It's easy! 7 x 64. 270 WSM 145 gr ELD-X Precision Hunter . I guess the online reloading center is more efficient anyway and the data there is the same as in the magazine but I liked to keep them handy for reference and occasionally use them to talk myself into a new caliber ruling from my throne. Reloading. In that time I have used it for both hunting and competition. Mar 13, 2018. Jake travels the country shooting, directing precision rifle matches, and teaching precision rifle classes. Hornady Superformance Powder for .270 Win??? Tenring, I missed the part of your post about purchasing a 300 WSM but the rest of my post still stands. I will say the same Barnes non-lead factory ammo shoots great from my .243, but the Tika and .270 much prefer the factory GMX. That's only my experience. SO, anybody loaded the 270 WSM with Superformance yet? Garth Miller. Does the .270 WSM offer enough of an advantage for me to trade my old Model 700 in on one? JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. It's about 100 fps faster than a 300 Ruger Compact Magnum. His proven expertise in firearm manipulation and shooting techniques has enhanced the skills of countless individuals and agencies. We use cookies to make your experience better. Brian Neace grew up in Southern Idaho in the Snake River Plain, surrounded by miles and miles of high desert to the north and bordered on the south by public wilderness. Zach started attending national shoots in 2018, including Junior Worlds, Junior Olympics Nationals, and USAYESS Nationals. Load data for caliber ".270 WSM". Shellholders: Hornady #1 The 270 Winchester Short Magnum or 270 WSM is a short, unbelted, magnum cartridge created by necking down the .300 Winchester Short Magnum and fitting it with a .277 caliber bullet. . In just five years, he has earned an impressive shooting resume with consistent top finishes at national level events. I'm having good luck w/ MRP and the 150 Berger in my XCR 270, I understand this is an old thread, but want to reply anyway. I plan to shoot 140 grain Accubonds because I have a huge stash but if not I can also load up some 130gr SST's. Ambient temp 74 degrees F. Case OAL was 3.202 in. It's going to be hard to beat RL-17 for the 270 wsm. Components. I also get excellent results with 140 AB, 140 Berger and 150 Bergers with a 26" brux and Magpro. 26" schneider. In powder burn rate charts, Superformance rates just slower than H4831. ABOUT WYATT: Wyatt is 14 years old and has also hunted Africa, Hawaii and other states as well. You find load data for cartridges in caliber .270 WSM with all common powders and bullets by clicking the "Loads in this caliber" button above. charge for an extreme spread . Wyatt has won numerous elk calling competitions at the ISE Best of the West Elk Calling Competition. He harvested his first turkey and whitetail deer at age 5 and completed his turkey grand slam by age 11. Posts: 14,668. Home; About. They list it for 243 wssm, 25 wssm, and 300 wsm. Anyone load any 270WSM with the Hornady superformance powder? If I could get a .277" 140 grain Accubond velocities to surpass 3000fps and be an accurate load with the powder I have on hand then I would be satisfied. . Remember that in hot weather chamber pressures will likely be higher than in cold weather. Colleyville, DFW, TX. bullet and no pressure signs at all. There's likely a reason for no data for 270 wsm but they will know. The .270 WSM By Chuck Hawks. To comply with the new e-Privacy directive, we need to ask for your consent to set the cookies. Actually I sold off 6 rifles and accumulated the funds to purchase these three (you can go to Craig Boddington's page on Facebook and see what I gave up for these 3 rifles but it was worth it to me). Two 8400's in 270 and 300 WSM and a 84M Varmint in 22-250. 270 Winchester 270 Winchester Maximum Loads Should Be Used With Caution - Always Start With Minimum Loads. .270 Winchester (Hodgdon Rifle Data) reloading data with 146 loads. When Wyatts not hunting or fishing he loves competing in rodeos and roping off of his horse, General. I've never used Reloader powders. ABOUT WALKER: Walker is 15 years old and has hunted from Africa to Hawaii, and several places in between, including the Yukon in Canada. As parent case of .270 Win was chosen famous war proven .30-06 Springfield . Bullets. . Superformance doesn't give the same results for every cartridge. Never exceed maximum loads. Tenring # 8399063 12/27/13. He volunteers as an alter sever at Mass on Sunday at church and is a member in the Civilian Airpatrol Program. In addition, she is also an