I don't have the LR experience that others here have but I've always felt 400 yards separates the men from the boys. Verification of a drop chart is a must. It takes some time and tweaking but once you have it, you are halfway there.
The wind is the biggest hurdle to get past and trigger time is...
What Guy said. Without the rifle, it's just a guess.
If you are going to load, start out with virgin brass, load to SAAMI spec COAL and stay away from the warm loads.
The classic powder for the 270 Win is H4831SC so that would be a good starting point.
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Howie
I did what Todd did. You can't have enough cabinets for storage so don't take any shortcuts. Cabinets above the bench top with under cabinet lighting is the way to go and gives it a clean uncluttered look. Extra electrical outlets is a good thing too.
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We have received 20+ inches of snow in the past week and sub zero temps. It was a balmy -26 yesterday morning.
Best wishes to your mom and her upcoming surgery.
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The Solid Base bullets are great bullets for deer. I've used the 308 165 SB in a 308 Win and 6.5 140 SB in the 6.5 Wby RPM to take WT deer. Both loads also shoot .5 MOA.
I will use the 140 SB in the 6.5 Wby RPM this spring on TX hogs.
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A buddy has a CVA Cascade in 7-08. He brought it over last summer to get it zeroed in. With inexpensive PPU 140 gr ammunition, it was shooting .7" groups. Needless to say, I was impressed.
It's a nice rifle, especially at the price point it's at.
I would think that the 35 Whelen offering would...