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Range Report 16 FSS .270 WSM
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<blockquote data-quote="chessman" data-source="post: 34523" data-attributes="member: 2451"><p>Interesting. I have no personal experience with the .270 WSM, but I have an acquaintance who I feel is a great hunter and handloader who could not get that round to perform with any load he tried in his new Winchester. He wound up selling it after much frustration. </p><p></p><p>I do have out of the box experience with a Savage rifle though. I have a 10FP in .308 that has never been fed a factory load. My worst load for this rifle groups just over an inch. My best are consistently .2 to .3. Not that all rifles are equal in quality (maybe I just got lucky), but I would tend to think you just haven't found the right combination yet.</p><p></p><p>Now I'll have to risk having to put my flame suit on. I have never been a 27 cal fan. I own a magnificent commercial model 98 in .270. Bought it for the action, not the caliber. I have always heard that the .270 is very accurate down range, but I've yet to prove it. The best groups I get are ~.75" to 1". Maybe "accurate" was used to describe the average factory hunting load in the average hunter's hands? I don't know for sure, but I don't recall ever seeing a 27 cal in any national matches.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chessman, post: 34523, member: 2451"] Interesting. I have no personal experience with the .270 WSM, but I have an acquaintance who I feel is a great hunter and handloader who could not get that round to perform with any load he tried in his new Winchester. He wound up selling it after much frustration. I do have out of the box experience with a Savage rifle though. I have a 10FP in .308 that has never been fed a factory load. My worst load for this rifle groups just over an inch. My best are consistently .2 to .3. Not that all rifles are equal in quality (maybe I just got lucky), but I would tend to think you just haven't found the right combination yet. Now I'll have to risk having to put my flame suit on. I have never been a 27 cal fan. I own a magnificent commercial model 98 in .270. Bought it for the action, not the caliber. I have always heard that the .270 is very accurate down range, but I've yet to prove it. The best groups I get are ~.75" to 1". Maybe "accurate" was used to describe the average factory hunting load in the average hunter's hands? I don't know for sure, but I don't recall ever seeing a 27 cal in any national matches. [/QUOTE]
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