building a rifle need help picking caliber

[Kimber7man]

A 270 WSM For deer and coyotes?

I'd go with a 6 Creedmoor

 

[GelatinousPig]

6.5 PRC should be out (or out soon)

 

[Prieto9000]

What's everyone's thoughts on the 270wsm with 150 or 170gr bergers? Compared to 6.5mm with 140gr

I have a Sako 85 finnlight chambered in 270 wsm and it's not that great. I'm loading 130gr classic hunter to
Mag length and all I can squeeze out of it using h4831 and h1000 is 3050fps. This is a very high pressure load on my rifle heavy bolt lift and very short case life. Even a few blown cases every now and then. I had to Back down a little and @2950 it's just not worth the powder waist and the awful recoil. A plain 270 win can easily reach 2950 with the 130 grainers. Even my 6.5 Creedmoor is more capable at any range pushing the 140 Berger hybrids @2980-3000. More energy and far better trajectory. I just loaded a couple 145 ELD-X's over 66 grains of H1000 and hope to stay around 3050 with the 270 wsm. That would make it a little more attractive, but then again my 6.5 GAP loaded with 135gr bergers Gives me better trajectory and less wind drift than the 270. And it also has less recoil (due to the rifle design) and uses 10% less powder.

 

[BEEMAN]

That seems like very low velocity for a 270 WSM and 130's. I shoot 130 Bergers out of my RBROS 6.5x47 at 2950 fps. Only uses 42.2 gr of H4350.

 

[Prieto9000]

Exact

That seems like very low velocity for a 270 WSM and 130's. I shoot 130 Bergers out of my RBROS 6.5x47 at 2950 fps. Only uses 42.2 gr of H4350.

Exactly my point. It has to be my rifle, but anyway I don't shoot it very often because I can't find a real use for it. I've been thinking about rebarreling for a while, the action is so smooth and the set trigger is awesome. I think a 6.5 GAP or a 300 wsm might be a better choice.

 

[BEEMAN]

Guess I'm not the only one with slow barrels. I see guys post speeds and wonder how they can get that kind of velocity.

 

[RampedRaptor]

The 6mm creed is tough to beat. Great bullet selection. Best brass from Lapua with small rifle primer pocket. H4350 and CCI 450s make it very easy to find an accurate load