Supplies of H4831 here in Britain are now virtually non-existent. So...and because I've never used it before...I am going to try H414.

I only shoot 150 grain bullets in my 270 WCF so don't need any recipes for 130 grain weight bullets.

What I would like is input as to if I can use just standard primers (I use CCI Large Rifle) as from the manuals I read that 50 grains is maximum with suggested starting loads from 46 grains and upwards.

I am not looking to fire bullets into the stratosphere and a steady 2,705fps would be good enough. My rifles have 24" and 23.50" barrels.

Thanks in advance for your input...

Yes use the standard large rifle primers use the load in the books.

Chronograph them and see 2700 ish should be doable.

150 gr .277 bullet at 2700 well kill a lot of game.

But don't be surprised if your loads and rifles don't make "book" velocity

Thank you for that. I am glad that I can avoid buying magnum primers.

From Hodgdon
270 Win/24 in barrel
150g Horn SP
Win Large rifle primer
48g--max
2706 fps
51200 cup

Nosler lists 50gr of H414/W760 with 150's @ 2810fps.
My oldman runs 60gr of RE22 with Nosler 150gr Partitions @ 2900fps.

What are you hunting over there?
I'm guessing fallow deer?
I have fallow and sambar on my property here in Australia, they are free range and hit and miss depending on time of year.

Cheers.

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Originally posted by enfieldspares:
Thank you for that. I am glad that I can avoid buying magnum primers.

Despite all that has been written, we have never found any need to use magnum primers for cases of .270 size, even with ball powder.

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Despite all that has been written, we have never found any need to use magnum primers for cases of .270 size, even with ball powder

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What are you hunting over there?

Muntjac, roe, fallow and if I can ever afford it red deer.

The reason for the 150 grain is that at factory velocities....for British shooting conditions...the 130 grain bullet is just too destructive.

That and I want an "all around" loading suitable for red deer and sika deer and also I got a load of Speer's 150 grain "Hot Cor" #1604 150 grain cheap!

Excellent, I've never heard of a 'muntjac', what is it?
Isn't the 270 a bit big for roe deer? We hunt hog deer here with 6mm's and 25's, they're about the size of roe deer, even these cals are a bit big, but we're not allowed to use anything smaller than 6mm on them.
Good hunting.

Cheers.