Garandimal
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... and saves me the trouble of makin' a vid.
('cept I settled on the 150 gr. FB/SP @ 2800 fps.)
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('cept I settled on the 150 gr. FB/SP @ 2800 fps.)
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PREACH!I don't mind the 270 but it won't ever be the 280 .
I know, it will never be that slow!PREACH!
I don't mind the 270 but it won't ever be the 280 .
So I didn’t watch the video.
Think I can just guess what it says.
Between 129 to 150 I can think of a couple real slippery bullets you'd probably wanna try, 1-10 might not be fast enough...... Though if you run the win xp black tips or Browning bxrs, you'll definitely get the splodey performance you like..... But you'll still be missing out on a FEW of the good ones! 1-10 twist is the difference I come back to in the world of .280/ai vs .270. If the .270 was built more like the 6.8 western, I'd be more open minded to it. I remember I knew this one feller had a .250ai (and a 6-284 too I think) with too slow barrels......they ended up not working out for HIM, maybe you'll have better luck with the slow twist .270 though.All right you convinced me, ill try another .270win
It will be interesting to compare it to the range of 7mms ive got and the .270wby...which i still need to rent the reamer for....
Figgure a .284 of 150gr with velocity ranging from 2800-3400fps
And the wby at 31-3200
Now to find a faster than standard twist .270....tho guess if were sticking with 150 class bullets a 1-10 is fast enough.
All right you convinced me, ill try another .270win
It will be interesting to compare it to the range of 7mms ive got and the .270wby...which i still need to rent the reamer for....
Figgure a .284 of 150gr with velocity ranging from 2800-3400fps
And the wby at 31-3200
Now to find a faster than standard twist .270....tho guess if were sticking with 150 class bullets a 1-10 is fast enough.
...If the .270 was built more like the 6.8 western, I'd be more open minded to it...
Who knows.....Between 129 to 150 I can think of a couple real slippery bullets you'd probably wanna try, 1-10 might not be fast enough...... Though if you run the win xp black tips or Browning bxrs, you'll definitely get the splodey performance you like..... But you'll still be missing out on a FEW of the good ones! 1-10 twist is the difference I come back to in the world of .280/ai vs .270. If the .270 was built more like the 6.8 western, I'd be more open minded to it. I remember I knew this one feller had a .250ai (and a 6-284 too I think) with too slow barrels......they ended up not working out for HIM, maybe you'll have better luck with the slow twist .270 though.
Loon wolf talked me into a .270 mcgowen barrel a few months ago for a mauser re-barrel. Im lovin it so far. Its a 1 in 9 twist, so I should be able to stabilize some 160 grain partitions nicely? Problem is I only have so many large rifle primers, and so many large rifles....
I was goaded into it.
A lot of commentary on elementary bullet construction theory and very little on why the .270 should be chosen over anything else....
Nonetheless, an informative commentary on the history and applications of the .270...
Loon wolf talked me into a .270 mcgowen barrel a few months ago for a mauser re-barrel. Im lovin it so far. Its a 1 in 9 twist, so I should be able to stabilize some 160 grain partitions nicely? Problem is I only have so many large rifle primers, and so many large rifles....
Works for me!Ive noticed plenty of .277 projectiles still on the shelves while most everything else is sold out. Plenty of 6mm also. Picked up some barnes 150 grainers today.
Yep that's been my observation as well, The two bullets that have been in stock at SPS since this whole thing started were 9.3's and the 277-165..
Pretty much everything else gets gobbled up literally as soon as they put it up for sale.
The 9.3 is I can understand as that has never been a horribly popular cartridge in the US, excellent though it may be.
And the 165 ABLR's being in stock for a long period of time shows the one major flaw in the 270 Winchester's design(IMO), and it's not a cartridge failing.
Long streamlined bullets like the 165 ABLRs won't stabilize and the 1-10 twist every manufacturer I know of uses for the 270 Winchester. Other cartridges hailing from military or target background have rifles twisted fast enough thar the bullet weights exceeding the case capacity of a standard long action before most of them can't comfortably stabilize them.
The 25's and to a lesser degree the 6 mm's suffer the same issues.
And like it or not bullet manufacturer and design is getting away from the traditional low BC designs commonly used in hunting rifles. I'm not even sure how many round nose bullets are still being offered in the sub-30 calibers, Where is even 20 years ago there's at least one in every caliber.
Personally I hope the 6.8 Westerner pushes rifle manufacturers to put a faster twist on the 270 Winchester's, As I have no real interest in a short fat 277 especially in a long action, But I wouldn't mind having a 270 Winchester in a long action that could take a long skinny bullet.....