Hi there.

Just wondering if anyone has experience with these and what their performance was like. Saw them listed on the Woodleigh website so thought I'd ask.

Cheers

I'd imagine at a moderate velocity they'd be nearly unstoppable.

I'd look at the length of the bullet. A 180 grain might be too long to stabilize in a factory barrel.270 Win, but you'll have to try them as they are only slightly longer than the 160 grain Nosler Partition. I think there are a lot of good premium bullets in the 130-150 grain bullet that you probably wouldn't need this heavy of a bullet in a .270 Win. Now if you are running like a .270 Weatherby or Allen Magnum this might be the bullet for you.

The Woodleigh bullets are designed to do their best work at moderate velocities. That's one of the reasons for their heavier weights, to keep velocities below 3000fps.

Interesting. But I don't think I'd use a bullet that heavy in my 270's. Every bullet I have shot in the 270, with the exception of the SST'S, have shot well, and performed well on game up thru elk sized critters.

I would like to hear your experience though.

Jerry

Thanks for the replies. Up till now I have been using the 160gr Partition at about 2750fps in a 270 Win. Just thought the 180gr would be interesting for bushpigs and dense bushveld, and although probably a very marginal advantage over the 180gr, I am a fan of the heavier bullet for calibre concept.

Deon,

You may have trouble stabilising them, but if they stabilise they should work just fine.

I see you are in SA. I've used 170gr Rhinos in my 270 Win. THey are very long. They ran about 2500fps with ease as I recall, but would need to check my records. Shot within 25-35mm at 100m; fine for Bushveld.

If you like Rhinos I'd part with what I have left which is about 200 I think. They were apparently a special request and when I enquired were the heaviest 270's they had on the shelf. I've also got Barnes originals in 180gr.

I've licensed a 308 in the meantime and I shoot 180's in there. No need for it in my 270.

170 Rhino - S385 50-51gr got me 2450-2500 fps from a 22" barrel. This was safe in my rifle and could have been easily increased, but I did not see the need to. Your rifle and components may differ.

Gregor Woods spoke of achieving 2670 fps with a 170gr Ken Stewart in his 270 Win, also with S385 and a load of 53gr according to my records.

Data for the Barnes 180gr Original is:

H4831 47-50.5gr = 2350/2500 fps
IMR7828 48-52.8gr = 2300/2530 fps

I that data puts you on the track....

I loaded some 150 grain Nosler Partition in my 270 and was also concerned about their length.

Fortunately as my rifle is a Parker Hale built on a Mauser action I could seat them "out" otherwise a lot of the bullet was inside the case!

My solution to the desire for heavier bullets in "a 270" was to buy a 280 Remington! No, really!