A while back someone (Green 788 or ricciardelli?) posted a "universal load" for 165gr bullets in 30/06. Anybody got a universal load for the .270 using 130 or 140 grainers. Tried the '06 load in a buds rifle that was all over the place, guess what,instant accuracy!

I'd go for the 130's and try two propellants.

R22 and IMR 4350

both will igve wonderful accuracy and good to excellent speed.

With R22 I get 3200 with a 22"/270

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IMR 4350 with the 130 grain in a Winchester case has worked very well for me for years in three different rifles. Start around 51 grains and work up a bit.

Apple pie + Vanilla ice cream = H4831 + .270

packrat

57.5-59.0 grains of H4831SC with a 130 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip and CCI LR primers in R-P cases has shoot very well in every .270 I've had except a Rem Mountain rifle, which wouldn't shoot anything well, so it doesn't count.
My Savage will rip one ragged hole with anywhere in that range. A Ruger stainless 77 I had shot well under an inch with the same loads. My neighbor's old Rem 700 will shoot 3/4" with it as well.
It really does seem H4831 and 130 grain Noslers are made for each other in the .270.

My first large game caliber.

The pet load I had back then was with IMR-4350 and 130gr. bullets but now it's H4831 and 150gr. partitions.

Started with 130gr because it was "understood" that was THE bullet for the .270. Then Sierra started publishing drop charts and it became obvious to me the 150gr was superior at the longer ranges on which the .270 built its reputation.

I've never shot or reloaded for a .270, but over the years I've done a fair amount of reading. For probably 60 years, the "magic" .270 load seems to have been Jack O'Connor's favourite recipe: 60 grains of H4831 with a premium 130-grain bullet. I've heard that the newer lots of H4831 may burn a tad faster, so if you try it, you should start a few grains lower.

But if I ever acquired a .270 of my own, that is the combination I would start with. It's hard to argue with 60 years of success, and I believe Jack O'Connor had a teeny bit of knowledge as far as the .270 is concerned!

H4831 and 150 grain Hornady bullets. That load had taken everything from antelope to elk without any problems.

.270 Winchester = Jack O'conner = 130 bullet + 60 grains 4831. O'conner was using original surplus 4831 which was a bit slower than any of today's 4831's, actually almost as slow as current IMR 7825. As a consequence, even the slowest of the current 4831's needs to be backed off to about 57-58 grains in most guns.

I use the O'conner formula because I have a horde of original 4831, but if I didn't, I use Hodgdon's 4831 SC backed off appropriately.

130gr + 57.5gr IMR 4831 = one hole = dead

I have (2) 270's that love it. However, I recently stepped up to the 150gr bullets as mentioned previously.

Try 140g Hornady and 57g Re 19.
I found 130g great but a bit severe on our smaller deer.
Rob T.

I agree with the post from Steve Y as l have also found that 150 gr. Nosler Partitions along with H4831 can produce excellent groups. This load has allowed me to take moose with no problems. I think it was Bob Hagel in his excellent book regarding 'Practical loads for Big Game Hunting' (or a title along these lines) who made the point that 150 gr. bullets should not be overlooked when loading the 270. He mentioned that the difference in drop using a 130 gr. or 150 gr. bullet was minor for hunting purposes. His conclusions are accurate in my view as l have had nothing but success with this combination.

Good luck.

130 grain bullets and 52 grains of 4350 have worked really well for me. I am also always impressed with Siera 90 grain HP and 60 grains of 4350. Good luck.

Go by what the latest manuals say!!!
I haven't owned a 270 for some time now but here are my favorate loads"
130 or 150 grain bullet...56.0 to 58.0 gr H-4831

The best load I have used is:

270 Win
130 Nosler BT and Part
Reloader 22 @ 60.0
Fed GM210M Primers
Fed Cases

56 gr. of IMR 4350 and any good 130 gr bullett has shot well in any 270 we have tried it in.

My M70 Classic Fwt "patterned" various 130s & 140s around 2 inches @ 100 yds (exception: 130gr Nos BT grenades shot under an inch). I switched to 150gr Hornady ILs and 56 grs of H4831 in Win brass and sparked by Fed 210s. Three shot groups out of that pencil barrel shrank remarkably to consistent 0.6"s. Might not be a prairie scorcher, but it's more than enough for whitetails at reasonable hunting ranges and should perform better than 130gr BT grenades for "close in" shots.

Gentlemen

My favorite is

Norma cases
Federal 215
140 grain TBB or Swift
Norma MRP
Velocity is around 3000 fps

/ JOHAN

Have any of you 270 shooters tried the 140 Speer Deep Shoks? Just wondering how accuracy is.

Western-I'll let you know as soon as I get my paws on some. You have any idea of where to get some?

I picked up some 140 Accubonds this weekend-hope to give them a run with R22 soon.

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