getting a bit off track but i was going to have buddy rig up a 150 berger (.531 bc) load for my sako at the start and the initial slow load had great promise right off the bat, i however got .7" 5 shot groups with 140 accubonds at 3160 fps and was happy to not have to get into reloading to get where i wanted....but if i guy could push that berger at say 3100 fps even...i'm sure it would compare well at the 1000 yrd line to a 7rm pushing 168's a bit slower
but if you reload why wouldn't you reload the highest bc bullets to play that far.....now....if berger etc. would bring out a 158 to 162 grainer for the .277 bore....watch, some top shooter would be bored and build a .270 shorty and wins some shizzo and it would be the latest rage in the circut....as so many seem to get bored easily lol, nice to have new reasons to build new guns
having said all that, since they don't make a 160 gr berger in .277 etc. i can duplicate the 150 berger with the .243 105 berger at .532 bc and likely see the same 3100 fps out of regular .243....and guys have won stuff with the .243....don't even need to AI it to get that kind of performance....and lapua brass available to boot....that would be efficient and easy on the shoulder etc. and more than enough pop for deer/sheep on down and probably still do fine on the bigger stuff inside 300 yrds....when i'm ready to reload, i'll be building a .243 ultralight, 23" 1 in 8 barrel etc.
until then...the .270 wsm is the shizzo
