Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles Your Best 270 Bee loads?

I have reloaded for the 270 WBY before. I am interested in all loads.

What has worked for you?

Thank you.

I've been running 73.5 grains of 7828 behind a 130g TTSX, Fed. 215 in weatherby brass. Getting 3420fps across my 35p and it's been slightly under 1/2" @ 100yds when I do my part. I know you have shot the caliber before so you know it's like a laser....Van

Fotis, I am not a 270 Wea. shooter, but one of the guys here in town loved his..he used 7828..and got excellent speed and accuracy..

Maybe AussieGunWriter will check in on this. He has a pretty fair list of data he has used. Most of it comes in around factory load velocity. The load I used most in my Wby was way over powdered by current standards and I've tuned it back. I was getting 3225 with a 150 Hornady and a 24" barrel and they shot great. It was a load in print I came up with somewhere but have not located it since so I backed off. But Aussie has some loads right in that neighborhood.

Fotis,this is my .270 Wby load,78.0 grains RL-25 140 grain Nosler Partition CCI 250 Mag primer averaging 3281 fps. This is with a Winchester M 70 and a 26" barrel.

My 270 Roy really perks with 72.5-73.5 of IMR 7828ssc and 130's.
3400-3500 FPS.

73gr RL-22 130gr TTSX Fed 215M 3400fps out of a 26"bbl.

I used a lot of RL22 in the past. I think I might try 7828 again. Been a while!

78gr H1000 w/ 150 interbond

I've loaded for several .270 Weatherbys. To a certain extent all rifles are individuals, but I've found IMR7828, Reloder 25 and Ramshot Magnum tend to group better with a variety of loads. Without looking at my loading notes, I'd huess that Magnum with 130's probably was the most consistent combo overall.

Thanks John!

Accuracy? Velocity?

Wow, the title threw me. I thought this was going to be about a wildcat of the 218 Bee necked up to 270. That would be a spiffy TC Contender handgun cartridge! But never mind!

nope... weatherby

130 gr bullets 73-74 gr 7828=3420+
130 " " 74-76gr R-25=3450 watch lot to lot variation

bug holes both BT,TSX,TTSX,& Partitions
LC

POP,
I have been giving you my loads since the 90's, how did we miss this one?

John

.270 Weatherby Magnum

Bullet Load Powder O. A. L. Velocity Energy Comments

110gn Hornady HP 77gn WMR 3.346" 3561
78gn WMR 3623
79gn WMR 3670

130gn Nosler SB 68gn AR 2213 3152
69gn AR 2213 3196
69gn IMR 4831 3305
70gn IMR 4831 3372 High performance hunting load
72gn IMR 4831 3434 MAX

130gn Sierra BT 75gn WMR 3395
76gn WMR 2407

140gn Hordady SP 70gn IMR 4831 3175
71gn IMR 4831 3256 1.2 MOA
72gn H 4831 3038 Original H 4831
73gn H 4831 3123 .7 MOA Top load
71gn Rel 19 3173
72gn Rel 19 3201
71gn Rel 22 3172
72gn Rel 22 3229
73gn Rel 22 3270 MAX - Top velocity

150gn PMC Factory 3069 2.2 MOA Flat Primers - Hot load

150gn Nosler Part 68gn AR 2209 3131
69gn AR 2209 3185 Good Load Accurate Hard Hitting
71gn AR 2213 3159
72gn AR 2213 3196 Good Velocity
70gn IMR 4831 3203 .5 MOA Equals Factory Specs Top Load

150gn Sierra BT 70gn Rel 19 3099
71gn Rel 19 3167 MAX Good load
72gn Rel 22 3194
73gn Rel 22 3254 Full Factory Specs - Good Load
73gn WMR 3192
74gn WMR 3253
70gn IMR 4831 3179
71gn IMR 4831 3230 Most accuracte powerful load

160gn Nosler Part 71gn AR 2213 3110
72gn AR 2213 3169 3569 Most Powerful Load
73gn H 4831 3114 Original H 4831 - Good load
74gn H 4831 3184 Warm Load

That's the powder and charge I used with a Hornady 150gr Interlock. I was getting 3225 with a 24" barrel. Load data I worked off of showed 72.3 grains max and being younger I rounded up. Would shoot inside and inch in my Euromark at 100yds and I actually shot a 5/8" group on a 200 yard target. Doubt I could reproduce that result. And still don't know where I saw that recipe.

71.5g R22 under 150 Hdy SPILFB in Norma brass lit by 215GMs gave me 3265fps in a 26" Mk5. It replicated the MV of the Wby factory 150 Hdy SP load and produced submoa groups. Pure death on large body whitetails.

I also ran 73g IMR7828 for a touch more MV with the same pills, but the 22 loads were a touch more accurate in said rig.