Thread: First time reloading 270win

Been awhile since last update. Ran five rounds of the 51gn loads through but ended up kicking myself for my lack of patience which resulted in a less than desirable outcome. Pre run with the 260 to settle in but the rain didn’t hold out and had a light variable 3-5 knot wind crossing the target at about the 2 o’clock mark. Was a less than stellar day with my eyesight as well so the results speak for themselves.

1.6” spread.


Anyhoo, finally got to the optometrist last week (ten years since my last inspection). Usual age related shit so now going from +1.25 readers to +1.75 for the right eye and a correction for the astigmatism that’s developed in the left. Will need cataract surgery in the future but fine for the next two years at least. I’ll wait till my specs arrive before I go back to the range so I can put my best foot forward. Am keen to see how much of a difference they’ll make. On the bright side, looks like I’ll need them to retain my heavy traffic license classes so killed two birds with one stone.

Husky, you’ve peaked my curiosity so I’ll load up as you have suggested and as I have been kindly lent a Caldwell chrony I’ll check speeds at the same time. Not that I’m chasing velocity but it’s a good reference point for a drop chart if needed I guess.
Cheers all.