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Most accurate .277 bullet in 1:8 twist Shaw barrel 270 win, hunting?h
- Thread starter cdherman
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I did a 270 win fast twist for my dad last year. It loved serial 175 with rl 26 but we're out of 26 and none to be found. So we tried Speer 150 grain. They shoot one ragged hole at 100 and are absolute deer slayers. Might be worth a try and are very reasonably priced
cdherman
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Correct. Free floated, bedded, aftermarket trigger, trued at barrel install.
Such a bewildering set of suggestions. I am inclined to try some gamekings since I've had good success with them in the past in other guns. We did not necessarily go with a "fast" twist 1:8 to shoot heavies. Just knew that we were not going to shoot light bullets and wanted to be able to go a little heavier down the road if desired.
Leaf Litter
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Beings you're not looking for heavy bullets, you may want to try some new 145 ELD-X bullets that aren't factory seconds. You already have load development completed, you should just be able to test them out to see if they shoot better. I have a dozen or so extras I could mail you to try if you don't want to buy a box before you know for certain.
cdherman
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That's actually a really nice offer. I will contact you offline and we can arrange venmo for shipping and whatever a small sample is worth. You are right -- I have a decent load, decent ES etc.
We shot the rifle in howling western KS wind today -- off the hood of the pickup. Just so my buddy could shoot it. For kicks, I had some of the old Cor-Lokt Rems that shot a 4" group with the gun when new. Well the gun shot a respectable group with those factory loads, about 1 1/2 which in the howling wind with the pickup rocking was pretty good. (in the meantime, its been bedded, trigger replaced and a new barrel, but still happy)
In any case, thanks for all the advice. I shot a doe today (Kansas rifle season). It will be 15 deg in the AM, howling wind. My bed will be very appealing, but my buddy lives for this and I'll drag my sorry posterior out to go freeze it......
Leaf Litter
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Frigid temps and negative wind chill define deer hunting where I'm from in North Iowa, enjoy every bit of it and send trophy pictures.
Let me know and I can send them out. Send me a PM
I would look to midweight monos like the 126 grain Hammer. It's built to perform in a 9 twist. I have found that the monos seem to shoot better well spun and on game performance is enhanced.
Leaf Litter
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The 132gr HHT is another good option, similar bullet length as the 145 ELD-X.
My elk dropped in its tracks from a 141 HHT this year. It's a proven design.
Bghunter338
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I'm heading there a week from Friday on a whitetail hunt.
Clem Bronkoski
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The most accurate bullet I ever shot out of my Rem 700 270Win was a 130 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip. Pushed by 54 gr of IMR4350 I killed deer from literally in my lap to over 450 yds and almost all were DRT.
