.270 with a 22" barrel

[SJB358]

ColColt, that's a beauty if a 52 270 Win. Even having a 270 WSM, I dream of a Pre 64 270 Winchester being in the safe.

Guy nailed it, the 270 with a 130 is real impressive, you usually have to burn a bunch more powder and endure more recoil to beat it's ballistics out to 400 yards. There is a reason it's still popular.

 

[ColColt]

It looked barrel used-no scratches on the stock, no bluing rubbed off and the action was so smooth. This is one rifle that will only be two places, the safe and the range.

 

[SJB358]

Great rifle ColColt.. That is a classic right there!

 

[filmjunkie4ever]

That is a real nice rifle Sir. Thanks for all the input guys. I too am learning that speed means a lot less than accuracy in all the important ways.

Thanks again.

Any additional info is welcome!

 

[Oldtrader3]

Col Colt, that is one fine looking '52 Model 70, .270! Mine is a 1949, .270. I have been using it to hunt deer with since 1973 when I had it restocked. I have killed a bunch of deer with it.

 

[Rem Jim]

I have used O'Connor's pet load of IMR4064, 49.5 grains, and 130 grainers for the better part of 16 years with no issues at all. Case life is long and accuracy is superb.

Now I run a 24 inch barrel and chrono'd this recipe at 3000fps.

I too used this load for years NOT many people know of it but i have found it to be very accurate in many 270 Win rifles ! RJ

 

[350JR]

Ok. Help me out here.

JOC's recommended load was 49.5 grains of IMR4064? TWO full grains over maximum in Hodgdon's load manual online?

130gr Hornady SP

IMR 4064 47.5 grains 2932 fps

130gr Barnes TSX

IMR 4064 47.3 grains 3013 fps.

Not stirring the pot. Really. But it's rare for me to see "over max" loads listed openly in forums so asking.

God Bless

 

[Anonymous]

I had a guy explain it to me in great detail that it was because the powder has changed (as well as pressure testing equipment).

I'm sure liability lawyers have something to do with it as well.

 

[hubcap]

Speer manual 6 lists 49 max with 4064 with 130 bullets. Dupont also listed 49 max with 4064 and remmy 130,s.

 

[Oldtrader3]

I have used that 4064 load in my .270 Win Model 70 and had no issues with it.

 

[hubcap]

JOC used a lot of Winchester western cases which were pretty light weight usually in the low 180,s while remmy cases are typically 10 to 12 grains heavier. DuPont and Speer both listed remmy brass at 49 grains. Perhaps the lighter brass allowed ole Jack another half a grain over fudge factor. Who knows for sure. Jack was a master at using reloading books as a guide only. He also used 57 grains of Imr-4350 with 130 grain bullets. The Speer reloading manual no.6 listed 56 as max.

 

[Oldtrader3]

I use 55.0 grains of IMR 4350 in my .270 with 130 Partitions. I am only running at 2950 fps, so, 57 grains probably is max with W-W cases. I should be able to get over 3000 fps.