Just how good is the 270 WSM
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I have a Browning A bolt in 270wsm, I think of it as my almost perfect open country deer rifle,it is accurate, the only thing is, at shorter ranges I do head and neck shots because it can do a lot of damage to meat, I am on again off again selling it not because of the caliber, but because I have a Mauser/Model 70 affliction that I cannot get rid of. Can't comment on other game but both my son and I have a string of successful deer hunts in this caliber. I am planning on deer hunting this year with a Bruno ZKK600 in 270win and I expect the deer will not know the difference.
I would expect nothing from it that I wouldn't expect from a .270 Win, except a VERY slightly flatter trajectory on very long shots. It's an exceptional deer round, an adequate elk and moose round to reasonable ranges, not really a grizzly round.
It's the answer to a question no one was asking. If I didn't have a .270 of any kind, I would certainly consider it if I wanted a .270. I have a .270 Win so I see no reason to buy a very incremental advantage. If I want more than a .270 Win can offer, I would get something that can shoot much heavier bullets at very similar velocity.
It's the answer to a question no one was asking. If I didn't have a .270 of any kind, I would certainly consider it if I wanted a .270. I have a .270 Win so I see no reason to buy a very incremental advantage. If I want more than a .270 Win can offer, I would get something that can shoot much heavier bullets at very similar velocity.
Hello I had a 270 wsm when it came out in a Tikka T3, very accurate. Also had a 270 win in a Browning abolt, also very accurate. I sold the 270 wsm, I liked the 270win better. I didn't find the wsm to be much of an inprovment. Having shot the 270 wsm I would buy a 270 weatherby before buying another 270 wsm. Just my opinion. Mike
Have one, no way I'd buy another. More negatives than positives, starting with difficulties finding brass, decreased mag capacity, even compared to a reg mag. Ballistics nothing to rave about, doesn't like heavier bullets. Gotta full length size every time. But I do use it. 
Grizz
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Haven't read any of the responses yet?
It's not anything new. It does nothing that can't already be done by many other rounds (like any of those you mentioned). It's not worse than many others, and it is a tiny bit faster than the old .270 Win, but it does NOTHING NEW. If you want to buy one (or already have is my guess) then go ahead and use it. It will work just as well as the older rounds but don't expect any "Ooooohh's and Aaaahh's" from very many. And don't expect any different reactions from any animals you shoot with it than you would get from a .270 Win.
It's an example of marketing hype, not an example of any marvelous new ballistics.
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I sold my 270WSM when I bought my 308 WIN because it didnt kill deer or moose any deader, and ammo is cheaper, with greater availability and a lot more choices.
I am not a fan of the .270 WSM. I see no practical advantage over the .270 Win. The last .270 Win I owned was getting over 3150fps with 130gr X BT bullets out of a 22" barrel. I remember my brother shooting a mule deer in the alpine with that load. The deer was ~325-350 yards away and feeding further and further off. It was a sharp 1/4ing away shot. The bullet entered quite far back on the left side, angled through the body, exited in front of the right shoulder and here is where it got interesting. The buck's head was turned to the right and quite low - so when the bullet exited in front of the right shoulder it entered the right side of the neck, broke the neck and exited on the left side of the neck.
So the bullet entered and exited on the left side of the animal. It was almost one of those "two shooters on the grassy knoll" type things! It looked as though it had been shot twice. At any rate, my point is that I don't see the need for the little bit higher velocity the WSM provides.
So the bullet entered and exited on the left side of the animal. It was almost one of those "two shooters on the grassy knoll" type things! It looked as though it had been shot twice. At any rate, my point is that I don't see the need for the little bit higher velocity the WSM provides.
IMHO, the 270 WSM is the only WSM that offers any advantage over the initial offering. The .300 WSM doesn't really outperform the .300 WSM, the 7 WSM doesn't outperform the 7 Rem mag and I am really not sure that the .325 WSM is supposed to offer. That being said, the typical .270 WSM is a step up in performance over the .270.
I like my 270 wsm but it's no miracle cartridge. I didn't care for the lighter bullet offerings like the Barnes 110gr ts but a 140gr Accubond performs very well on deer and caribou. I'd have no problem using that load on moose/elk either (no griz to worry about where I live). The 270 wsm is to the 270 win as the 375 Ruger is to the 375 h&h.
Gentleman keep your voice down many of us are in a position where we have to explain and justify firearms purchases to loved ones while holding serious poker faces, we do not want any talk of calibers being replaced use words like supplement or compliment, for example, practice explaining that the 30 06 is used for larger deer up close and the 270wsm is for smaller deer at distances, 223 for light brown gopher 22 250 for dark brown etc.If some discretion is not shown many of us will be down to a couple of rifles.
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Actually, the 270 WSM isn't a lick faster with the same weight bullets and it quits at 160 gr. The '06 can use from 110 gr. all the way to 220 gr. in commonly available ammo and bullets, so no, the WSM will never become as popular nor would it be a good choice to replace it. Sorry.
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Check your reloading manual velocities.
I've owned a couple of 270 WSM's, didn't like them, not a fan of short and fat.
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