loves the 250 gr Berger at 3025fps weather it .015" off or at mag length whinch I don't remember off the top my head

 

[Dosh]

MT, I have same setup, but in a Wby walnut stock. Bedded, Timney, Nikon Monarch 4X16X50 and free floated. + on the H4831 and mine was most accurate with the Hornady SST, crazy accurate. I'm a bit worried though, my grandson is looking at it too much!

 

[Eagle eyes 17]

I got this rifle for Christmas a few years back. And I started reloading at the same time. Not really sure how well it would have shot when it was brand new. I was a beginning reloader, and I wouldn't say I was a good shot at the time. But this is how it shoots now with good loads.
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H4831 with 145ELD-X
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5 rd groups at 100yards. 200 yard zero.

The 1st thing I did after owning rifle for about a year was do a full betting the job. I must have watched several hours of YouTube and read everything I could find on glass bedding. This made a great improvement in the consistency and accuracy!

Next was to install a Timney trigger. I cannot describe how much this helped to improve my groups.

The following fall I took my 1st elk with the rifle at 420 yards.
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This was back when I had the factory Nikko Stirling scope on it. Which by the way has probably 600 through it. Still a decent scope but I now have a 12x SWFA SS MOA-quad on the rifle and I really like that.

This has been very intresting and I learned alot along the way. Now I'm working on my first custom rifle. Should have it back from the gunsmith any day now with a new break on it and the next journey begins.

Happy hunting.

Casey.

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Great choice for a reload, , I just picked up a Savage .270 Win. , I'm shooting 130gr PSP's factory loads now but when I get enough brass built up I'm planning on loading the 145gr ELD-X with the H4831sc also, and upgrading my Rifle for better performance as well.
These were some of my better groups so far.

 

[MT_Swagger]

Great choice for a reload, , I just picked up a Savage .270 Win. , I'm shooting 130gr PSP's factory loads now but when I get enough brass built up I'm planning on loading the 145gr ELD-X with the H4831sc also, and upgrading my Rifle for better performance as well.
These were some of my better groups so far.
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Those look really good for factory ammo!

 

[MT_Swagger]

MT, I have same setup, but in a Wby walnut stock. Bedded, Timney, Nikon Monarch 4X16X50 and free floated. + on the H4831 and mine was most accurate with the Hornady SST, crazy accurate. I'm a bit worried though, my grandson is looking at it too much!

Mine shot the 130 sst really well also. But the 145s shoot just as good/better in the same velocity node.