The accuracy of these short fat cartridges is very impressive. The 270 winchester short magnum or 270 wsm is a short, unbelted, magnum cartridge created by necking down the. The most significant, but almost meaningless, difference between the 2 cartridges is probably the 0. Using bullets from sierra hp, sierra spt, sierra sbt, spt or hpbt matchking, sierra hpbt or sbt, sierra sbt. I picked a bullet type and grain weight that was very similar and did a comparision on the federal web site. On the other hand, theres one fellow on here who has shot quite a few moose with the. I have owned 3 remington 700s in 270 wsm and like the cartridge. When you compare 270 ballistics against 270 wsm ballistics, t. Reload with 270 win short mag rifle brass at midsouth shooters.
Winchester factory ballistics quote a muzzle velocity of 3275 fps for the. Every 270 wsm barrel ive had ran on federal 210 or br2 primers, no need for magnum primers. I was looking for a new deer rifle and kind of approached it differently this time. All i can tell you is that i watched my buddy drop a nice antelope in new mexico this last fall with a 270 wsm and the grain nosler partition worked just fine at a range of about 250 yards. One of the worlds oldest and most trusted manufacturers, remington ammunition is the unquestioned leader all others must follow. His main concern is that the chamber reamers for the 7mm270 wsm are all custom, each one reflecting the individual shooters ideas on design. In doing so you will lose whatever gain by using a 270 wsm you will be back to 270 win performance or less. These guns are the best kept secret in the rifle industry.
The correct name for the cartridge, as listed by the sporting arms and ammunition manufacturers institute saami, is 270 wsm, without a decimal point. Federal 270 wsm ammunition big game p270wsmtt3 140 grain trophy bonded tip 20 rounds free shipping with buyers club. This cartridge can push a 140gr bullet at 3,100 fps flat shooting. My 140 gr load drops 33 inches at 500 yards with, a 200 yd zero and is producing 1. Ive owned and loaded for both, in my experience the real world velocity difference is generally 150 200 fps.
So i am wondering if the 270 wsm might be a better choice due to the shorter powder column. Accuracy and terminal performance are the cornerstones of hornady precision hunter factory loaded ammunition. Jan 03, 2009 the 270 wsm is an entirely different cartridge. Most people do not understand ballistic the 270 win with a 150 is ballistic superior to the 3006 and it has been used for 1k for a long timetruth is the 270 is a great round and gives a high bc and high sd. When moose hunting i like to walk relatively long distances and some of the terrain is up and down.
The lighter gun makes for a much more pleasurable hunt. Given none of the existing cartridgesespecially the latter twoare slouches in the velocity department, you can imagine what the extra powder. I guess the same considerations could be drawn for the 3006 versus the 308 win. I got two buddies that do though and i called both of them and said we better jump on this thats the price of brass alone. Yes it all sounds good and its a great cartridge aswell but for me i already own a 270. I have a nice old jc higgens model 51l husky 1640 in 270 in the safe. I do primer tests and the regular rifle primers always shot best for me in my barrels. The 270 winchester firing a gr bullet at 3060fps is 6. My coworker swears by the caliber but i have never shot it so i really cant give first hand knowledge about it. Savage 12112fv 22250 rem black synthetic stock rifle. Buy 270 win short mag rifle brass for reloading at midsouth prices. Find great deals on ebay for 270 wsm and 270 wsm barrel. It is a member of the winchester short magnum family of cartridges. Alle zuganglichen patronen im kalber 270 winchester short magnum.
Model 70 super shadow, blued winchester repeating arms. Combining the finest components with gamechanging innovation, remington engineers are moving closer to perfection round by round. View profile view forum posts private message member join date may 2006. This cartridge will typically yield uniform pressures and velocities, while providing excellent accuracy with a variety of bullets. My 270 wsm gets a tad over 3500fps and no sticky bolt or loose primers. I already have a 270wsm and 7mm08 in the montana and love them. I will not speak to the merits of the 270 win vs the 270 wsm, i love them both. Most say that under 150 yrds theres isnt a heck of a lot of difference btween the. Barnes was it, and i went with 110 gr tipped tsx on my 270 wsm and 270 win. Since rl26 is effectively extinct you could try rl25, imr83, or even h. Remington usa planos paralelos a distintos niveles. Dont get me wrong the 270 win is awesome, but the 270wsm really does beat it out. The 270 being long has a lot of extra space in it like the 3006 and for that i have resorted to filler to fix the inconsistent ignition and vertical stringing problem.
