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Pretty fair statement on the BCs. Seems like out about 500 yards I can shoot my 160 Nosler partitions in same holes as my 162 amax using the same MOA in my 284 without seeing much difference. Some but nothing that wouldn't be a PBR kill shot on a deer size animal.
Never tried any of the Berger's in my .270. It's an autoloader so no sense anyway. Gotta believe your findings tho. There pretty long bearing surface calls for a faster barrel.
If you read my other post I shoot the 264 Winchester and have a 6.5-06. If we were comparing rounds then wouldn't it seem fair to say the 6.5-06 out performs the 6.5 creedmoor.. Uses the 270 case. Or 30-06 or 25-06 parent case. The only thing the 6.5 creedmoor has going for it over the 270 is bullet selection.
If they would explore making better .277 bullets with higher B.C. Then the 270 Winchester would smoke the 6.5 creedmoor.
Likely won't see that happening. Not enough interest for any bullet company to invest in that idea. Actually surprised Berger did it. Good thing they did before they were bought out. It wouldn't happen today.
I think you might be wrong as people are getting more and more into long-range shooting. Hopefully they will. Most people wouldn't know how to use it anyway. Mabe something for me to look into. I like experimenting with things like this like a new challenge. I make a lot of my own projectiles. This would be a challenge but could be fun swag on the Corbin press.
When berger announced the release of the 170 EOL bullet, my mind went to having a barrel spun in a 7-8 twist and necking up or down the 26/28 Nosler. Hell, with a 28" barrel, pushing the 170s at 3400+ should be easy. It basically came down to how many GOOD LR bullet offerings exist for the .277 bore ? The LRAB is inflated so much that the .713 published number is actually .56 and that's in a 7 twist tube. The Berger's .625 is borderline decent for an LR round. The 170 could be 180 if someone played a bit with some secant designs. Hopefully your right. Not that it's needed but the .277 deserves some more spotlight.
Liked your post. The one you responded to earlier was supposed to say look at the energy at a 1000 yard. The 270 was over 1000 FPE the 6.5 creedmoor was 800 FPE about something like that at 1000 yards. The 270 would be the better killer at that range. Not that it wouldn't take more elevation and more wind. But the kill power was much better.
WHAT, I've been shooting 150gr hunting VLD's for years to 800yds with a standard twist 10 barrel at 1000'. 4.5" 800yds groups seem stable to me.
I see what you are saying. The bullet you selected was shown to have good stabilization.
I never had one but a friend of mine did...don't remember if it was Toyota or Nissan that made em.
