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I have both and really enjoy both. The .270 Win is a Ruger 1A I bought for my wife. It's an MOA rifle with 150 grain Swift A-Frames at a leisurely 2700 FPS or 130 grain Sierras at 3000. My wife used it to brain a crocodile, and I've killed Eland, Zebras, kudu, etc. with the 150 grain load. My dad who'll be 84 this year has taken several big whitetails with the 130 grain load the past few years. Everything you shoot with it dies without a lot fuss. It's a mild recoiling gun but has serious muzzle blast because of the short action and barrel.
My .270 WBY is a NULA model 28. With 129 grain LRX's at 3375 and 150's (Hornady interbond and Berger VLD) at 3175 it's a hammer. The difference in reaction when you hit stuff with it is very different than my moderate .270 Win loads. Legs "go loose" on impact and most stuff drops at the shot, even with lung shots. Nice to see someone else here that likes and uses both.
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By the time you modify that standard bolt face Remington 700 to a magnum and rechamber the barrel your well on your way to buying another rifle. I would look for a 270 wby in another rifle to try or buy a 7mm rem mag 700 and rebarrel or just leave it a 7 mag and call it a day.
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Just about anything can be accomplished if one is willing to throw enough money at it, but if you want to end up with a Weatherby, you'd be dollars ahead to just buy a Weatherby, and be sending rounds downrange today...you could top it off with good glass with all the money and time you'd save.
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The 270 win and 270 wby is a huge difference from what I have seen. The 270wsm and wby would be more closely matched. I have owned all 3 270 cartridges and the 270wby is by far the top dog. My 270 wby which is a Mcwhorter rifle will push 130 to 3500 and 150 to 3240 fps. If you shoot longer ranges run the numbers on that. Of course it has to use a 26” barrel which is not as friendly in the bush.
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Never had any luck with the .277" 150 ABLR in a couple Weatherbys, couple Wins and a WSM; but had great success with 6.5, 7mm and 30s. Might have to take another crack at it, they are awesome once they are in the air. Besides, I still have a few hundred left.
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Very interesting info I've decided to go ahead with the project. My gunsmith gave me a fair price on the job. This will be my big bull elk rifle.
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Very interesting info I've decided to go ahead with the project. My gunsmith gave me a fair price on the job. This will be my big bull elk rifle. I hope you keep us up to date on how things work out. Great round the 270 Wby.
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R26 and 150s transform the standard .270 Win into another (bigger) class of rifle imho. I'd skip the Weatherby, but that's just me...
Dave I've got to agree with you Dave. Me three. Me also........ The difference in velocity between a 24" bbl 270W vs a 24" bbl 270Wthby will probably be smaller than it appears on paper. That's what my chrono says anyway........... The problem with that is I don't reload just never had a interest in it.
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Im hoping to push a 150 grn NPT to 3150. If I can do that with this rifle I'll be exactly where I want to be with ballistics.
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R26 and 150s transform the standard .270 Win into another (bigger) class of rifle imho. I'd skip the Weatherby, but that's just me...
Dave I've got to agree with you Dave. Me three. Me also........ The difference in velocity between a 24" bbl 270W vs a 24" bbl 270Wthby will probably be smaller than it appears on paper. That's what my chrono says anyway........... The problem with that is I don't reload just never had a interest in it. You ain't missing nothing....
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Alliant is showing only about 100-150 fps for the Weatherby but doesn't state at what pressure. http://alliantpowder.com/reloaders/...;type=1&powderid=40&cartridge=65I think the difference is real but would be hard to prove it. The 270 was Ed Weatherby's favorite and he could have anyone he wanted. You can form cases easily from .264 or 7RM if you don't mind them being slightly short or with two passes and a trim from 300 WM brass. The 270 Bee would be ideal for South Texas sendero hunting where you don't have time to range an animal usually. But hard to beat the 270 Winchester so I would go with the Weatherby and handloads if the rangers were longer or the animals were larger. The Weatherby would instill more confidence on game like Nilgai real or imagined. In my indecisiveness I went 270 WSM and split the difference.
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The day my .270 Wins crank out 3500 fps with 130s is the day I'll believe that there isn't any difference.
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Ziggy, my 270 Wby pushes a 150 NPT at 3265. It pushes a 130 at 3550. That's serious and opens a pretty wide gap between the Win and the Bee. I have both. As far as the WSM - nice round but it will never touch the 'Bee...
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The 270 wby will shine with heavy bullets...if you are just shooting 130s I would stick with the win...
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The 'Bee shines pretty good with a 130 too...400+ fps faster. Still hitting Win muzzle velocities a couple hundred or more yards out. If you haven't taken a few head of game with the Wby, you can't understand the difference.
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Very interesting info I've decided to go ahead with the project. My gunsmith gave me a fair price on the job. This will be my big bull elk rifle. I hope you keep us up to date on how things work out. Great round the 270 Wby. I will do that for sure.
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The 270 wby will shine with heavy bullets...if you are just shooting 130s I would stick with the win... That's the idea behind it.
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