shedhunt
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140 accubonds in my 270wsm have been absolute tack drivers.
Most accurate .277 bullet in 1:8 twist Shaw barrel 270 win, hunting?h
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I have a 270 win and a 270wsm with 1-7 twist.
Both rifles prefer different bullets even before I had the faster barrel put on the wsm.
My 270 win likes the 130 gr partition and accubonds and will shoot the Barnes 130 ttsx bullets to almost the exact point of aim with 3 shoot groups being right around 3/4 moa pretty consistently. And it also does just as well with the speer 150 gr hot cores. While it will not group with 130 gr Serra and 145 gr eldx.
The wsm does really well with 165 gr accubonds and 175 gr game changer bullets.
I think you're just going to have to experiment with different bullets to find what the gun likes. As for powders I have had good results with H 4831sc, Hunter, 4350, v-165, magpro, Retumbo.
For the 270 win my best load is with 59.5 gr 4831sc and 130 gr accubonds.
For the wsm it's retumbo with 165 gr accubond.
Good luck I don't think you should have to hard of a time coming up with a bullet it likes.
For me I would try some cheap speer 150 gr and some 165 or 175 gr bullets.
Both rifles prefer different bullets even before I had the faster barrel put on the wsm.
My 270 win likes the 130 gr partition and accubonds and will shoot the Barnes 130 ttsx bullets to almost the exact point of aim with 3 shoot groups being right around 3/4 moa pretty consistently. And it also does just as well with the speer 150 gr hot cores. While it will not group with 130 gr Serra and 145 gr eldx.
The wsm does really well with 165 gr accubonds and 175 gr game changer bullets.
I think you're just going to have to experiment with different bullets to find what the gun likes. As for powders I have had good results with H 4831sc, Hunter, 4350, v-165, magpro, Retumbo.
For the 270 win my best load is with 59.5 gr 4831sc and 130 gr accubonds.
For the wsm it's retumbo with 165 gr accubond.
Good luck I don't think you should have to hard of a time coming up with a bullet it likes.
For me I would try some cheap speer 150 gr and some 165 or 175 gr bullets.
4thefunofit
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The 277 Fury (commercial brass case) is very close to the same as a 270-08 AI which I've been interested in for some time. McGowen (don't know about the other barrel companies) is offering it as standard chambering, and the 270-08 AI 40* as a custom chambering. So, the Fury would be less expensive and would avoid fire forming the case. My question, though, is which brass cartridge case would you use to form Fury brass? Could it be as simple as neck sizing a 7mm-08, or enlarging a 260, and then running thru a Fury forming die?
As a courtesy to the OP, you might want to start your thread instead of hijacking this thread. Cheers!
4thefunofit
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I didn't feel as though a simple question would "highjack" the thread, but after rereading the OP's post it appears you are most likely correct. Unfortunately there is no "delete" function which would allow me to do so. So, what's done is done. I'll try to be more decerning in the future.
IMO, it's not always what bullet you want to shoot, but rather which ones shoot the best through your gun.
Back in the day, (about 40 years ago), I was sold on anything Sierra. There were plenty of bullets weights to choose from as long as it was 130, 140, or 150 gn. That reminds me of something I once heard about Henry Fords Model 'T". "You could get it in any color you wanted as long as it was Black".
A 150 gn was the preferred weight to hunt Elk with. But I got better results with the 140 gn.
Accuracy was my mantra then, and still is today. In reality the extra 10 grains of weight was insignificant if I couldn't accurately place that bullet to do it's job.
Confidence is one factor that seems to get misplaced. Knowing that my rifle literally can drill tacks makes me a better shooter. Because if I miss, I can't blame the gun.
Back in the day, (about 40 years ago), I was sold on anything Sierra. There were plenty of bullets weights to choose from as long as it was 130, 140, or 150 gn. That reminds me of something I once heard about Henry Fords Model 'T". "You could get it in any color you wanted as long as it was Black".
A 150 gn was the preferred weight to hunt Elk with. But I got better results with the 140 gn.
Accuracy was my mantra then, and still is today. In reality the extra 10 grains of weight was insignificant if I couldn't accurately place that bullet to do it's job.
Confidence is one factor that seems to get misplaced. Knowing that my rifle literally can drill tacks makes me a better shooter. Because if I miss, I can't blame the gun.
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In the bottom left corner, there's an edit option next to the report.
Again, it's all about courtesy and respect for the OP.
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4thefunofit
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If what you are saying is to edit the post by backspacing the entire text and substitute with the word "delete" that doesn't delete the post. Perhaps you're saying something else.
Oh, look. This should be another post LMAO
If you edit the post by backspacing the entire text and click save then the post (your words) will be deleted.
4thefunofit
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Thanks. I tried that first thing, but it doesn't work. Says to enter a valid message.
Put a period.
4thefunofit
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It would still show as a post, so what's the point? Leaving the original text doesn't mean people have to respond to it. The problem, I suppose, is that some folks just have to take it upon themselves to be self-anointed guardians of protocol, or the rooster in the barn yard.