Same barrel lenghts ect i can reload my wsm cases 78 times before i get a split neck. Glad to see that someone else has found tikkas t3 rifle. The last two barrels were shooting 150gr vld and retumbo or rl26. The 270 wsm exceeded all three all the way out to 500 yards. The recoil energy from firing this load in an 8 pound rifle amounts to 16. I wanted something with more punch and planned on the 300wsm. No other company offers more innovative solutions for hunting, selfdefense, competition and tactical applications. Top end of the mids are browning, sako a7, tc icon,cz 550 think that is the model number. The 270 wsm is one of the few calibers that actually has a ballistic advantage over the standard caliber of its own. Entry level would be the stevenssavage line and the howa 1500weatherby vangard family. At around 200 yards, the 270 wsm overtook the 300 wsm.
The 338 will push a 200 grain bullet at 2950 with 3864 ft lbs. The 7 270 is even easier as it is one of the intermediate steps to. Its not a 338 but has known lots of folks that kill bears with 300 wsm. The ballistic performance based off four grain type. Well select a factory round and zero each load at 100 yards. Using bullets from sierra hp, speer hp, hornady hp, barnes tsx, hornady sp, sierra hpbt, swift sp, nosler part. Mid tier would be the remingtons and rugers,tikka t3, and specific savage models. Sits in a bansner stock, pachmayr decelerator, topped with a leupold 2.
Akuter harnwegsinfekt consensus statement osterreichische. Capable of near weatherby performance, the 270 wsm is a true short action magnum. The correct name for the cartridge, as listed by the sporting arms and ammunition manufacturers institute, is 270 wsm, without a decimal point. Also, wsm rifles achieve these improved ballistics in shortaction configurations which purportedly are lighter and faster handling than.
A wild hog and another deer have been collected by other calibers 450 marlin, 300 wm and all the bullets performed to expectations. The 300 wsm with 180 grain bullet highest grains for accubond ct factory will launch at 3100 fps and have 3600 ft lba of energy. Hand loads and more especially the hornady light magnum loads for the. The 270 wsm is shorter and fatter than the older 270 win and yields higher velocities than the 270 win. Barrel length 24 overall length 43 34 length of pull 14 drop at comb 58 drop at heel 78 weight 6 lbs 12 oz. Great care has been given by hornady engineers to develop superior, matchaccurate hunting loads that allow the eldx bullet to achieve its maximum ballistic potential. According to winchester, the main values of its short magnum wsm cartridges are that when compared to conventional, longaction calibers, the 270 wsm, 7mm wsm and 300 wsm exceed the ballistics of the 270 win. View this auction and search for other auctions now on the leading online auction platform. Barrel length 26 overall length 45 34 length of pull 34 drop at comb 58 drop at heel 12 weight 9 lbs 14 oz. The first thing i did was to study the ballistic tables and the.
Remington ammunition 27715 htp copper 270 wsm 140 gr tsx boat tail 20 bx 10 cs, 70 in. Nosler reloading forum view topic 270 wsm and 7mm wsm. I know the ammo is more expensive with the wsm but was wondering if there are any significant differences in performance with the wsm vs the regular. Otherwise id recommend you consider the rem mag as the hybrid of all od them. Winchester ammunition manufactures quality, performance rifle ammo for hunting, sport and recreational shooting.
In fact, i shot an antelope with a 2506 using the 100 grain partition and my dad also shot an antelope with the grain partition in his 270 winchester. Alternatively, my wsm pushed s to 3250 fps and 140s to. Although most current factory loaded ammo has backed off a bit on velocity, this level of performance can still be achieved by the reloader. He suggests looking at page 467 of the sierra manual for the 7mm wsm itself.
The new 300 wsm and 270 wsm cartridges from winchester are popular among hunters. Calculate 300 wsm ballistics and 270 wsm ballistics at the click of a button, and see how they compare with 300 win mag and 270 ballistics using shoot. I will be buying a tikka t3 lite in the next couple of weeks in the. Remington ammunition 27715 htp copper 270 wsm 140 gr tsx boat tail 20 bx 10 cs, 70 in stock. My friend has used his to take two elk with 150gr handloads. Top of the line performance matched with a top notch customization features. Ballisticly the wsm is closer to the 270 weatherby than it is to the 270 win.