Which Is Better

[Brithunter]

Hi All,

Hmm the heaviest bullets I have heard of for the 270 are 160 grain, and for the 280 (7mm) 175 grain.

Please enlighten me as to who makes the heavier ones

[JackRabbit]

I would choose the 270 myself but then again I just love the 270 rem pump I own. I sold my parker hale 7mm.mag. but kept my favorite big game the 270.It's to me a good all around caliber.It's also more readily avalable at any corner store that sells ammo. I've shot everything from jack rabbits to moose ,and I think it's the best choice personaly.Even though the two are probably almost exacly the same cartrige the 270 is more avalable. Ken

[PJgunner]

Originally posted by Brithunter
Hi All,

Hmm the heaviest bullets I have heard of for the 270 are 160 grain, and for the 280 (7mm) 175 grain.

Please enlighten me as to who makes the heavier ones

Heavier ones for which caliber? Hornady, Sierra, Speer and Nosler all make 175 gr. bullets in 7MM/.280".
For the .270, Nosler makes a 160 gr. partition, which is the only one I can find in any of the latest manuals. Possibly, some of the smaller companies making premium bullets might be making some custom heavyweight bullets, but I don't have a listing.
Paul B.

[PJgunner]

Which is better? Well, I have both, so I don't have to choose. However, the .280 is not loaded to it's full potential by the factories. This is IMHO, because Remington, in it's infinite lack of wisdom, decided that it should be used in pump and semiautomatic rifles. Therefore, it must be loaded to a lower pressure. They also made their pump and semiauto rifles in the .270 Winchester. If you check out the latest specs on the .270, you'll see it has been downloaded as well. Nothing that cannot be cured by judicious handloading in a good modern bolt action.
If I had to choose between the two, my preference would be the .280. However, being a bit more practical, ammo for the .270 is a lot more available. My local Walmarts don't carry .280, but they have lots of .270. Your choice.
Paul B.

[Brithunter]

Hi All,

Thank you for your repies about the heavier bullets, although I cannot think of a use for them here, it's nice to know these things.............. just in case

Now last week I sighted in the reciever peep sight on my 270 win BSA Majestic featherweight, I am using Sierra 140 Grn BTSP bullets and chronographed them at 2900 fps from it's 22" barrel. However this load is uncomfortable to shoot from the bench. The rifle only weighs 6 1/4lbs. Due ot it's light weight think I need to get a longer eye relief scope than the one I have for it just now which is why I set up the peep sight. Need more practice with the peep though

[Jack]

Before the Barnes bullet company got into solid copper bullets, they used to specialize in pure copper jacketed lead core bullets- many of them unusually heavy for caliber. I think it was Barnes that made the 180 grain .270 and 195 grain .284 bullets.
I believe Barnes still makes some of the jacketed heavyweights- called Barnes Originals, I believe.
Barnes also was a source of FMJ bullets in all calibers, back then.