Thread: 270 wsm

So to summarise, it seems the ideal load is anything you have at hand/fancy

The 145gr eldx work extremely well up close or out long. Projectiles penciling at close range doesnt seem feasible, especially when they're traveling at near muzzle velocity speed, the physics just don't add up.
I've shot over 200 deer with them no issues, hands down the best projectile I've used.

To be fair any of the projectiles mentioned on the thread will work, if that's what's on hand, just some perform a bit better than others.

My loads. All work. 22” barrel.

I've been using 140 SST in the 270WSM at about 3100fps. It's pretty devistating.

Couple loads I was given if anyone following both with large rifle primers


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Reading this makes me want one!

There's one being given away in the buy sell now, fkn steal at 850,
REM action, fill ya boots man.

Originally Posted by TimC

Reading this makes me want one!

They are great. Very easy to get a good load for. Inherently accurate (must be the case design). All the grunt you would ever need. Just personally I would have one before a 7mm rem mag (big bitch of a thing with a silly rim thing on the case). Or the 7mmsaum (they are all home made). Even with the "limitation" of 150 grn max bullet weight. And they aren't obnoxious - easy to shoot.

What length barrels are you guys running?

Originally Posted by TimC

What length barrels are you guys running?

That was going to be my next question is anyone running a 18” or is 20” as short as I should go? Using 2209 powder cheers


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Originally Posted by TimC

What length barrels are you guys running?

22” It ensures I get 3k with 150 grn.

Originally Posted by Tahr

They are great. Very easy to get a good load for. Inherently accurate (must be the case design). All the grunt you would ever need. Just personally I would have one before a 7mm rem mag (big bitch of a thing with a silly rim thing on the case). Or the 7mmsaum (they are all home made). Even with the "limitation" of 150 grn max bullet weight. And they aren't obnoxious - easy to shoot.

Surely Hornady will step into this space...270prc...fast twist barrels and high BC bullets...the last big opportunity in convention cartridge design...Id be all over it like a rash.

Originally Posted by Fisherman

Surely Hornady will step into this space...270prc...fast twist barrels and high BC bullets...the last big opportunity in convention cartridge design...Id be all over it like a rash.

That’d be the 6.8 western but because Hornady didn’t release it themselves it hasn’t made any real traction plus apparently when asked Hornady said no way to making a .277 match projectile.


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Originally Posted by Dreamer

That’d be the 6.8 western but because Hornady didn’t release it themselves it hasn’t made any real traction plus apparently when asked Hornady said no way to making a .277 match projectile.


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Yep...needs to be smaller case than that...280AI volume sort of thing

Originally Posted by Shearer

Interesting. How many animals did you shoot with the 145 eldx? I have heard mixed reports about their performance.

I've shot alot of the 145gr from my 270wsm. Everything falls over dead. However, when recovering the projectiles, the cup and core are normally separated. The lead core is in very small parts, in a large wound channel.

I'm not a fan of have the cup and core separating, but the result in every case I've had is that the deer or tahr is in a heap just below the point the it was standing.