Hi:
I bought a lot of old bullets of .277 diam.
Never saw before Speer 170 gr RN and Sierra 90 gr hollow point.
Have anyone used some of them in a 270 win?
Which was the result ?
Thank's
Gtrotz

Way back when i got my 270 win ,I was given 2 boxes of Federals with 170gr bullets.I was looking for some brass so i shot them up on a pd hunt.Needless to say they worked but kicked like hell.I wished now that i saved them cuz they are hard to find.They should work on whatever you hunt with them.As for the 90gr i used some hornaday's and they hit like a thunderbolt on coyotes.Good Luck

At one time Barnes made 180 grain RN in .277. Still have a couple boxes somewhere in the basement.

I have loaded some of those 90 grainers ( from Sierra) in a 270 for a young kid, a scouting buddy of my son's..... behind a charge of 28 grains of SR 4759...

it is more than adequate for Oregon Blacktail at the 150 yds or less he will be shooting at...

I will look at my old Lyman Reloading Book which has results. These are a good bullet where you want to copy a 7 x 64 or 7mm Mauser loading in a 270 Winchester.

I am a great fan of some of these "overweight" bullets. That is bullets that are long for their given calibre. I think that they perform very well.

Do you think that the twist of a 270 will stabilize those 170 grainers?
gtrotz

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Originally posted by gtrotz:
Do you think that the twist of a 270 will stabilize those 170 grainers?
gtrotz

Probably need at least 1 in 10" twist.

A long time ago when my safe was not packed with rifles and the 270 was the go to gun I loaded up some 90 grain Sierras to do the varmint hunting thing.

They were ok but not the greatest in the accuracy department for a varmint rig. But with a 22" Ruger M77 it may not have been the bullet. That rifle was ok for big game hunting and took a lot of deer and elk but never did better than 2" at 100 yards in the accuracy department.

I soon moved on to a 22-250 and never returned to the 90 grainers. If that's all you have for a varmint type rig, if that's what you are looking for, they will do just ok. IMHE

O've used both the 90 grain and the 170 grain bullets but actually believe I gained nothing over the standard 100 and 150 grain offerings.

Both worked but to what advantage I never figured out.

Thank's to all
I will give them a try only to know what happens
Sincerely
Gtrotz

I have used the Sierra 90 gr HP as a varmint round for something like 30 years as it has proven extremely accurate in 3 diff 270's. It was pretty easy to load to around 3300-3500fps with any of several "normal" 270 powders. Shot 1 deer with it, damage was extensive.
I have never shot the 170 gr RN, but it might be good woods medicine if it shot well out of your rifle. I have a box of them for sale on Gunbroker.