outdoor writer and photographer, as well as a national seminar speaker. The fifth edition of the Nosler Reloading Guide shows that 59.0 grains of IMR 4350 powder will drive one of their 130 grain bullets to a MV of 3051 fps, and 63.0 grains of the same powder will give a 130 grain bullet a MV of 3294 fps. Is there really all that much difference in velocity and hitting power? The slow burning spherical powders pack more densely, so the longer bullets do not compress the powder as much at larger powder charges. Bullet used was Barnes 140 gr Triple Shock in Federal once fired brass, full length sized and trimmed to length published in Hornady manual. Just be aware that Superformance is a bit more temp sensitive than ADI stuff. I have shot benchrest, F-Class, PRS, ELR, NRL hunter, and field matches. I have found tons of data for the 300 WSM and Superformance but none for the 270 WSM. Brian now competes in both the PRS and NRL Pro series. Ryan still has a passion for hunting, but 3-gun gives Ryan and wife Dianna the opportunity to travel together and compete with and against amazing people. Nick lives in rural NSW, Australia. Dimensions of the case are pretty much the same, main difference being the neck which was modified to accept smaller .277 inch diameter bullet. 7mm . Nick Harvey is one of the world's most experienced and knowledgeable gun writers, a true legend of the business. I have one older can of H4350 but it is a single now with no more matching lots and I hate to burn through it because my 7MM-08 and a Weatherby in 270 Win just love the stuff. Good info thanks for sharing. Precision is making and looks forward to the future of creating the best professional custom rifles on the market. It may not display this or other websites correctly. has you covered. Any help out there? Prior to attempting the above, I studied the available load data from various sources to be sure that powders listed as faster burning than H4831, as expected, used smaller charges than H4831, and vice versa for slower burning powders. 2019 Ted Fund Donors Handloaders that have called Hodgdon have received nothing but stern warnings from them that they should not attempt to load for cartridges which they have no published data for. Phillip is a 10-year Marine Corps veteran having served his whole career in the Scout Sniper community. My calculations indicate recoil in similar weight rifles at 18.5 ft/lbs for the 270 WSM and 15.75 ft/lb for the .270 Winchester when both are loaded to top speeds with a 130gn bullet. I doubt they're using Superformance Powder in the .30/06 load. Out of Stock. Access from your Country was disabled by the administrator. But I can see where Superformance if Hodgdons burn rate chart can be believed falls right into the correct area for our 270's. In these days and our limited powder . He is also a noted TV personality, regularly appearing on TV programs Shooting USA. 7 mm-08 Remington.284 Winchester. I shot a lot of Sta-Ball 6.5 and it worked well beyond expectations. If I ever want to shoot a really flat load then I would likely shoot 130grain bullets with a different powder. Anyway, I was in the Bass Pro Shops looking for some H4350 and of course all they had was some Superformance powder which had the 300 WSM on the label so I loaded 4 pounds in the cart, did a little limited research with the cellphone and decided to go ahead and make the purchase. My understanding is Hodgdon will not publish any data for Superformance that does not give at least 100 fps more than standard because of a contractual arrangement with Hornady. Looking to see if anyone has tried superformance with 140ab in .270win. 2023 Yaffa Media. Phillip is also well known as a nationally ranked precision rifle competitor in the Precision Rifle Series and National Rifle League circuits. That's only my experience. Used 59gr , 215m primers,.270 Win new unfired brass in Win model.70 push feed with 22 in barrel, and got 3150 fps from a Barnes Triple Shock 130 gr bullet. $55.02. 270 Winchester Short Magnum (WSM) Load Data. My kids,hunting with family and reloading, Big game hunting, varmint hunting, upland hunting, ballistics, medicine, Hunting, Long Range Shooting, Fly Fishing, ATV Rock Crawling, Photography, Hunting, Camping, Hunting, Hiking, Hunting, Football. 