Not in my experience Jeff, have had good case life (primer pockets tight). My last 2 barrels were cut at 23" both were Lilja's and with 57 of R22 both would go there just fine.
What kind of .270 tubes have you worked with and what did you find for speeds?
And in my One 7 WSM Montana 3K was top end and then some with the 160...
Dober
I need a dope slap <whap>.... bad Jeff, bad bad bad.
I've never loaded for a .270.
I just glanced at factory load speeds (2830 fps).
I shouldn't have said anything about .270. Can I blame the noggin? Having kind of a bad symptom day in that regard.
With my mea culpa out of the way, I'll say (from experience) that 2950 fps/160's is not "representative" of 160's in the handloaded 7 WSM.
I'm sure .270 is the muffins. Not intending to impugn it in any way. Just standing up for my man the 7 WSM....
Gonna see if beer cures my brain tonight. Found myself wandering the aisles at the hardware store today aimlessly- haven't had that happen in a few weeks. Aargh.
