Alibiiv

There is no "should have" ;) Glad the banter sparked thought. Here is an additional idea if you reload. With a new barrel, you can get...

I contemplated building the .270 WSM in 2012 but went with the .270 AI instead, partly due to the brass shortage at the time. In...

270WSM brass made by ADG, Nosler and Norma.

Changing the chamber is not going to change the twist rate of the barrel, if it’s a slow twist 270wsm it will be a slow twist...

6.8 going have a faster twist rate.

Not knowing your "actual" barrel spec, this is best consulted with a competent/reputable gunsmith. Rebarrel with the right twist for...

That's good information, I've never paid attention or thought about the shot under a steel set screw. All I know is I hate the rcbs...

Redding are the best out of the box, grub screws are steel, have lead shot under them so they stay put and you can’t over tighten them...

Hornady make a good lock ring. It will stay put if secured properly...

those Forster cross bolt rings work well for me but they're a little bulky and you have to make sure you can get to them on a fully...

I replaced all of mine (Redding, Forster, RCBS, Lee, Lyman, Hornady, Whidden, Newlon, etc.) with these.

As I mentioned in Post #7 above, COAL length is a fairly useless reference as soon as you switch bullet types. The tip of the bullet...

So, anything over 3.2" with your current bullet choice, you are jamming the bullet into the lands. In short, you are stuck with that...

Loads perfect without a bullet. I noted in my log to seat them to under 3.2.

Short throat IMHO.