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Post by: wsmnut on December 02, 2014, 01:11:21 AM
But the reduced recoil of the lower weight bullet is a real plus. Muzzle velocity is between 3300 and 3350. (Not at home to check notebook). H4831 is another very good choice for a .270.
We are lucky to have lots of excellent projectile choices out there so we don't necessarily have to load things heavy and hot. Best of luck with your wife's rifle.
Hopefully she will really get to feeling proud of it. My Grandmother hunted for years with a Mannlicher .270. Lots of deer and elk. Wouldn't let anyone else touch her rifle!
Good Luck!
Wsmnut
Post by: bobcat on December 02, 2014, 10:22:43 AM
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Post by: bobcat on December 06, 2014, 05:56:52 PM
As far as powder, I normally would use 4831 or 4350, but with the light bullets and the powders you have available, I think I'd try the 4320 first. My Hodgdon book shows a starting load of 47 grains of 4320 with a 110 grain bullet. I think I'd just go with that, and hope it's accurate enough. The book shows just a hair under 3,000 fps with that load, and I don't see any need to try to push it faster, not when you're wanting to keep recoil as low as possible for your wife.
Post by: magnumb on April 01, 2015, 08:55:26 AM
My wife is about the same size as yours and shoots a .270. Great choice! I have been loading Barnes 110 gr. TTSX using H4350. That thing shoots clover leafs and she can shoot twenty in a session and not flinch or whine. I had started her rifle out in a traditional weight ( for a .270) 130 gr. TSX. It also shoots those very well with H4350.
But the reduced recoil of the lower weight bullet is a real plus. Muzzle velocity is between 3300 and 3350. (Not at home to check notebook). H4831 is another very good choice for a .270.
We are lucky to have lots of excellent projectile choices out there so we don't necessarily have to load things heavy and hot. Best of luck with your wife's rifle.
Hopefully she will really get to feeling proud of it. My Grandmother hunted for years with a Mannlicher .270. Lots of deer and elk. Wouldn't let anyone else touch her rifle!
Good Luck!
Wsmnut
This..... :tup:!
Lighter bullets along with the Limbsaver will go a long ways in reducing felt recoil. The venerable 130gr. weighted bullet as the optimal bullet weight for a .270 has somewhat petered out with the debut of several new bullets. Like Wsmnut, I have found the 110gr. TTSX to do whatever I need of it and then some. As tenacious as some individual animals can be, deer are in general, fragile animals by comparison.
Any 'hunting bullet' in most any weight in .277 will do the job when placed properly, but your inquiry deals with the overall comfort in shooting/hunting for your wife. I can think of no better combination than a lighter bullet and the Limbsaver. I was a 'heavy for' handloader prior to both the TTSX's and the TSX's coming out..........no more. The result has been less recoil, the best accuracy of any loads I had worked up, incredible terminal results, almost none (if any) lost blood shot meat and perhaps most important, even more confidence at the shot that all would go well if I did my part. What's not to like....?... :).
FWIW - bedding and free floating, if done properly, has never enlarged my groups. It has, however, always tightened them up along with the added benefit of not having to wonder, had I not, that my groups could be even smaller/tighter had I put in that little bit of extra stock/barrel work. The work done up front oftentimes makes the outcome both more efficient and wastes less time and monies in the long run.
Bonus......if and when your wife does hang up her huntin' boots or you simply have to rely on this particular .270 as your primary weapon someday for whatever reason, you can confidently do so as there's no deer alive that this 110gr. TTSX can't face plant as well or better than any other heavier, more recoiling .277 bullet. And by my experiences and many others, take home a bit more meat, as well.
Good luck and I hope that you and your wife can share these unique experiences for years to come......... :tup:.
Post by: h20hunter on April 01, 2015, 09:03:31 AM
Post by: headshot5 on April 01, 2015, 09:28:14 AM
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Can't say enough about a good Limbsaver. My go to is a Ruger All weather. This is the stainless with the skinny plastic type stock. The rifle is a beast. It has kick and I am admittedly a bit recoil shy, or at least I was with the factory good for nothing pad on it. I put a limbsaver and now can shoot all day if need be.
Do you have a pic of the limbsaver on your ruger? I have a couple of the same gun with the zytel (skeleton/boat paddle stock). I was wonder how you got it to match up? Cut the stock down or add to overall length.
Post by: h20hunter on April 01, 2015, 09:31:04 AM
Post by: cardinalguns on April 01, 2015, 10:25:24 AM
When teaching my kids and wife to shoot their deer rifles, I loaded 28.0 grains of H4895 under the cheapest jacketed bullets I could find. Varying the powder charge can get the rifle hitting dead on at 100 yards. Then you should be close to 2" high at 100 yds with hunting loads.
The practice loads go bang, have a bit of recoil, and let them practice actually hitting targets. I always require new hunters to practice until they can pass the paper plate test. This consists of hitting a 10" paper plate at 100 yards, 5 hits out of 5 shots, using any FIELD position they wish. This means no pickup hoods or bench rests.
BTW, small variations of this load work in .270, .280, and 30-06 rifles.
Post by: C-Money on April 13, 2015, 09:08:48 AM
Post by: wsmnut on April 13, 2015, 09:36:25 AM
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Post by: magnumb on April 14, 2015, 08:17:33 PM
Great company and wonderful customer service...... :tup: