270 and 110gr vmax

[slaroy]

Ive been trying to come up with a varmint-type load for my 270, and have tried the tried the 90 gr sierras, as well as 110 gr. vmax.

The accuracy of the sierra was poor to begin with for the few loads that I had tried, the 110 vax was better, but not by much. I was posting 1.5" to 2" groups at 100 yards. I was hoping I could make this my 200-400 yard varmint rifle over the summer 'chuck hunting season.

Obviously the accuracy is not even close but where do I start? Ive tried 2 powders, and a couple of seating depths, but found no real noticable difference in accuracy. The rifle is a plain old sporter contour 111, with a rifle basix trigger in a duramax (unbedded) and will shoot 130gr sp's under 1" at 100yds from bags all day.

I didnt want to spend too much time tinkering if this bullet was going to be "poison" for this rifle. Ive already got a 257 roberts build going, but wanted the 270 to fill in while I wait. Please help.

[flatshooter]

You need a slower twist rate.........

[snipecatcher]

My one foray into a 270 varmint load involved 90 grain Speer HP bullets, of which I loaded 20 rounds, starting at the minimum charge. The minimum load showed very flat primers and a sticky bolt, so I gave up and never looked back. Hope you have better luck. Speer may need to check out some the data in their loadbook.
-Dan

[EVOC ONE]

I've never tried 90 gr or Speer bullets, but I've had good luck with Hornady 110 flat based HP's in the .270.

I use between 46-47.5 grains of IMR 4064. Cases and primers don't seem to matter. These are beginning loads in Sierra and mid-range in Hornady, both in the ballpark of 3000-3100 fps. No visual problems with the cases or primers.

These loads work well in both of my 110E's:

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