17 Caliber / .172" Diameter. It provides very good accuracy and velocities to match factory loads in a lot of cartridges. Components. is an international organisation which sets standards for safety testing of firearms. Reloading. Joey is starting the load development process for his 270 WSM. Vihtavuori offers rifle reloading data for numerous calibers and bullets for match and hunting purposes. I actually found two handloads that were posted in a reloader forum on another site and I might try those (starting way low of course and working up) but they both posted loads for 130grain bullets with one using 67.2 grains of powder and the other used 65.5 grains for velocities that were 3210 and 3170 respectively. Using bullets from Sierra HP, Speer HP, Hornady HP, Barnes TSX, Hornady SP, Sierra HPBT, Swift SP, Nosler Part. I can look in my Hornady books when I get home. Chad is also the Director of Advertising & Media Relations for CVA Muzzleloaders, PowerBelt Bullets, Bergara USA, DuraSight Rings and Bases, Quake Industries and Konus Optics. If you are the site owner (or you manage this site), please whitelist your IP or if you think this block is an error please open a support ticket and make sure to include the block details (displayed in the box below), so we can assist you in troubleshooting the issue. magazines and reloading components. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. There's likely a reason for no data for 270 wsm but they will know. .270 Winchester (Using 140 & 145 GR Hornady Bullets) reloading data with 88 loads. Here you will find load data for some of the most recent cartridges on the market, with more being added each week. I recently picked up a pound of the Hornady Superformance powder to try out. Rifle. Nosler 6.5mm 120gr Ballistic Tip Hunting Projectiles. In all honesty, you could use them both in the field and never notice any difference between their performance. Dank der einmaligen Innovationen und der stndigen Weiterentwicklung von Produkten, welche die Przision und Qualitt von handgeladenen Patronen steigern sollen, ist die Firma Hornady schon seit nun mehr 40 Jahren uerst erfolgreich an internationalen Mrkten vertreten. Apparel. Through shooting, Zach has met many people in the shooting community. Was wondering if I could take the 300wsm info and scale it down based on H20 capacity vs recommended load? Thanks for the offers, you are right, powder supplies are definitely starting to ease up. find load data for your cartridge. .270 (19).270 Weatherby Magnum (5).270 WSM (5).28 Nosler (3).280 Rem (1).280 Rem Ackley Imp (2) Case head expansion was compared to Federal factory 140 grain load and in both instances increased by 0.001 in. I would call Hodgdon and ask. He was trained as an armorer in the US Army, where he spent six years as a Military Police Investigator. So I started out really low and worked my way up. It may be all BS but Hodgdon has advertised this for years and they own IMR powders and don't give them a break either. I've never used Reloader powders. 7 x 57. Firearms, Long Range Shooting, and Reloading. But the Superformance that is sold with Hodgy's name on it, was geared around the 30-06 cartridge. 7mm Rem Short Action Ultra Magnum (SAUM) 7mm Winchester Short Magnum (WSM) 7mm Remington Magnum. A consistent shooter, Regina has finished in the Top 20 routinely and in the Top 10 quite frequently in both the National Rifle League and Precision Rifle Series. safeguards that all firearms and ammunition sold to civilian purchasers in member states are safe for the users. Using bullets from Hornady SST or BTSP, Hornady ELD-X. ABOUT MARSHA: Marsha is the co-host of Shoot Straight with Chad & Marsha and is a Licensed Montana Professional Guide. accredited Proof Houses. Should anyone decide to try this powder do it only in cartridges for which there is published data using H4831, and do not exceed the weight quoted for H4831. of Varget as a maximum load @ 3200 F.P.S. 270 Win 140 gr SST Superformance. Dianna has been highlighted by the NRA in American Warrior, the Washington Post and NRA Women. You are using an out of date browser. #3. If you use the Barnes bullets remember they . H4350 is also good with 130 and 140 grain bullets. Because I started loading a 270 years ago and settled in on R-22 7828 and aa magpro I never felt the need to jump onto developing every new powder that came along. The Hodgdon shop is closed until 2 January so I am stuck for now. 7 mm Remington Magnum. Any info would be appreciated. Surprisingly Hornadys 130gn GMX Superformance loading factory data, has the Superformance load for the standard .270 driving the 130gn GMX bullet at 3190fps outrunning the fastest .270 WSM 130gn GMX loading by 40fps. Brian spent three years in Spokane as a Zag until his baseball career was cut short by a tragic plane accident that took the lives of his parents and younger sister. Looking for a starting point being I have a jug of it. Zach has several friends that are getting into reloading shotshells because of Zachs reloads. I still can't believe the velocity my 270 win gets with Superformance, I have chrono the load a couple of times and they still run at around the 3130 fps. Great care has been given by Hornady engineers to develop superior, match-accurate hunting loads that allow the ELD-X bullet to achieve its maximum . 