Thread: 150 grain bullets in .270win

2209 is fine for 270 Win, as you can see, a decent load of 2209 works fine and gives a small velocity gain over 2213sc at similar pressures- in this rifle driving 150 VLD's, a 22" barrel Wby Mk5 Ultralite, more velocity was easily gained using 2209, but recoil in a 6lb rifle becomes an issue. In a standard weight 270 with a 24" barrel it should be possible with a little care, to get an easy 3000fps, the bc gains in a 150 projectile easily negate the velocity gains loading the 130's. Weight is a non issue if all shots on animals are under 300, but why not set up with a projectile that will kill properly as far as you can shoot. The exception to that rule for me, is the 110 TTSX which will out penetrate even the mighty partition ( within the TTSX's correct operating range for ethical killing of game)

Am a commited 150 fan, but not in the bonded bullets like Accubond (140 is better) Interbond, Deep Curl and TTSX (not bonded but same drawback at long range)

(Stuck at home with nothing better to do)

Wrong pic uploaded in previous post!

150 VLD 59GN2213sc@84coal (2900fps) vs 150 VLD56gn2209@84coal (2950fps)

Originally Posted by 257weatherby

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Holy shit thats all over the paper! unless you were aiming at different points on the paper?

Originally Posted by 257weatherby

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Wrong pic uploaded in previous post!

150 VLD 59GN2213sc@84coal (2900fps) vs 150 VLD56gn2209@84coal (2950fps)

I see you would get a lot of usage from your targets.

Mmmmm- 5 x 3 shot groups shot on 4 targets, measuring between sub half inch and three quarter inch, I must be missing something? Was put up to show: same rifle/same day/same target/same projectile but two different powders, one of which had been referenced as unsuitable for decent velocity for 150 projectile in. 270, but is in fact fine.

Heavy for calibre projectile, driven reasonably fast for calibre, in a 6lb rifle. The OP was questioning the viability of 150 in .270

Originally Posted by 257weatherby

I must be missing something?

Yeah, the red dot!!!

I was thinking the paper would have all the shots in line with the point of aim not a group over here and a group over there

Seriously? ok: rifle zero is for 150 SST, which just happens to be going somewhere else, am assuming you adjust your zero to suit loads being tested, rather than the load you are currently using as that rifles hunting load?

I prefer to retain the zero used for hunting and do not really care where anything being tested goes, they could lad on the target next door for all I care- group potential has nothing to do with where they land, until the decision is made that that load is going to be "the one" at which point the zero is shifted to suit that load. Now, Do you have useful input re 150gn loads, powders, projectiles and terminal performance at varying ranges?