I am new to reloading...Really new lol..And i have a remington .270 that I will be loading for. I will be using 130 grain bullets..What is the most popular powder that people on here use for that caliber or one similar that will be a make a good hunting round?
IMR powders are probably the most popular and easiest to get. My favorite in my pre 64 M70 with the 130 gr. Sierra is IMR 4350. Also an excellant choice would be IMR 4831 as well as Jack O'connors IMR 4064.
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Originally posted by Hipshoot: IMR powders are probably the most popular and easiest to get. My favorite in my pre 64 M70 with the 130 gr. Sierra is IMR 4350. Also an excellant choice would be IMR 4831 as well as Jack O'connors IMR Hip
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Thanks for the replies..I have been looking at IMR powders..I shot the .270 for the first time this past weekend and sighted it in at 100 yds. I was shooting 1" groups. That was with Remington Cor-lokt 130 grain ammo. So i have heard that once i start reloading my own i may have to re-sight my rifle in again..is this true?
Originally posted by TJ1977: Thanks for the replies..I have been looking at IMR powders..I shot the .270 for the first time this past weekend and sighted it in at 100 yds. I was shooting 1" groups. That was with Remington Cor-lokt 130 grain ammo. So i have heard that once i start reloading my own i may have to re-sight my rifle in again..is this true?
Yes you may, and more than likely will. Bullet weight, powder type, charge weight, primer type will generally result in different points of impact.
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Originally posted by TJ1977: Thanks for the replies..I have been looking at IMR powders..I shot the .270 for the first time this past weekend and sighted it in at 100 yds. I was shooting 1" groups. That was with Remington Cor-lokt 130 grain ammo. So i have heard that once i start reloading my own i may have to re-sight my rifle in again..is this true?
More than likely yes you will have some adjustments for different loads to have the same point of impact.
Add me to the list of fans of IMR powders too. I have loads using IMR4350 in my 7mm, 300WM and my 375H&H all shooting sub 1" groups at 100 yards. However I have also had good results with Alliant's RL22.
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Around here Hodgdon is what is sold the most. I was even just at Bass pro getting some 4300 and the guy took me in the powder room to get it, and the clerk said they sell mostly hodgdon by far
Originally posted by ramrod340: If I only had one powder to grab for the 270 it would be IMR 4831.
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quote: Originally posted by ramrod340: If I only had one powder to grab for the 270 it would be IMR 4831.
close.....make that an "H" and you're in!
You might be right. In my young and foolish days I would get new engineers straight out of college comming to work for me in WTX. We would have plenty of deer hunting trips so they all needed to buy rifles. Which I was happy to supply being an FFL and all. Being young and STUPID I loaded ammo for all of them. Over about a 5 year period I bought 9 or 10 MKX Viscount 270s. They all would shoot the same load of 130gr speers and 4831 to sub moa. Looking back at my notes I simply wrote 4831 But since at the time I was HOARDING my remaining $1/# surplus 4831 I THINK I was buying IMR. But I sure wouldn't bet a either way. I doubt you would go wrong with either.
As usual just my $.02 Paul K
Posts: 12881 | Location: Mexico, MO | Registered: 02 April 2001
I think you can see from the above posts there is no single MOST popular powder. You will have to start with one of the suggestions and experiment like the rest of us to find the most popular powder for you.
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Yes I have seen that lol..My local gun range has a nice variety of different powders..I will do as you suggest, just buy some different kinds, load them up and see which one works best for me.
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Being young and STUPID I loaded ammo for all of them. Over about a 5 year period I bought 9 or 10 MKX Viscount 270s. They all would shoot the same load of 130gr speers and 4831 to sub moa. Looking back at my notes I simply wrote 4831 
But since at the time I was HOARDING my remaining $1/# surplus 4831 I THINK I was buying IMR. But I sure wouldn't bet a 
either way. I doubt you would go wrong with either.