7 x 57R. To achieve this, all such firearms are first proof tested at C.I.P. 270 Winchester. I have two pounds of this stuff and I am beginning to wonder what cartredges I will actually be able to use it in. The factory load averaged 2721 fps muzzle velocity. Actually I sold off 6 rifles and accumulated the funds to purchase these three (you can go to Craig Boddington's page on Facebook and see what I gave up for these 3 rifles but it was worth it to me). All rights reserved. I used to get the annual Hodgdon reloader magazine but can't find it this year anywhere and I haven't bought one since 2008 (or that is the latest one I can find). .270 WSM (5).28 Nosler (3).280 Rem (1).280 Rem Ackley Imp (2).284 Win (1).30 (1).30-06 (38) Working and enjoying the outdoors were just a normal part of day to day life. Dies. . . Thank you for sharing Hodgdon Reloading data. I sure wish there were some loads (even reduced performance loads) using 50bmg powder. I was intrigued with 3-Gun since, as a police officer, I relied on all three platforms at work. VAT (where applicable), shipping costs and possible delivery charges. Growing up on a secluded farm in rural southeast Kansas, Ryan spent the greater part of his childhood in the woods, plinking and hunting. If I could get a .277" 140 grain Accubond velocities to surpass 3000fps and be an accurate load with the powder I have on hand then I would be satisfied. Superformance is listed as slower burning than H4831. Joined: Nov 2004. My 270 really likes this powder with both the Barnes 130 TTSX and Sierra 130 SPBT. A couple months later, Zach shot USAYESS competition in Grand Island. He has been writing about firearms and hunting for more than 65 years, has published many books and uncounted articles, and has travelled the world to hunt and shoot. He took his first turkey and mule deer at age 6 and his first bull elk at age 9. tests small arms almost exclusively; it is ordinarily omitted from the English translation of the name.) I hunt in Oklahoma, Tennessee, and occasionally some other places and the temps realistically do range from late winter hunts well below freezing to early fall hunts in the 90's and there is enough to worry about when hunting so the last thing I want to think about is my powder being too cold or too warm. A precision rifle enthusiast and owner of GA Precision, George likely needs little introduction. Their chart also showed some of the IMR and Reloader powders to be the worst with some more than 100 fps difference due to temps. Rifle Data. Likely it's they wrong burn rate. She has a passion to introduce the shooting sports and showcase gun owners and the 2nd Amendment in a positive light. Thanks for the input guys. I bought some Superformance powder last week,is there load data out yet for the .270 win? I also have a chronograph which helps. Dianna Muller earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice/Psychology from University of Central Missouri and retired from the Tulsa Police Department after 22 years of service. After starting a life and career in Tulsa, she pursued barrel racing until she found 3-Gun in 2009. Dec 2, 2007. That's on par with a 300 H&H Magnum, a 300 Remington SAUM, and 308 Norma Magnum. Sporting Shooter magazine is for those who love the outdoors and the thrill of the hunt. I have two 270WSM's (wife's and mine). All my load development for this powder is in modern bolt action rifles. Using bullets from Sierra HP, Speer SP, Hornady HP, Barnes XFB, Barnes TSX, Hornady SP, Sierra BT, Swift SP, Nosler Part, Barnes JRN. Because there is no increase in pressure, regardless of the caliber, there is no increase in felt recoil but there IS an increase in efficiency and high speed performance. Pros: Efficient and flat shooting cartridge with bullet weights that aren't terrible on the shoulder. Technical Specifications (based on the respective safety standard - see more details in tab "Datasheet" if available) Caliber: .270 WSM. Reloading data for .270 WSM cartridges and specifications for cases and loads in this caliber. Be the first to share your insights. In my time I have worked on improving myself to take it as high as I can. I believe they only published data for those rounds that really performed well with it (.243, 22-250, 300 WSM). ALL, more economical than the dubious 65.0gr in an '06 case. New customer? 