jjmp
Well-Known Member
Back in the day I reloaded them 160 partitions to 3200 + in my 7STW and they grouped 1moa at 1,000 yds easily ,and Never through flyers !
I've been loading NP for the last 25 years for my .270 and they work great. When I first started doing load development years ago, I noticed they didn't group well when I pushed them hard, but backing them down a small amount helped a great deal. I guess it's what my barrel wanted and have stayed with them to this day.
However, with California and there new 'non-lead hunting rule' for 2019, I'm not sure what I'm going to do. Maybe buy a box of the new non-lead stuff just in case I get asked but still use my hand loads in the field (as I shake my head from side to side).
....However, with California and there new 'non-lead hunting rule' for 2019, I'm not sure what I'm going to do. Maybe buy a box of the new non-lead stuff just in case I get asked but still use my hand loads in the field (as I shake my head from side to side)........
I've been loading NP for the last 25 years for my .270 and they work great. When I first started doing load development years ago, I noticed they didn't group well when I pushed them hard, but backing them down a small amount helped a great deal. I guess it's what my barrel wanted and have stayed with them to this day.
However, with California and there new 'non-lead hunting rule' for 2019, I'm not sure what I'm going to do. Maybe buy a box of the new non-lead stuff just in case I get asked but still use my hand loads in the field (as I shake my head from side to side).
I like accubonds but have had mixed results ! On a moose I shot last year the bullet blew apart but stopped him in his tracks ! I shot an elk later in the year and the bullet performed perfectly and retained amost 130 grs out of the 180 accubond so maybe the bullet struck something in the moose that caused it to break apart, I don't know that answer but liked the result !I got my first elk with an off the shelf Federal Premium 150gn NP in 270Win, as it grouped rather well at the range and ended up performing flawlessly in the field. When I started reloading however, I noticed that I could not quite get them to group as well as other bullets, without taking a bit off of the velocity and figured it was due to concentricity issues with such a bullet structure.
What are your experiences with getting the NP to group well? thanks