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I hear what you're saying now. Understood.

Now, where'd my bottle of Old Smuggler go???

Scott

H4831 is good, never liked the IMR version. However most of my 270 rifles have used the 150 grain Hornady's, Speers and Noslers. Only because they were used on deer and elk. Funny those 150 grain bullets seemed to kill the smaller critters pretty quick also. My load is 57.5 grains of H4831.

I agree, the 150 gr. bullet is the best all around bullet in the 270. It works on about anything the 180 gr. 30-06 works on and thats a bunch of critters folks! The 130 is a crackerjack deer and antelope bullet and it will work on elk with broadside shots, which I never get, guess I'm too quick on the trigger to be on Television hunt show, all I do is yell "shoot you dumb 5#&^#@" as they watch a 400 plus elk wonder off through the quakes...:)

The load of H4831 and the 130 Partition is the load he liked most. I agree he was likely using a slower batch particularly if you look at the pressures that he said the lab got on his loads.

57-59gr of H4831 for my 270's with 150 grainers. I have preferred the 150 grain bullets for a long time now.

My 270's never cared for Dupont 4831 either.......


Casey

As your post stated old school loads may I suggest the 130 Remington Pointed Soft Point Core-Loct.

Definately old school and a dandy deer bullet ta boot.

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=550411&t=11082005

One of several 270s in my safe.

I don't mind Corelokt's at all. As a matter of fact, I wouldn't mind trading for a case of them with the same lot number on them. It would cut way back on my time spent at the loading bench though.

Midway sells them by the 1k. Possibly all of the same lot# ??

Give 'em a call.

The really old school factory 150 grain loads were a sort of hybrid mix of good and bad features. Deveolped as a dual purpose, easter whitetail, and heavier western game, the factory loads were slower than we load them now, but they worked pretty well for what we used 180 and 200 grain stuff for in the '06. Now, with the 150 grain Partition or equal, and a handful of 4831, 4350 or 7828 till the thing starts to group tightly, it's a load worth trying for elk and the like, even with non-broadside hits. It's still mo batch for the 300, 338, 358 and such for heavier game on straight away, close stuff shooting for heavier critters.

Wayne

Wayne, second that on the Partitons. Tried some 160s in my 1955 model ftw. and they rapidy became my goto load for me.

I've been shooting it for over fifty years and was surprised by their accuracy.

I use 62 grains of H 4831 in front of 130 gr sst ' s. It shoots well.

old thread popped up...wonder if anyone has tried the new Reloader 23 under 130's?

I made up a woods load for my 270's using the Remington 150 gr round nose core lokt or Hornady and Hodgdon H-380 powder. Velocity was 2642 from a 22 inch barrel which closely duplicates the 300 Savage. Accuracy was a hair over an inch for 5 shots.

This load started my fondness for round nose bullets when a speedy extended range was load was not needed.

Doc

Or the r 16?Alliant says it is temperature stabilized.Data shows 130's3200 fps.

I use the same load today that I've used for the past 30 years.....60 grains of H4831 and the Sierra 130 grain GameKing BT bullet. It will flat kill a deer.

I used 54.5 grains of IMR 4350 for years in a pre-war Model 70 with 130 grain bullets with great satisfaction. Not a max load, it chronographed about 2970 and shot bug hole groups...

61 grains of H4831sc with a 130 grain Interlock gets me
3105fps out of a 23 inch-barreled BSA Imperial Featherweight, and groups just over an inch. It's a business-like load for a .270 and I don't mess around with it.
The rifle was made in 1958 and it's like a British version of a Winchester pre'64 - only much lighter; a true featherweight and ahead of its time.

Guys I'm not going read all this thread FROM 2008 so I don't know if this load has been mentioned or not.

270 Win - 49 grs. IMR 4064, vel = +/- 2900 fps.

Less powder, less kick, very accurate for new shooters, wimmin, & rugrats.

Jerry

Old school powder charge but with new school bullet. I worked this load up for my daughter's 700 ADL. I haven't tried a TTSX still have about 100 of the TSX left. 130 BT's with 58.0 IMR 4831 shoot as good too.

Love this old school thread. I picked up an old waxed cardboard box of Western Open Point Expanding 130 grain bullets a couple years ago. The plan is to take a deer with one of them. Old Jack wrote favorably of them they are kinda sketchy looking affairs. I have no doubt they will do the job though. Just need to get this new 270 dialed in with them.