270 Winchester 140 Grain GameChanger Tipped Gameking 20 Rounds. This year my NRL Hunter has been with H-1000 and its incredible! Rifle. Copyright 2000-2023 24hourcampfire.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved. I'll use the 300 WSM when I have to get something fast and flat across the pasture but I just like a 270 and love the performance of 130 and 140 .277" bullets on deer sized game. Because this propellant is tailored for specific applications, the number of . Anyone load any 270WSM with the Hornady superformance powder? Typical Buck . In the last several years I have really focussed on the PRS, ELR, and NRL Hunter. But the Superformance that is sold with Hodgy's name on it, was geared around the 30-06 cartridge. Apparel. After graduating college, Ryan moved to Tulsa, OK to take a position as a plastics engineer and in 2011 began shooting 3-Gun competitively. Shooters Fishers Farmers Party calls for NSW volunteers as election looms, Gun industry locked out of talks as government ignores PMs policy guidelines, Puzzled by .223 velocities that dont come up to speed. In her off time, Regina writes for many publications in both print and digital mediums, trains other shooters, and mentors several up-and-coming female competitors in the precision rifle discipline. We are engineers, reloading enthusiasts and operate one of the most powerful ballistics calculators. SUPERFORMANCE ammunition is loaded with proprietary propellants that increase the velocity ratings up to 200 feet per second compared to other popular brands. If one wants to try this, be sure to have reliable published load data for the cartridge in question and check all the numbers yourself. Later, he started a granite countertop business allows him the time to pursue his passion for long-range shooting and high-country public land mule deer and elk hunting. 300 wsm 300 weatherby magnum 300 remington ultra magnum (new).310. Although this experimenting is fun, one does it at his/her own risk. Diannas also won the 2015 NRA World Shooting Championship Ladies title. Superformance delivers striking velocities in cartridges like the 22-250 Remington, 243 Winchester and 300 Winchester Short Magnum. Each week the Schearer family will hunt with a variety of weapons from archery, muzzleloader and shotgun to centerfire rifles and will not only focus on the hunt, but will be filled with educational tips to make the viewers better sportsmen and sportswomen. #1810 bullet. 270 Caliber / .277" Diameter. Thanks for the input but check the post, I did buy a 300 WSM but I also bought a 270 WSM and I wanted to be able to load both rifles with the same powder if possible. There are too many good 7 and 6.5 options. I have superformance powder loading for 270 win. 7.62x39 16.5 barrel 7.62x39 20 barrel.323. forum.accurateshooter.com/threads/270-wsm-loads.3929008/, Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 14_7_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/14.1.2 Mobile/15E148 Safari/604.1. During his time, Phillip completed 4 overseas deployments and served in all billets available to a Scout Sniper, to include Scout Sniper Team Leader, Chief Scout Sniper, and Scout Sniper Instructor. This tells me that the burn rate chart accurately predicts the relative behavior of the powders in the cartridge in question. Muzzle velocity averaged 3058 fps. #8. .300 WSM 150 Speer Grand Slam, 165 Nosler Partition Nothing on the .270 Win, .270 WSM or .30-06 Tom Reply. I would love to have guidance on SuperFormance for developing loads. She remains the only female to take home overall wins in national level precision rifle competitions when she won the 2016 NorCal Tactical Bolt Rifle Challenge and 2018 K&M Kahles Precision Rifle Competition. Powders include Hodgdon One rifle likes a compressed load of 71.0gr, the other 69.0gr. . Reloading and Firearms . Gear Bags. I'm a firm believer in the theory of " If it bleeds, I can kill it". Is neck turning a waste of time and effort? />To develop a load one can use the relative burn rate chart on the Hodgdon web site. Now to decide to stick with factory ammo or persist with the Berger's. In my nephews 300 WSM the load he settled on in the end was the 200 gr ELDX with a load of 69 grs RL 26 , this load has a COAL of 73.5 mm , 24 inch barrel Rem 700 average velocity was 2957 fps and we verified at 400 yards with 17 inches drop.