234 Wildcat Family....ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY

First time out, second group with no load development, groups like this are consistent, .23BR 105gn flat base on 29gn Varget,
I'll post a pict of the rifle later, it's by no means a hunting rifle.
100yds 5 shot
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What's with that flyer there Marshal, would have been a descent group otherwise..............:p:p Okay so maybe I'm not so benevolent after all.............seriously, good shooting and a testament to the quality of your bullet making skills. Did ya get a speed on them?
 
c-fbmi said:
Johnn.......My dislike for the 270 Win has no basis in reality except that it is uniquely American and in all reality should have been 284. Except for the American hatred of the metric system and designations it most likely would have it's just a caliber I have decided to hate for no ballistic reason in particular.
So Johnn, it is my reasoning that if something is spawned from hatred, hate it back............
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:)I appreciate your honesty.
When I first really got into firearms and big game hunting in the early 60's, my uncle was well known to favour the .270 Win. He was a highly experienced shooter and hunter who had spent a significant amount of time in WW II engaged in some 'long range' activities. On his return home after the war, Dad told me my uncle had built a cabin in the bush and lived there for the better part of a year, just to get his head straight. On a couple of occasions, he did relate a few details to me and Dad figured it was because I was the only other 'gun nut' in the family and the only person he mentioned some of his 'experiences' to.
A short while back, as the .270 is one of the more popular calibres I've never had, I purchased one from Ted in a Husqvarna.
 
Velocity is just shy of 28, pretty lethargic but was just a safe starting
point, although I suspect 2850ish would be tops with that case & bullet.

all I had to do was turn the necks on the 6br brass to .010 put a .265 bushing
in the sizing die, the seating die for the 6br didn't even need changin for
depth.. it was all so incredibly easy.
 
Miller predicts an sg of 1.63 at that velocity with an 8 twist & bullet length of 1.168,
so it should be very good in the stability dept.

It will also be a very good light hunting bullet with lots of SD.
 
So how about a 110 gn RBT @ 32-3300, should be easy in the Douglas, maybe even 3500, that should make a hell of a light game and heavy varmint rifle.......coyotes to mule deer..........point blank to 500 mtrs pretty easy I would think......

Never got to my lathe today as I had to fix the Ferrari, new battery and find bad starter connection.......seems 100% again, also had to take her to town and get a couple scratches polished out. It's Ferrari time of year here so I reprioritized my schedule and decided to get it all fixed up and ready to run for the summer
 
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c-fbmi said:
I had to fix the Ferrari, new battery and find bad starter connection.......seems 100% again, also had to take her to town and get a couple scratches polished out. It's Ferrari time of year here so I reprioritized my schedule and decided to get it all fixed up and ready to run for the summer
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Too many toys, too little time... it's a tough life Doug...
 
The Furrahtarri takes presceedance over mak'n chips?

Pense yer man card .............:pirate:

Next yer gonna tell uzz 'bout pollishern yer baazzewkah pipes on yer Hawrlie.
 
c-fbmi said:
Johnn.......My dislike for the 270 Win has no basis in reality except that it is uniquely American and in all reality should have been 284. Except for the American hatred of the metric system and designations it most likely would have been. There is no reason for a 277 bullet when 264 and 284 were already out there and popular in Europe. I also seriously dislike JO'C and his writings, I have spoken with two old Yukoners who guided him and have heard the stories of drunkenness and wife beating from those who witnessed it first hand. There are a few other things I dislike about it, as it is neither fish nor fowl, in my opinion, and it's just a caliber I have decided to hate for no ballistic reason in particular. It does absolutely nothing better than any other cartridge and is in my opinion totally redundant. The 6.5-284 or 6.5-06 is a better cartridge as is the 264 WM as is the 280 Rem, 7X64 and 7 RM...........there is no reason for it's existence other than the American hatred of metrics............So Johnn, it is my reasoning that if something is spawned from hatred, hate it back............

Marshal.......Chips a flying tomorrow..........Have you fired your 23 BR, if so give us some results, I'm not so vain as to be besmirched cause you beat me to it. If you have some results post them up, please !!!! The more people on the 23 bandwagon the better in my opinion. This is all just an information game and if you have information please share, I just love playing with guns and wildcats and I had no intention of playing with the 6BR case so if you have let's hear about it.
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While I tend to agree with you about the redundancy of the .270, redundancy is pretty ironic on this thread :)
 
c-fbmi said:
Johnn.......My dislike for the 270 Win has no basis in reality except that it is uniquely American and in all reality should have been 284. Except for the American hatred of the metric system and designations it most likely would have been. There is no reason for a 277 bullet when 264 and 284 were already out there and popular in Europe. I also seriously dislike JO'C and his writings, I have spoken with two old Yukoners who guided him and have heard the stories of drunkenness and wife beating from those who witnessed it first hand. There are a few other things I dislike about it, as it is neither fish nor fowl, in my opinion, and it's just a caliber I have decided to hate for no ballistic reason in particular. It does absolutely nothing better than any other cartridge and is in my opinion totally redundant. The 6.5-284 or 6.5-06 is a better cartridge as is the 264 WM as is the 280 Rem, 7X64 and 7 RM...........there is no reason for it's existence other than the American hatred of metrics............So Johnn, it is my reasoning that if something is spawned from hatred, hate it back............
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There can be no American who hates the metric system as much as I do. Yet its only in recent years that I've considered the .270 to be anything more than a nice deer cartridge, and for me its never been a particularly lucky one. I do have a .270 on the rack, a beat up Winchester 54, and I couldn't resist the deal I got on an "as new" Ruger Hawkeye in .270 for my south paw son. Of course it disappointed me when it wouldn't stabilize 180 gr Woodleighs. I have great expectations for the .280 Ackley that's in the works; as Col Whelen said, it might be just a bit better than either the .270 or the .30/06. But with respect to the .270, the .30/06 has much more going for it, and still allows me to hate metric.
 
This .270 BS needs balance! I'll step up and defend the absolute necessity of it, cuz you geniuses just
aint getting it:wave:

Think of the 270 or any other incremental caliber as the Y chromosome! next up take away all those unnecessary
shades of greens and blues.
In short, a world of primary colours, vanilla ice cream, and even calibers geezuz!


Now back to the original scheduled program, .234
 
marshman said:
This .270 BS needs balance! I'll step up and defend the absolute necessity of it, cuz you geniuses just
aint getting it:wave:

Think of the 270 or any other incremental caliber as the Y chromosome! next up take away all those unnecessary
shades of greens and blues.
In short, a world of primary colours, vanilla ice cream, and even calibers geezuz!


Now back to the original scheduled program, .234
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:)Well stated.;) When are you moving back to Crofton:p?
 
guntech said:
Too many toys, too little time... it's a tough life Doug...
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Yep Dennis, first world problems all over the place.........haven't launched my boat yet this year either, and had to order a new battery for one of the Waverunners and I haven't even washed my other 6 cars in my collection, this year. So little time for me............
 
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