Does anyone load 270 with 180 gr bullets?>

[zackstab]

I saw some Woodleigh 180gr bullets for .270 and I was wondering what the advantages of such a heavy bullet is for .270. From what I understand at 180gr you might aswell just move to 30-06 or 308.

 

[frigpig]

Any factory .270 will not have the twist to spin a 180.

Just FYI.

 

[nomad 68]

A good 140 gr bullet in the .270 will reliably take any ungulate in North America. The same could be said for the 130's imo. Heavier bullets are counter productive in this caliber imo.

 

[mbogo3]

I remember Barnes used to make a 180gr.I liked the old CIL 160grRN for drilling deer lengthways, after jumping them from their beds.............Harold

 

[zackstab]

Any factory .270 will not have the twist to spin a 180.

Just FYI.

Exactly what I was thinking. No way my 1:10 can stabilize that.

 

[Dogleg]

Some will, some won't. The Woodleigh manual puts the twist required at 1-9.5 but I've seen references by Geoff that say they often do but not to bet on it.

 

[Boomer]

I tried them in my son's Ruger Hawkeye, no dice. Stability in the air is one thing, but you need terminal stability as well as ballistic stability if the bullet is to perform optimally. If the stability in air is marginal, stability in a denser than air medium will be worse, and the benefit of choosing the heavier bullet will be lost. The .270/160 gr Partition is a nice bullet.

 

[Dogleg]

The .270/160 gr Partition is a nice bullet.

And a surprisingly accurate one. I'm used to barrels either loving or hating partitions but so far I'm four for four on the heavy .277 bullet. 130s, not so much.

 

[cigarbufff]

130s and 150s for me