Well guys, I bought a new toy, a Weatherby Mark V Synthetic in .270 Weatherby. I picked it up last Fri., but a box of cheap 130-grain Spitzer (Weatherby factory loads) and it is shooting them really well right out of the box. Anyway, I was wondering what you guys used in your .270 Weatherby's to hunt with. I'm probably going to stick to factory loads this year, but with the price of factory ammo, I will be loading for it after this hunting season, but anything you guys can help me with, will be helpful. I'll be using the rifle around here for whitetails, and if I really like it as much as I do for the first time taking it out, I'll probably use it on my hunt to WY for mule deer and antelope, too. Thanks in advance!
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Posts: 433 | Location: Monessen, PA | Registered: 23 February 2005
Those Spitzers will be moving along at 3,400 fps, which will be great on longer-distance Deer and Antelope, but might be too soft for closer shots at near muzzle velocity. They make a 150 Nosler Partition load that might be the ticket for Deer if you do close-range stand hunting for Whitetails in PA...not that you need the bullet weight, but it's a stronger bullet at those velocities.
Posts: 20171 | Location: Very NW NJ up in the Mountains | Registered: 14 June 2009
130 grs (T)TSX because they are made for high velocity or 140 grs Nosler AB if I want something that opens a bit easier. Powders need to be pretty slow for the .270 Wby case - something like IMR 7828 or RL 25.
This is one of my top picks for open country deer hunting. A .270 Win does great as well, but the .270 Wby is a sentimental favorite.
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Posts: 6653 | Location: Switzerland | Registered: 11 March 2002
Hunting in PA will probably be a shotgun hunting propsition for me this year, locally I'll be using it in pretty open fields in WV (shots are usually about 150-300 yards). I also think the 130's may be a little soft for deer, I might try the 140-grain Accubonds because I've never tried them before but have heard some great things about them. Anyone disagree? The only thing I'm wondering about is if they are too soft for the Weatherby's velocity?
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Posts: 433 | Location: Monessen, PA | Registered: 23 February 2005
It really doesn't matter, Choose the bullet you like that shoots best in your rifle. I have had a few Mark Vs in 270 Wby and they all seem to love RL22. The last two years I have been shooting 110gr Barnes TTSX with excellent accuracy. I had pass throughs at 395 and 380 yards on mature mule deer does and a bit of a tracking job on a quarting to point of shoulder shot on a giant mule buck at 335. the bullet hit the big bone in the shouder blew it up and stopped in the lungs. several deer shot under 200 yards with the same bullet and 130 grain Ballistic tips and 50 cent exits with the Barnes and racket ball size exits with B-Tips. I've shot allot of pigs with b-tips and partitions up to 150gr and they all worked nicely.
Posts: 849 | Location: MN | Registered: 11 March 2009
130 gr TSX or TTSX bullets penetrate and hold together. My rifle prefers IMR 7828. RL 25 would also be very good. Partions are good bullets also. See which one your rifle shoots best.
Well, mine is not a weatherby, but just a strong loaded .270 Win, but I found the Nosler Partitions OK, but I prefer harder bullets such as the 130grs Woodleigh PP - that performed very well with my .270 Win...
Factory load with 140-grain X bullet acts same as 140-grain TSX / 69.5 grains H4831SC / GM215M /3.275 OAL / 3058 fps in my wife's Hill Country Rifles accurized rebarreled Mark V. Good enough for DRT gemsbok and waterbuck.
I have 160-grain Partition and 150-grain TSX loads with RL-22 worked out (for zebra) -- both also accurate.
