I have been trying to work up a 270 load for about 4 months ive tried all kinds of bullets sst, nosler bts,sierra gamekings,vmax. ive tried imr 3031 and imr 4350 (mostly 4350) ive tried winchester and cci primers ive tried seating the bullet different nothing is working. is there something im overlooking?? ohh and my gun is a rem 700 adl 270 camo with 22 in barrel thanks
the powder of choice for the has always been H4831 and now H4831SC. I tried WW760 once and that was a waste of time. I have used the 130 gr Nosler Ballistic tip and Partition and the 160 gr Nosler Partition. I think the 160 gr Nosler shoots the best of all. My rifle is a Ruger # 1A
Posts: 110 | Location: Minden , Nebraska | Registered: 23 July 2004
Some rifles just prefer flat base bullets rather than boat-tails. Might give them a try?? Some rifles prefer heavy for caliber bullets and some like the lighter bullets. Not much help but I have 2 rifles that shoot flat base bullets better than any boattails i've tried (out to 300 yds).
You might try H4831SC (55 -60 gr.) if your using 130 gr. bullets. Most everyone I've talked to seems to think this power/bullet combo is IT! Works pretty good for me to...
Posts: 626 | Location: The soggy side of Washington State | Registered: 13 July 2003
After you try the H4831 and if you don't have any luck, then try Reloader 22. Check the throat depth and vary the distance from the lands. You may have a long throated rifle that may need to have the bullets seated further out.
There are numerous items to check from rifle to ammo. With enough work though, you can get most to shoot reasonably.
Good Luck, BigBullet
Posts: 1224 | Location: Lorraine, NY New York's little piece of frozen tundra | Registered: 05 July 2003
I had a similar problem...couldn't beat factory ammo accuracy with the same bullet no matter what. Eventually I discovered that the indexing on my turret press and my neck sizer die conspired to screw up every load I put together on it. Same loads shoot MUCH better now with a well aligned press and FL sizing die. Have you reviewed your loading procedures recently? Just a thought...as you probably know there are a multitude of variables that can (and eventually will if you stick with this hobby long enough) go wrong. Good luck!
Posts: 1780 | Location: South Texas, U. S. A. | Registered: 22 January 2004