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Is anyone shooting a 270?
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<blockquote data-quote="30calyooper" data-source="post: 1573619" data-attributes="member: 107258"><p>I'm no expert on the 270 WSM but judging by the number of them you see at ranges and the amount of factory ammo sold, I'm thinking it's a reasonably popular choice. Have one acquaintance who uses it every year when he goes out west for deer and/or pronghorn, and he's not the kind of guy to stick with something just because "everyone else does." Since he has LOTS of choices in his gun lockers, the fact that he takes it out there every year says something. Let's face it - if you can walk into a Wal-mart and pick from 3-4 choices of ammo in that caliber...well, they don't carry anything for long if it's not selling.</p><p></p><p>The 270 Weatherby was never as popular as the 270 Win, and I've always assumed it was because the 270 Win is so darn good at what it does that most hunters just never saw the need to move up to the Weatherby. As a handloader I get that - little actual improvement for a whole lot more powder and way more expensive brass, and also less flexible than the 7mm Rem Mag if you do feel the need to move up a notch. This amounts to heresay coming from me, but from what I have seen & heard it was never in the conversation when guys started bragging about the accuracy of their most trustworthy tackdrivers. I'm told that the 270 WSM holds its own quite nicely when accuracy is a consideration.</p><p></p><p>As for bullets, the 150 Accubond Long Range works like a champ from my 270 Winchester with a 1:10 twist, so I cannot imagine it wouldn't work in 270 WSM with a little more velocity behind it. That said I've seen deer and elk taken with a number of different pills from this caliber, and personally I like the 150's best as they seem to carry the energy out there a bit more effectively...but don't ignore the 140's either. There is a great selection of high-quality bullets in these weight classes to test, and at reasonable prices...so try a few and see what your new launcher likes best, then run with it! Do your part, and it's pretty hard to imagine that you'll be disappointed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="30calyooper, post: 1573619, member: 107258"] I'm no expert on the 270 WSM but judging by the number of them you see at ranges and the amount of factory ammo sold, I'm thinking it's a reasonably popular choice. Have one acquaintance who uses it every year when he goes out west for deer and/or pronghorn, and he's not the kind of guy to stick with something just because "everyone else does." Since he has LOTS of choices in his gun lockers, the fact that he takes it out there every year says something. Let's face it - if you can walk into a Wal-mart and pick from 3-4 choices of ammo in that caliber...well, they don't carry anything for long if it's not selling. The 270 Weatherby was never as popular as the 270 Win, and I've always assumed it was because the 270 Win is so darn good at what it does that most hunters just never saw the need to move up to the Weatherby. As a handloader I get that - little actual improvement for a whole lot more powder and way more expensive brass, and also less flexible than the 7mm Rem Mag if you do feel the need to move up a notch. This amounts to heresay coming from me, but from what I have seen & heard it was never in the conversation when guys started bragging about the accuracy of their most trustworthy tackdrivers. I'm told that the 270 WSM holds its own quite nicely when accuracy is a consideration. As for bullets, the 150 Accubond Long Range works like a champ from my 270 Winchester with a 1:10 twist, so I cannot imagine it wouldn't work in 270 WSM with a little more velocity behind it. That said I've seen deer and elk taken with a number of different pills from this caliber, and personally I like the 150's best as they seem to carry the energy out there a bit more effectively...but don't ignore the 140's either. There is a great selection of high-quality bullets in these weight classes to test, and at reasonable prices...so try a few and see what your new launcher likes best, then run with it! Do your part, and it's pretty hard to imagine that you'll be disappointed. [/QUOTE]
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