Greetings, What we need to do with the 270 is to speed up the twist a bit to say 8.66" so it can stabilise heavier projectiles. Perhaps move the shoulder forward a bit and sharpen the shoulder...
Liked On: 09-10-2024, 02:11 PM
Greetings, What we need to do with the 270 is to speed up the twist a bit to say 8.66" so it can stabilise heavier projectiles. Perhaps move the shoulder forward a bit and sharpen the shoulder...
Liked On: 09-10-2024, 02:00 PM
Greetings all, Back in the 1970's I bought my first new rifle. It came down to a choice between a Rem 700 in .308 and a .270 in .270. I knew next to nothing about cartridges. The price for the .308...
Liked On: 09-10-2024, 12:37 PM
Greetings all, Back in the 1970's I bought my first new rifle. It came down to a choice between a Rem 700 in .308 and a .270 in .270. I knew next to nothing about cartridges. The price for the .308...
Liked On: 09-10-2024, 12:19 PM
Greetings JoshB, For a first load it pays to keep things simple. The Mag in the model 7 is quite short so the lighter flat base projectiles or Ballistic Tips are a good place to start. Recent...
Liked On: 09-10-2024, 09:15 AM
Or you could take a leaf of the old German target shooters book and just hand seat without a crimp. It depends on whether you just want to use the rifle on the range or not. You might need to fiddle...
Liked On: 09-10-2024, 07:22 AM
Greetings all, I am pleasantly surprised that I can still post to this thread but here goes. If anybody has missed it we are in the early part of a process that will decide how we use and enjoy...
Liked On: 09-10-2024, 12:59 AM
Greetings Westie and all, One of the advantages of being an aging retiree (and those advantages are in short supply) is that you have time to follow things that interest you more. Today that was...
Liked On: 08-10-2024, 07:02 PM
Greetings Westie and all, One of the advantages of being an aging retiree (and those advantages are in short supply) is that you have time to follow things that interest you more. Today that was...
Liked On: 08-10-2024, 06:29 PM
Greetings Westie, Looking through some of the data for the 130 grain and 55 to 55.5 grains of AR2209/ H4350 and IMR4350 for that matter seem to be the go to in the .270. The initial Hodgdon data of...
Liked On: 07-10-2024, 05:27 PM
I remember them from the late 1970's, can't remember what they were called though. You would not get away with a tip like that these days. GPM. Plastic Point evidently. Still made but with a...
Liked On: 04-10-2024, 09:38 PM
Greetings Fatberg, Welcome to handloading. How much of a rabbit hole handloading is is what you make it. The 7mm-08 came out around 45 years back when the high BC super pointed projectiles did not...
Liked On: 04-10-2024, 12:29 PM
Greetings all, I am pleasantly surprised that I can still post to this thread but here goes. If anybody has missed it we are in the early part of a process that will decide how we use and enjoy...
Liked On: 02-10-2024, 08:06 PM
Greetings all, I am pleasantly surprised that I can still post to this thread but here goes. If anybody has missed it we are in the early part of a process that will decide how we use and enjoy...
Liked On: 02-10-2024, 05:02 PM
259802 My only Ruger. Made 1979 and purchased new likely in 1980. Cost $99.00. My second new rifle to my .308W M700. Probably shot more rounds than any other rifle while in my ownership. Quite...
Liked On: 02-10-2024, 12:48 AM