270wsm is it to good to be true?

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with Rem Premier AccuTip 150 gr

coefficient .525
Velosity @ 300 yards 2618
energy @ 300 yards 2283
trajectory@ 300 yards -8.0" with zero at 150 yards
trajectory @ 500 yards -28.5 with zero at 250 yards

From Rem web site.

What caliber will compare with this for big game with any where near as little felt recoil? I have never fired a 270 wsm but am very interested by these numbers. any info would be great.

Thanks Brad
 
A stadard .270 will get it done just as well. Ive shot the .270 and .270 wsm for the past 4 years out here in the prairies and both kill deer "dead"
270 wsm isnt a real long range cal. the 30 cals are better suited for that with a better supply of bullet weights 180 gr. and up

Watch out for the magazine systems with the wsm's. I liked the single stack of the Tikka T3 I owned but the stagered stack on my Weatherby sucked and shells did not always feed properly, not an issue with the standard .270

The .270 wsm is a bit faster but when you talk to a few owners accuracy seems to be behind the tested and true .270 win.

Cheers!!
 
scott_r said:
The .270 wsm is a bit faster but when you talk to a few owners accuracy seems to be behind the tested and true .270 win.

Cheers!!
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I can't agree with this. I have owned three 270 WSM's and accuracy was outstanding in all.

I am sold on this calibre as one of the all around best hunting rounds if you don't hunt grizzly
 
scott_r said:
Watch out for the magazine systems with the wsm's. I liked the single stack of the Tikka T3 I owned but the stagered stack on my Weatherby sucked and shells did not always feed properly, not an issue with the standard .270

The .270 wsm is a bit faster but when you talk to a few owners accuracy seems to be behind the tested and true .270 win.

Cheers!!
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Sorry Scott but I would have to say its your rifle the accuracy has nothing to do with the 270wsm in this case the short actions are inheritly more accurate. I see you say your 270wsm is a Weatherby? Maybe thats where the problem is. I have two guns in 270wsm Browning A-bolt and a Winchester Model 70 CRF Sporter and both are tack drives and one has knocked a whitetail deer down out to 500 yard last season. I love the 270wsm its a great cartridge and I'm sure if Jack O'Conner was still around he would have approved of a upgrade on his old beloved 270.
 
I LOVE my 270wsm. Mine is on a Weatherby Vangaurd. Love the gun, and the caliber. I don't have any .270 rifles in my safe to compare it to and I probly won't ever own a .270 when I can use a .270wsm instead. Very accurate at the range, we'll see this year when I take it hunting... BSMITTY27 your right the numbers look great, thats what soldme on it in the first place.

Ammo not as easy to find sure, but its not that big of a deal to get some because most shops have it in stock for hunting season and when out of season I order online or more commonly go to the USA since I'm in Niagara and buy some at a shop there which has every type of ammo I can imagine.
 
there is no doubt the 270WSM is a hell of a long range cartridge. In its company is the 264 Win Mag, 280 Improved, 7mm Rem Mag
 
mogul_pro said:
Ammo not as easy to find sure, but its not that big of a deal to get some because most shops have it in stock for hunting season and when out of season I order online or more commonly go to the USA since I'm in Niagara and buy some at a shop there which has every type of ammo I can imagine.
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I hear this a lot, is it really that big a deal?

I admit I reload and buy NO factory ammo. But I can't remember ever looking and not seeing a good selection of 270 wsm.

Maybe that is because I live in a hunter friendly area???? Is it truly a problem?
 
Well... In niagara I have maybe 4 gun shops in a 40 minute drive from my house.

None of them have .270wsm in stock when its not hunting season. They SAY you can special order them, but that being said its just cheaper and faster for my to order online (if I wanted to keep my business in canada).

I drive the 1 hour 15 min drive to numerous gun shops in the usa, they have all kinds of brands and types in all kinds of calibers. I can isntantly purchase the exact ammo I am looking for in generous quantity and have the exact bullet, gain and everything that I was looking for without having to "settle" for whats in stock even when it IS hunting season with the local shops.

When I ask these local shops why they don't stock the 270swm, they answer something along the lines of.. its not popular enough, its a hunting caliber and we don't carry it off hunting season (GOTTA BE KIDDING ME RIGHT?!!), and its a newer caliber and not many people use it. (Which I doint get because its a GREAT round..)
Regarless one way or another I can get ammo without being THAT much of a problem... loca lshops jsut lose out on business thast all.
 
Its a great round, with excellent accuracy. The gunshops around here all carry the ammo.... its doesn't matter to me, as I handload and create exactly what I want anyways...
 
Its really not hard, once you do it once. I just did a lot of reading and had no problem. Stay within the specs of the manuals and don't get stupid trying to push hotter loads than recommended.

Then you don't have to worry about buying rifles that Canadian Tire and Walmart stock ammo for.
 
Winchester power points at Le Baron's:

If you don't reload it's $17.00 a box(.270 Win) vs. $30.00(.270 WSM) a box.
So you can almost shoot twice as much for the same money. Heck even the 7mm Rem mag is only $22.00 a box.

But hey what's the problem, it's only your money, not mine! Go for it!
 
90% of the hunters will put one box through the rifle at the range in a year. The 270 WSM is not really a paper puncher, and if you are, then most likely you will end up handloading and the cost point is irrellavent.
 
Canadian Tire around here sells all the WSM ammo....

WSM's are accurate, feed fine and work well...Just liek thier non WSM counterparts.

If the rifle/cartridge interests you, get it.

If you want a rifle with cheap factory practice ammo, get a .308. If you don't care aboutthat (like me) get what you want.
 
Exactly... 17$ versus 30$ a box is no big deal I dont use that rifle at the range much.. its meant for hunting.... I'll shoot a box at the range now and again with it... but nothing high volume.

How much money are you really saving though having to buy all the materials and reloading yourself? .. i know i know.. research... and i shall.
 
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