270win or 270wsm
I'm looking to buy a new gun and I got caught up in this dilemma.I stopped hunting for 12 to 15 years after my brother passed on in a logging accident, now my buddies got me back into it. I shoot my general tags in 523/544 (I live between the two)deer /elk am i better with the 270wsm or just a reg 270 thx for any advice..
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if you reload then 270wsm, if not 270 or I'd prefer 30-06, just my two bits :thinking-006:
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I have both and there is no real adavnatge to the WSM unless you shoot the heavier (150 grain) bullets. WSM is intrisically more accurate because of the short throw, but it also depends on the rifle and the ability of the man behind it!
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as mentioned if you reload cost wise the WSM makes sense because you can have ammo for roughly the same price as the regular 270. If you don't reload costwise the .270 is much cheaper than the WSM as well as more readily available. The differences between the rounds are Long action vs. Short Action, the WSM is more efficient at burning the powder than the .270. the wsm also is a few fps faster and has a few more ftlbs behind it. As a result it will shoot a bit flatter/further. Its apples and Oranges. Personally I don't think i'd buy one but then i've never shot one so I dunno. lol good luck
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270 gets my vote, wsm if you believe the hype is "better"
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2 ways of looking @ it.....
if you reload.....you can make the 270 win the same as a store bought 270 wsm.....but then you can jack up a 270 wsm a little heavier the the store bought 270 wsm....kind of confusing.... 2nd....if you don't reload,then have fun finding shells for the 270 wsm....there around,but not everywhere like the 270 win.... i was in the same pickle 2 years ago....could not make up my mind..... 270 win was the winner......and i reload,so everything is in a toonie @ a hundred yards and fast.... killed and elk last year....a nice white tail....decent mule deer and i got a moose this year....honestly every animal was dead on the first shot....except the mulie....that is another story....go win.... |
If one wants to step up from the .270 win I feel that the 7mm Rem mag is the logical choice, the 270 wsm is just splitting hairs. I prefer the .270 win myself.
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.270 WSM...I like the extra zip of the magnum, recoil is about the same as the .270 and .270wsm ammo can be found at any sporting goods store that I've been in, why would you buy the regular .270 when you can have a .270 WSM....:) I have the Browning A bolt topped with a leo 3.5 X 10 X 50 it is the most accurate gun in the cabinet now....
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270WSM love mine. Why buy a car that is air aspirated when you can get the supercharged version.
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BTW A supercharged .270 is the weatherby
the .270 wsm is an expensive middle of the road option my beater Rem .270 win shoots flat, and hits two inch groups at two hundred yards using federal 150 gr ammo @ $20 a box from wally world junk rifle and junk ammo its meat on the plate :O) got it made with a .270 win http://www.chuckhawks.com/270family.htm |
Hey how come the only guys that admire the .270WSM are the guys that actually own one ?:confused:
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Shooting the same 140 - 150 grain bullet the 270 WSM tends to be about 200ft/sec faster out of the muzzle with factory ammo than the .270 Win. Thats similiar to the difference between a 30-06 and a 300 Win Mag shooting the same 180 grain bullet. If you consider the difference between a 30-06 and 300 Win Mag to be significant then you'd have to say the same when comparing the .270 Win and 270 WSM.
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If I want faster than the 270 Winchester, I'm going to .284.
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270 Win. Longer is better.
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Hands down 270 WSM!!
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Have both, 270 WSM gets my vote.
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I Bought him a Tikka SS T3 Camo, in 270WSM, as he preferred to have a rifle with a clip. I mounted a Burris Fullfield 4.5-14 X44 with AO and the Ballistic Plex reticle. The Nosler 140 grain Accubond at 3000fps matched the BP reticle out to 600 yards and the recoil was manageable in the light rifle. A nearly full case of H 110V, about 60 grains, got just over 3000fps and the pressure was low enough that the once fired necked down 300WSM brass didnt stretch on firing. This combo dropped a cow elk in her tracks last Dec. I would recommend a 270 WSM over a 270 Win as you can run it safely at velocities that most try to achieve with the 270 Win or you can run it hot, like the factory ammo, if you so choose. The shorter, lighter rifle is a bonus as well. These are the same reasons that I prefer a 7mmSAUM over the 7mm-08 that had come to be my favorite caliber after years of using a 270 Winchester. |
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