what is the biggest game can Tikka T3 .270 win hunt ?

Well to me reloading is all about using the components I want for that purpose I want! My calibers are not so conventional, other than a few 30-06’s, so for 9.3x62 and 74r and 7x57r and 65r it is hard to find factory ammo let alone good ammo with premium bullets! So reloading make a lot of sense! But I had great results with factory premium factory ammo for exemple in my 06 Browning bar Belgium, sub moa with GMX!
 
I've been reloading for as long as I've been hunting, I didn't have much choice for my 284win and 308 norma. Far more options when you reload. Nobody said reloads were better than factory but I'm going to............. it's better, wayyyyy better. :). imo
 
totally, it's been possible to find decent ammo and factory rifle combos that can do sub-moa for at least 3 shot groups since at least the mid 2000's, I have purposely chosen not to reload even though I like to shoot and develop my rifle projects far closer to their actual limits like many reloaders do, have my own gongs and similar preference for original botw simplicity for elevation solutions, do my own wind solutions and will sometimes do 2fp simple reticle solutions over dial up as well...but I've been saving my brass, always thought that may be a retirement gig, I may never actually take it up, and now...it's even easier to find hunting and match capable ammos and rifles off the shelf where sub moa has become the norm...reloading is 100% optional even for guys who are ballistics nerds and or do lrh, maybe even elrh too, there's a lot of ways to play outdoors, pick your battles, the juice has to be worth the squeeze
 
crazy_davey said:
Spruster, if you’re going to post claims like this please back them up with evidence.

We get posters such as yourself every so often. Most are long gone. Most posts are trolling for a response, looking for an argument, yet you have nothing to back up your statements. And never do.

This is CanadianGunnutz, do you think most here are full of it and you’re the expert? Come on man, time to back up some of your posts. Or move on.
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I will , pics and results coming , in time
I'm not here to disrupt anything
or rattle any chains
 
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totally, it's been possible to find decent ammo and factory rifle combos that can do sub-moa for at least 3 shot groups since at least the mid 2000's, I have purposely chosen not to reload even though I like to shoot and develop my rifle projects far closer to their actual limits like many reloaders do, have my own gongs and similar preference for original botw simplicity for elevation solutions, do my own wind solutions and will sometimes do 2fp simple reticle solutions over dial up as well...but I've been saving my brass, always thought that may be a retirement gig, I may never actually take it up, and now...it's even easier to find hunting and match capable ammos and rifles off the shelf where sub moa has become the norm...reloading is 100% optional even for guys who are ballistics nerds and or do lrh, maybe even elrh too, there's a lot of ways to play outdoors, pick your battles, the juice has to be worth the squeeze
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Another good thing in favour of the Grendel and some other rounds. Lots of very good quality ammo out there!

I'm gonna shoot some factory Barnes 6.5 LRX from the Manbun and chrono it, and if it groups halfways good, just try to clone it with a couple powders here. If it betters it? Cool. But wouldn't mind just buying a few boxes either. Take about forever to use 60-80 big game rounds.

Most of what I reload is cheap/practice ammo.

Then again I've seen videos of Ruger Americans hammering 5 shots of Barnaul into under an inch haha
 
Reloaders don’t buy factory ammo often. If they did they’d hate the current price but be surprised at the quality/accuracy imo.

I’ve built rifles around good factory ammo that was priced right, stacked high.
Fiocchi 40 VMax factory ammo fed 223 Rem Model 7

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I’ve told dozens of people that don’t handload similar things. Find the ammunition that shoots well designed for what they intend to use it for. If they find something that works, buy a case of it in that lot #

Today, that can be a problem.
 
There's some sticker shock for sure.

Considering the videos out there of Ruger Americans hammering Barnaul steel case into well under 1 MOA I'd hope there's some good factory ammo out there to build a rifle around ;)

Nah I get ya...that's a good point though, depending on just how closely one builds a rifle around a cartridge.

Definitely no aversion to buying ammo if/when it is convenient here. Overpriced and limiting as it is.


Pathfinder...if they can find it today, better to buy that case and cry today than wait til tomorrow and see what happens with prices/availability then!
 
If the ammo is good, and priced right I’d buy a case and worry about getting the rifle later. That’s how confident I am that factory ammo is consistent and accurate these days.
 
Depends on the ammo of course. Pre covid I was still buying W-W Super X 270/30-06 for 20-25$ a box. Boring but good ammo. Sako had a big sale in 2020 discounting factory ammo by 20$ a box. I bought that. Lately I haven’t seen much for sales in big quantities. Handfuls of Hornady 22/250 priced at 30$ a box old pricing. There will be a sale coming im sure. Gunshows often have good ammo prices. If I find a good quantity of good stuff I’ll wheel my way into a deal. That’s how I ended up with a load of 7 wsm with no gun. The ammo I won’t buy is old IVI. It’s not up to today’s standard imo. Old Remington, Winchester, Federal is good stuff imo. New ammo is generally a safe buy too.
 
Spruster said:
ya a little bit
does the average basement hand loader have the equipment and (up to date) resources of product
brass , powder ect
to match the likes of Sako , Norma , Federal , Hornady .
I'm not saying re-loading is mistake , just not the advantage it once was
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Until Sako, Norma, Federal, Hornady will test shoot loads in my rifle, seat to the lands of my chamber, alter the powder charge in increments to find the node, load the temp stable powder I want for -40 to +40, load light to mid weight monos, in Lapua brass… yes. Yes handloads win.

Plus, it’s fun. Which is all 99% of us in the hunting forum ever do anyhow, nitpick minutiae. Handloading’s the ultimate expression of the art.
 
Ardent said:
Until Sako, Norma, Federal, Hornady will test shoot loads in my rifle, seat to the lands of my chamber, alter the powder charge in increments to find the node, load the temp stable powder I want for -40 to +40, load light to mid weight monos, in Lapua brass… yes. Yes handloads win.

Plus, it’s fun. Which is all 99% of us in the hunting forum ever do anyhow, nitpick minutiae. Handloading’s the ultimate expression of the art.
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Yup. That pretty much sums it up.
Plus if I was relying on factory loads for the last 2 years I would have put my 300 WSM up for sale a long time ago.
 
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