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<blockquote data-quote="emp1953" data-source="post: 2279709" data-attributes="member: 71817"><p>I had a Cooper model 56 in .270 Weatherby that I was reloading for. I found, after burning up a lot of ammo, that after the second shot, due to recoil, and less spring tension in the magazine that the rounds were moving forward in the magazine hitting the front of it. This was driving the bullets further into the case. Not a whole lot but was enough to give me a flyer after the second or third shot, always. This became apparent when I handed the rifle over to a buddy at the range who proceeded to put two groups of five into a bug hole at 150 yds. He was single feeding each shot, not using the magazine. I paid more attention to neck tension and added a little crimp. Life became good again. I came to realize later on that the .270 Weatherby Magnum only provided about a 5-7% increase in performance over a .270 win, brass was expensive and hard to find and factory ammo was outlandish, plus the case took a whole lot of powder. Muzzle blast was pretty harsh too. I sent it back to Cooper and had them set it up in .270win. I just recently sold the .270 Weatherby barrel. I have never regretted that decision.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emp1953, post: 2279709, member: 71817"] I had a Cooper model 56 in .270 Weatherby that I was reloading for. I found, after burning up a lot of ammo, that after the second shot, due to recoil, and less spring tension in the magazine that the rounds were moving forward in the magazine hitting the front of it. This was driving the bullets further into the case. Not a whole lot but was enough to give me a flyer after the second or third shot, always. This became apparent when I handed the rifle over to a buddy at the range who proceeded to put two groups of five into a bug hole at 150 yds. He was single feeding each shot, not using the magazine. I paid more attention to neck tension and added a little crimp. Life became good again. I came to realize later on that the .270 Weatherby Magnum only provided about a 5-7% increase in performance over a .270 win, brass was expensive and hard to find and factory ammo was outlandish, plus the case took a whole lot of powder. Muzzle blast was pretty harsh too. I sent it back to Cooper and had them set it up in .270win. I just recently sold the .270 Weatherby barrel. I have never regretted that decision. [/QUOTE]
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