codyhuntsaz Report post Posted February 27, 2008 I just recently bought a Remington 700 ADL .270. Its going to be a coues deer, mule deer and antelope (if i can ever get drawn) gun. What is a good bullet brand and weight? I would like to be able to sight the gun in so i can hold dead on from 100 to 300. Is this possible and if so @ what yardage should i sight it in for? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Huntn coues Report post Posted February 27, 2008 Firstcoueswas80 and good ole lark can answer this one for ya. Where you guy's at? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.270 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 one thing about a .270 is that any weight bullet will shoot fine out of it. i shoot 140's. don't recomend anything heavier than that, because they are a slow sucker. if you need a bigger bullet, get a bigger gun. 100's, 110's and 130's shoot fine also. if you're only going to hunt deer and goats with it, 100's and 110's are great. shoot real fast and are very accurate. i've seen elk dropped in their tracks with the small bullets too, but i'd use bigger bullet for animals bigger than deer, 130's or 140's. i also hate all copper bullets. bullets are too long, build up too much pressure and i could never get any velocity out of em. plus they won't cause lead poisoning in condors. my gun is 3 inches high at 100 yards and it is right on at 300 and a little low at 400. 2 things to remember when reloading a .270: overall cartridge length and overall cartridge length. my old model 70 has a real long throat. most of the newer rifles have a real short throat. ammo i load for my rifle will jam the bolt on most other .270's, because the short throat causes a big pressure build up. figure out where the throat is on your rifle and load your ammo accordingly. i like the bullet to touch the rifles, but if you're within .0010" or so short of that, you'll do ok. there are a lot of powders that work ok. some are better. i use h4350, loaded real hot. i won't ever give someone a powder charge, because of the differences in throats, so you'll have to figure out what your gun will handle. make sure to keep your cases trimmed and watch the primers closely. .270's can be real sensitive when you approach max loads and a grain or so can take you from a good load to a primer blower. i've killed everything the west has to offer with mine. folks that thing they need a bigger gun are the same guys that need jacked up monster trucks. they're makin' up for a lack somewhere else. Lark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 Firstcoueswas80 and good ole lark can answer this one for ya. Where you guy's at? Some of us have jobs and have to work First off, get it rebarreled to 270wsm and your set! Hand load some 130 gr accubonds, or shoot some 130 TSX or factory loaded 140 accubond loads (what my 270 win shoots EXTREMYL well) and call it good! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted February 27, 2008 I shoot a .270 and handload my ammunition for it. I use a 130 grain hornady SST bullet (used to just use a spire point, but now love the SST) with 55.5 grains of 4350 powder. I tend to put my zero at 200 yards, but you can set it to be at 300 yards and then you are probably going to be 3.5 inches high at 100 yards, and 4.3 inches high at 200 yards and 10 inches LOW at 400 yards. Of course this all depends on what bullet weight and powder load you go with, that example was with a 130 grain bullet like I use with a velocity of 3100 fps. Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stray Horse Report post Posted February 28, 2008 Well said Lark. I shoot a Winchester 70 from 1951. I like 150 Power Points for everything. 2.5 in. high at 100 yds. and close to dead on at 250 yds. If I so choose to shoot out to 300 which I have never needed on an animal I'm just a few inches low. Even though I have other rifles, that old .270 seems to be used, especially for elk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
