I picked up some Sierra 90gr bullet. Do anyone else use this bullet and what is a good load for this bullet. I would like to try this bullet on groundhogs out to 400yds

Years ago when I was starting married life I owned but one (gulp) cf. rifle, a pre64 270 featherweight. I shot the 90gr. Sierra for calling coyotes and it really takes a dog apart.
I always used the same powder and charge as I still use with a 130gr. bullet, 57grs. of IMR4350.
Didn't have a chronograph back then so havn't a clue what the velocity was. Maybe 3100-3200fps, whatever it was the recoil was alot less, same point of impact, and the featherweight would shoot 3shot 3/4in. groups.
Pete

I have done some loads with those bullets, and nothing ever really impressed me. The only thing I found out was that the slower the better, atleast im my case. That was true with three different rifles. A win m70, rem 700, savage 110E.

I am shooting these same bullets in a .270 Weatherby mag,using 72.0 grains of IMR4350.I assume that you were talking about a .270 winchester,just thought I would reply in case someone was interested in the Weatherby caliber.

I recently loaded this bullet and fired it through 700 ADl(a shooter). The load below shot the best group at one grain under max. with slightly flat primer. All loads grouped 1 moa or less which is typical with this particular rifle.

Speer #12 manual - min. 51.0 to max. 55.0 grains of IMR 4064 with a CCI 200 LR primer.

Load Name: .270 WIN SR 90 gr V
Bullet Mfg: Sierra
Bullet Type: #1800 HP
Bullet Caliber: .277
Bullet Weight: 90
Ballistic Coeff: 0.207
Powder Mfg: IMR
Powder Type: 4064
Powder Weight: 54.000
Primer Mfg: CCI
Primer Size: 200 LR
Primer Type: LR
Case Mfg: REM
Case Length: 2.530
Cartridge OAL: 3.190
Comparator OAL: 2.894
Av. Group size: 0.500 center to center
Estimated Velocity: 3352

Thank you I will be test them this weekend

I have a load in the 90gr hp. I don't know if it will perform at 400 yds. for it is almost a minimum load. I use 51.5grs of IMR4895 in my Ruger MarkII. I am getting .500 inch groups at 100yds and it performs well at 200yds. Good luck...............

I've shot the bullet quite a bit (with H380 and IMR 4350) It's accurate enough, although I've long ago moved to the 130's with R22 for most everything including chucks at long range. The 90 is devastating up close but not at 400. Just what I've found.

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