What do you guys who shoot .270 Win. consider the best brass? I need to get some for my .270 Win. Sako and would like to start with top-quality brass. I've heard that Nosler brass is good. What about Norma and Peterson? Unfortunately, Lapua doesn't make brass for this cartridge.
Preferences for .270 Win. Brass
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All the brands you list make good brass. I primarily use Winchester brass, when I was buying factory ammo Wichester superX was the cheapest available so I ended up with about 200 pieces of brass from buying ammo to shoot. I also have a bit of Rem brass but have no reason to switch, still got a bunch of Win brass. The only stuff I wont use is Federal, I think I tossed what little federal brass I had after I had a box of federal cause me some issues with primers coming out after firing, one of which almost knocked the extractor right off my savage, and the extractor got jammed on the inside of the action which was fun to figure out and then fix.
Hitzy's suggestion is probably the best route to go if you're buying brass by itself though.
Hitzy's suggestion is probably the best route to go if you're buying brass by itself though.
For reloading purposes most reloading manuals specify Winchester brass in their tables for the .270. I have used various brands over nearly sixty years of loading this cartridge, I have always been satisfied with Winchester brass.
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The blue/white bag brass was decent, the red/black bag stuff they sell now is pretty lousy stuff and not worth buying at all.
I formed the majority of my 270 from a huge stash of Norma 30/06 I bought from Higginsons, it's nice brass, machined flash holes, they are long out of it now it seems.
The WW red black bag is still decent brass from my experience but you get the odd reject in a package it seems.
Federal brass is good too, a bit softer and heavier. Capacity is less however and charges need to be reduced appropriately.
Federal brass is good too, a bit softer and heavier. Capacity is less however and charges need to be reduced appropriately.
I have been using Hornady, Nosler, and Winchester. I really think all are great. There is no advantage for Nosler over Hornady when it comes to quality. Nosler has become too expensive lately. Winchester brass has higher capacity than the others.
If Im not mistaken, Hornady doesn't make their own brass, they just put their stamp on other peoples' brass. Thus, you may be getting good stuff, but you might not, and its definitely not all the cheap either. I've heard more reports about issues with Hornady brass than any other (probably than all others combined actually) but I haven't actually used it myself - although thats because I refuse to buy it due to all the problems I've read about it.
Correct, but Nosler preps and weight sorts, so at least you are getting something out of it for the cheaper common cartridges.
If it's Nosler and it's $50-$60/50 odds are pretty good it's some decent US brass that has been weight sorted and prepped, vs Win/Rem/Fed/Hornady that you would have to prep, and discard probably 20% due to weight variations.
I only buy Nosler in belted mags...7mm Rem and 257Wby, I can confirm they are made by Norma based on weight (as in they weigh the same as Norma brass) and the drilled (not punched) flash holes. Now they are $100/50 and not cheap, but they are quality brass casings that are a bit cheaper then having Norma/Weatherby stamps on them for identical brass.
I believe that that was once the case, but I've read on another forum that that relationship ended and that Nosler is now making their own brass (or perhaps getting it from another source).
The 270 win is not a competition rifle caliber. Therefore, getting 1 moa with a load is more than enough for me. I have more than 12 different loads with sub-moa precision. As such, I never felt the need to weigh the brass. I full length size and trim all my new brass if needed. I never saw the slightest difference in quality whether I used Hornady, Nosler, or Winchester. Now if I need to put more powder in a case, Winchester brass will be my choice. Voilà.
Some quick googling suggests that Nosler makes at least some of their own brass, as they bought a company that makes brass a few years back.
https://www.ammoland.com/2013/06/nosler-ammunition-acquires-silver-state-armory/#axzz5bfUggQdh
