270 Win, which bullet weight?

[bomberodevil]

Ahhh now you tell us. Well they have some experience then. What caliber were they shooting at 400 yards?

30.06 or 6.5 CM

 

[bomberodevil]

I have been down that road with my Dad's Rem. 722. First thing Check the firing pin spring. In this 722 the crater from the firing pin strike in the primer was backing up and some shells the crater blew back into the bolt and smoke and fire came out of the action. In the few shots I shot 2" groups at 100 yds. was the best it would do. Chronograph was going crazy. A gunsmith friend and I Replaced the firing pin spring, This rifle went back shooting 3/4" at 100yds. like it did in 1960. With its Weaver K4.

The 721 and 722 rifles was discontinued in about 1963-4, When the Rem. 700 replaced them. In that era 130-150 gr. were the go too bullet.

I had the spring replaced because it's 70 years old, and I figured it was ready for a new spring. The funny thing, the pin holding the firing pin in place was actually welded in place. After trying many times to punch it out, I took it to a gunsmith, who had to drill it out. He had never seen anything like that. My dad wasn't a tinkerer, and I don't think he had ever broken the rifle or had anyone work on it. I don't know if it left the factory like that. It's a pretty good shooter now.

 

[Lenny Foffa]

Hi "B", I'm a huge .270 Win and .270 Weatherby Mag fan. So to your question, If Hunting Deer is on the list of things the kids will do, I strongly suggest you try the 130 Grn Bullet for that particular task. I happen to use the Nosler 130 Grn. Ballistic Tip Bullets for all my whitetail deer hunting. I use 59.5 grns of H 4831SC with Win LR Primers, in matched Win Cases, in a Weatherby Ultra-light rifle. I'm getting somewhere between 3000 fps and 3050 fps from the 24-inch barrel. Sadly, most of my deer are killed between 90 and 120 yards, but the results are just incredible. So many One-shot Kills. That bullet just exploded inside the chest cavity and destroys heart and Lungs. I would feel safe taking deer out to 300 yards, with that Load. It is not the bullet I would use for bigger game such as Elk. One important tip, Do Not shoot the deer in the shoulder with that 130 Grn bullet. Just my opinion !!

 

[Prairie Sasquatch]

My daughter has shot three white tails with Hornady 100 grain interlock bullets all one shot kills. I shot a bull moose with my 7mm REM mag at 225 yards with a 162 Hornady Interlock and hit him high shoulder last year and he tipped over at the shot. Found the bullet on the offside just under the hide. I should weigh it but the base was still intact and mushroomed.

My grandpa shot lots of animals out of his .270 with Hornady interlock 130 grainers and 162 grainers out of his 7mag including elk and moose.

 

[Panhandlin Pat]

Have a 1948 model 70 in 270 that has a similar purpose as your 721. I bought a bunch of 130 grain partition 2nds on shooters pro shop, and stuffed them over rl23. Top end loads shoot into an inch and they kill what you point them at.

 

[NW NM hunter]

If you do want to try the 145eldx I bought the ones for my son's old 270 online at midway for blems. If I remember right his 22" is between 2950-3000 with Rl 23 and H4831 but had room to go hotter.

 

[amyjune]

I like the 140gr Barnes TSX...

 

[Window]

Coues---my favorite slam dunk! Well along with bruins!

You could always call Steve @ Hammer and order some 117's. They shoot balls out in my NULA/270 and with plenty of speed.

The 117 Hammer Hunters out of a 270 are amazing on deer and elk! My 11 year old daughter will second that. This is her yesterday shooting the 117's at 650 wearing out a six inch plate.

 

[Lenny Foffa]

So Mr. Window, are those 117 Grn hammer bullets she is shooting a Mono Bullet or a cup and core bullet??? Lots of guys on this Blog love those hammer Bullets!! I have never tried them. By the way Congratulations on teaching your daughter to shoot well!!!! Good for You ,Buddy!!!

 

[Window]

So Mr. Window, are those 117 Grn hammer bullets she is shooting a Mono Bullet or a cup and core bullet??? Lots of guys on this Blog love those hammer Bullets!! I have never tried them. By the way Congratulations on teaching your daughter to shoot well!!!! Good for You ,Buddy!!!

Good morning Lenny. They are the 117 Hammer Hunters out of her 270 Weatherby Mag running at 3450 and the OP should easily get 3100 with the 117's out of his 270win. As for the Hammers, they are outstanding on game and very easy to tune. Thank you for the kind words, I've taught all three to shoot as soon as they could hold a rifle. The old saying, teach a kid to hunt and shoot and you never have to hunt the kid.

 

[Prairie Sasquatch]

I wonder what kind of velocity I'd get on those 117 hammers out of my .270 WSM?

 

[Window]

I wonder what kind of velocity I'd get on those 117 hammers out of my .270 WSM?

I would dare to guess 3400 would would be easy to obtain and depending on your rifle and powders available probably exceed 3500.

 

[Frenchie1]

So here's my dilemma, I've got my father's Remington Model 721, chambered in .270 Win, built in 1952. I don't need it for hunting, as I have three other rifles in good calibers that fit all of my hunting needs. I just would like my grandkids to be able to hunt with their great-grandfather's rifle. It's in great shape.

I have worked up a load with Nosler 140 grain Ballistic Tip bullets that group about .700, so that's decent for anything that my family would use it for. I'm thinking about trying a different bullet. I like the ELD-X bullet for a good all around performing bullet on medium sized game, but it only comes in 145 grain in the .277 line.

Should I load the 145 ELDX, get the good performance and give up some speed and flatness, or drop down to 130 grain, get the speed back up, maybe with a Berger Classic Hunter? Or just stay with the 140 grain BT? Thoughts?

My experience with the 145 ELD-X in a .270Win is that they are great for accuracy but on shots less than 200yds, you won't be bringing home as much meat! Beyond 200yds has been a different story as they have worked flawlessly and I will be sticking with them.

 

[Prairie Sasquatch]

I would dare to guess 3400 would would be easy to obtain and depending on your rifle and powders available probably exceed 3500.

I may have to investigate this further. I've never used hammer bullets.