Just got the word from East Alton �

The new .270 WSM's factory loads:
Supreme 130-gr Ballistic Silvertip, 3,275 ft/sec
Supreme 140-gr Fail Safe, 3,125 ft/sec
Super-X 150-gr Power Point, 3,150 ft/sec
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The new 7mm WSM's factory loads:
Supreme 140-gr Ballistic Silvertip, 3,225 ft/sec
Supreme 160-gr Fail Safe, 2,990 ft/sec
super-X 150-gr Power Point, 3,200 ft/sec
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Browning will chamber 'em in A-Bolts (Stainless Stalker, Composite Stalker, Medallion, Hunter, and Classic Hunter) with 23-inch barrels. Magazine capacity: three rounds.

U S Repeating Arms will chamber 'em in Model 70s (Classic Featherweight, Classic Stainless, Classic Laminated, and new push-feed Coyote) with 24-inch barrels. Magazine capacity: three rounds.

And here we were arguing which would be better. Now we get BOTH. Look at all these new toys........ LOL! Dutch.

When are these going to hit the market?

"When are these going to hit the market?"

Next year.

www.winchester.com may have more information.

Don't you think it is a strange marketing strategy to bring out two cartridges that are basically twins at the same time? Wouldn't it have been smarter to bring out one or the other plus a .338WSM?

Ken Howell:

Aren't these two cartridges ballistically similar (but a little lower velocity than) your series based on a lengthened .30-06 case? If so, it seems to me a poor trade to have an action 7/8 inch shorter to give up 2 rounds of magazine capacity. Also, any existing short (medium) action will have to have extensive bolt face and magazine alteration to chamber for the WSM series, while the long Sako, Mauser, Remington, Browing, and others need nothing (except perhaps removing a magazine block).

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Ken Howell:
Ken
Living on the other side of the world slows the news on new cartridges.
I'm a happy 270win owner and was wondering if Winchester was going to neck there new hull down to .277........
It's been a long time coming for this caliber in a new factory load.
It is also about time too, as the old 270win performs better than average and has been good for Winchester over the years.
BRAVO
John

Hey Guys,

The Bean counters they hire these days don't have a clue about calibers, guns and whats needed, they just poop in their nest and hope for an incentive award....but they are highly educated idiots...

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Ray Atkinson

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