Remington 700

18 November 2002, 11:41

Turkeyshooter

Remington 700

I bought a Remington 700 in .270 Win. a month ago and have been trying to work up some loads. One load that it likes so far is 53.5 grs. of IMR 4350 and a 130 gr. Nosler Ballistic tip. It will shoot this load into .75 inch groups all day. I would like to work up a load for 150 gr. Nosler partition but am not having much luck. The best I have gotten so far is 1.75 inch groups with 51 gr. of 4350. ...not very happy with that. Does anyone have any loads they would like to share?

Also the stock on this is rifle is synthetic. When I removed the stock I noticed that there are two raised blocks of plastic near the end of the tip of the forearm. Does anyone think there would be anything to gain by sanding these off and free floating the barrel?

18 November 2002, 12:35

Eagleye

Turkeyshooter; You may want to try either Reloder 19 or 22 with that 150 in your 270. I have 2 270's, one is a Remington and one a BSA. Both prefer Reloder 22 over 4350 for the heavier bullet and both do well with 19 too. You may get more consistent groups by removing the contact buttons on that stock, but a way to try without removing them is to cut a "shim" about .010" thick and place it between the receiver and the stock just back of the recoil lug and tighten the action down. Shoot it and see how it does without the pressure. If it's better, then you can remove the bumps [and the shim]. Regards, eagleye.

18 November 2002, 15:09

BlackHawk1

My Winnie M70 Fwt is in .270 and likes 150gr Hornady SPs, Winchester brass and 56gr H-4831 lit by Fed 210s. Not the speediest load but its accurate in my rifle. IMR 4350 work well with the 130s, but H-4831 works well with both 130s and 150s. All of the 270s I've owned like slower powders.

19 November 2002, 04:41

Hot Core

quote:
Originally posted by Turkeyshooter:
...53.5 grs. of IMR 4350 and a 130 gr. Nosler Ballistic tip. It will shoot this load into .75 inch groups all day.

Also the stock on this is rifle is synthetic. When I removed the stock I noticed that there are two raised blocks of plastic near the end of the tip of the forearm. Does anyone think there would be anything to gain by sanding these off and free floating the barrel?

Hey turkeyshooter, Since you are getting "consistent" 0.75" groups with one Load, there is noting wrong with the stock. I'd leave it alone.

Occasionally it can take 6 (or more) different powders to find an accurate and SAFE Load for a specific bullet. And then, sometimes a particular firearm just won't shoot one bullet worth a Clinton.

19 November 2002, 06:14

Hcliff

I have had good luck with IMR-4831 in 06 style cases. Have you changed the OAL much? The Nosler partition has a different shape than the Ballistic tip. That could be the difference is how close the bullet is setting next to the lands. RL-22 is also a great powder. You might have to change the charge between the bullets one might like a heaver charge than the other. This is the fun (or not) of reloading. Good Luck

Hcliff

19 November 2002, 14:10

DannoBoone

quote:
Originally posted by Hcliff:
You might have to change the charge between the bullets one might like a
heaver charge than the other. This is the fun (or not) of reloading. Good Luck
Hcliff

uh-huh. Kinda like trying to get a two-year old to eat vegetables.
Sometimes ya have to try several different kinds cooked several
different ways 'fore ya find the right combination the little brat
likes.

Among other things like a change in primers (CCI to Remington)
and a hand-lapping job, a change to Reloader 15 helped to bring
my 25-06 around. Wonder if that would be like feeding candied
carrots to the brat?

[Big Grin]

11 January 2003, 13:56

<Reloader66>

The Nosler Partition bullet is made with two lead compartments and will not shoot well in some rifles. Your rifle may be one of those rifles that does not like the Partition bullet. If your goal is the very best accuracy your 270 has to offer you may be better off trying another brand of bullet in the 150 grain weight. None of my hunting rifles like the Nosler Partition bullet so I don't use them.

11 January 2003, 14:28

MARK H. YOUNG

Seat the bullet about .020" from the lands and work up 1 gr. at a time to 58gr. of H-4831. This is an ancient load for the 270 but should work quite nicely.

12 January 2003, 01:01

Tim in TN

Turkeyshooter, you have recieved some great tips here, and I will try to add one or two, the first thing I would change would be the bullet, as been stated here the partition usually, not always, suffers in the accuracy dept, next the magic number for me on seating depth for the 270 has been .015" off the lands, I have not tried .020" as Mark Young advised so it might be the ticket for you as well, third, the powder has always been H4350 for me like your experience with 130`s but try some of the powders mentioned here with the bullet change and seating depth suggested and let us know the difference, if you decide to change the stock, I have a Remington "Classic" for sale on e-Bay that would be a serious upgrade for you. You ever hunted Tennessee for those loudmouth longbeards?? [Big Grin]

[ 01-11-2003, 16:07: Message edited by: Tim in TN ]