.270 loads

[257 Ackley]

Just bought one of the Marlin bolt rifles for a brother for Christmas. Haven't loaded anything in a .270 (set of dies collecting dust) for 15 years. Has anyone tried the 140G A/B, and if so, what kind of results in accuracy and chrony results did you get? I am just wondering if the results are close enough to the 130G bullets to make it a better choice. Velocities look fairly close in the Nosler manual #6 that I use. This rifle will not be used for shots much over 150 yards, so long range trajectories won't be an issue.

 

[longwinters]

I load for 2. A Sako and a Rem Mountain rifle...so it surprised me that they both love the same load. 140 Accubonds. CCI primers and 58 - 59 grains of H4831SC.

Course do the work up etc... But both rifles will shoot right at 1/2 MOA on a consistent basis. I have not shot them thru my chrony as I never really worried about velocities.

Long

 

[FOTIS]

130------- 60 gr h4831 or rl22

140------ about 58 gr of same



start low work slow

 

[JD338]

130 60 gr h4831 or rl22

140 about 58 gr of same start low work slow

+1 to H4831 and RL 22
The 140 gr AB is a great bullet for the good 'ol 270 Win.

JD338

 

[nomosendero]

To me it is THE 270 bullet for me at least. I have used it for 2 years
in a 270 Model 700 ADL, a plain jane rifle that shoots. My first group with that bullet (3 shot) was .187" with this bullet. It will shoot 1/2" over & over. We took the rifle to WY. in Oct. 2007. We wanted to rack up a few kills with it because we had used either 25's or other rounds out West & I got to thinking it might be a Rifleman's sin because we had never hunted with the round, so I passed the rifle around a little. My son Tony, big brother & I each harvested good sized Buck Antelope & Tony & I took a Mule Deer each. Here in AR I took 3 8 point Bucks (last yr & this yr.) with the rifle. These shots varied from 15 yards or so to 410 yards, all were 1 shot kills with each showing a devastating wound channel & all were pass throughs but 1. The one was a large 8 pt. Whitetail at 15 yards. I was high up a White Oak & he came up a sharp ravine. When he came out brush hid his shoulders & he was facing me at a slight angle & I was above him. His head & neck was in in the clear & he dropped his head to walk & sniff. When that happened I shot him in the top of the neck with the thought of the bullet entering the vitals. The bullet busted the vert., went through the vitals, destroying one lung completely & & bulged the skin in front of the off hindquarter. Vertebra are tricky & for the bullet to penetrate this far afterward at near muzzle velocity impressed me big time!!!
So there's my experience, perfect performance from 15 yds. to 410 yds. with only 1 bullet recovery out of an exteme test on that shot & extreme accuracy. Also the BC is .496 & I see you won't be shooting far, but it doesn't hurt to have it if you need it.
I plan on posting pictures of these hunts with this 270 after the Holidays & after the remaining hunting weekends of this season.

 

[1Shot]

My hunting buddy does all the sighting in of rifles for a friend that owns a gun shop in East NC where I spend almost 4 weeks deer hunting every season. While over hunting I get to shoot a bunch of different rifles when we go to sight in those rifles. I got to shoot 3 or 4 of the new Marlin bolt guns and I remember that 2 were 270's and with factory ammo, Federal blueish box 130 gr SP they shot outstanding for an out of the box rifle.
The best hand loads that I and a bunch of people that I know have found for average size WT deer is 60 grs. H-4831 with either a Nosler 130 ballistic tip or a 130 Sierra for a drop them dead in their tracks load. We have found that the heaver 140 & 150 gr bullets will kill deer of course but they will run off around 50 yards or so about 2 out of 3 times. Now for big 200 pound or bigger deer or elk the 140 & 150's would be great.

 

[257 Ackley]

Thanks for the loading info and the for your personal experience with the Marlin rifle Oneshot. :?: What are the advantages (if any) to using the 4831sc? Is it just how it meters? I have used regular 4831 but not the "sc" version. I am looking for a good load that my brother can use for everything and be familiar with where it is going to hit for deer, elk and moose. Unlike us, he pulls it out of the "closet" the night before the season starts and makes sure there are some bullets left from last year. :roll:

 

[1Shot]

The SC has the same burn rate and you use the same data as the regular H4831. The SC just meters better. If you are going after elk and moose I would still load with the H4831 but load with a 150 Nosler Partition or 140 AccuBond as an all round bullet. I would look real hard at the 160 gr Partitions for moose and elk at woods range.

 

[257 Ackley]

1 Shot ;
Thanks again. I thought I had read somewhere that loads were more stable/consistant in colder temperatures with the sc as well, but figured the main reason had to be solving the metering issue. It's tough stuffing those big sticks down into the case :lol: . I have used the partitions through the years for a lot of big game (210G in the .338-06 for moose this year), but have moved to the Swift A-frame for the smaller calibers if I am really concerned about busting through heavy muscle and bone. I will take your advice and work on a load with the 150's for moose.

Did you fool around with the triggers on any of the Marlins you shot? Looking at their web site, it looks like they are fairly easy to adjust.

 

[Antelope_Sniper]

Another vote for H4831sc behind the 140gr AB. Shoots great.

 

[YoteSmoker]

+2 on the H4831SC and even the 140 TSX.