270 wsm

[Lymey]

what is the heaviest bullet that a 1 in10 barrel twist will stabilize andshoot accurately?

 

[Lymey]

Shold have said 1 in 10 in a 270 wsm.

 

[quarterman]

Im pretty sure its a 150 grain, but it will stabalize a 160 grain partition semi spitzer.

 

[Rhett Crider]

150 ABLRs shoot from mine w/ accuracy.

 

[Raudy707]

180 grain Woodleigh flying brick! Ha!

 

[adam32+P]

The weight isn't the issue...it's the length of the bullet.

 

[Raudy707]

One might also say, it's not the weight of the bullet but the rate of twist in the barrel. 1:8 twist turns the .277 cal rifles into a completely different animal.

 

[Lab rat]

I'm shooting a Tikka t3 all stock and with RL 26 and 140 accubonds @3200fps works for me

 

[Backcountry sports]

what is the heaviest bullet that a 1 in10 barrel twist will stabilize andshoot accurately?

150 grain

 

[flur60]

I have no actual experience but my literature shows 160gr being the ceiling

 

[bullet man]

I70 gr round nose speer works in a 270 win same twist I believe, I shot it just to see. It is about the length of the bullet, they say I couldn't do it with the same weight in Berger because it's too long. I bought a box anyway for a new custom 270 originally from Missouri so I've got to see it myself lol

 

[Backcountry sports]

I70 gr round nose speer works in a 270 win same twist I believe, I shot it just to see. It is about the length of the bullet, they say I couldn't do it with the same weight in Berger because it's too long. I bought a box anyway for a new custom 270 originally from Missouri so I've got to see it myself lol

Longest berger is 150vld

 

[bullet man]

it's longer than the 170 gr berger

 

[Raudy707]

Not sure why you guys think the 150 is longer than the EOL 170. Higher BC is directly related to longer bullets. Pretty sure the 150 VLD is 1.29" while I know the 170 is 1.49 because I shoot them. And they will not stabilize in a 1:10 twist. Sure they might shoot ok at 100 yds but get down range a few hundred yards and stability will be lost which then not only effects accuracy but bullet performance when impacting an animal. Use the Berger Stability Calculator on their site and it will tell you exactly which bullets will and will not stabilize in a 1:10 twist barrel.