270 Weatherby

[planetmobius]

I have a chance to pick up a MK V delux Weatherby in 270 Weatherby Mag for a very reasonable price. Originally, I was looking for a 300 but this one presented itself and the deal is too good to pass up, even from a resale perspective. Does anyone have any experience with this caliber? If so, how do you like it?

 

[Bush Pilot]

Good cartridge for anything in the lower 48. Is the gun German or Japanese?

 

[Runningman]

The 270 WBY is an excellent hunting round. The factory 130 grain loads clock around 3390 FPS out of my 25 1/2" barreled Sako. One of the better Weatherby rounds made IMO. Flat shooting with less recoil than the typical 300 mags and drops Deer and Elk as if they were stuck by a lightning bolt. I would highly recommend the 270 Weatherby for hunting.

 

[Arkel23]

Very good round as is anything wby round. It's a very flat/fast shooting round with good power.

 

[BENELLIMONTE]

I don't own one but have hunted with a few "old timers" that swear by it and hunt everything in Idaho with it i.e antelope, mule deer, bear, elk & moose. However they all use premium bullets; Nosler Partitions, Accubonds, Barnes etc for the heavy game.

 

[planetmobius]

The gun is Japanese. I appreciate the feedback. I wasn't sure just how popular this round was. In looking at the balistics, I noted that the 7mm Wby had pretty much the same ballistics but with a more diverse bullet weight selection. I was wondering if this had drained the desirability out of the 270. Maybe not.

 

[akodo]

270 weatherby is like 270 winchester MAGNUM

do not confuse it with the standard 270 (either for ammo selection or performance) it is a hot little number, pretty much equal to the 7mm remington magnum IMHO

ammo can be had to find, however...even moreso than typical weatherby cartridges

If I remember right, the 270 weatherby magnum family (240, 257, 270, and 7mm weatherby) are all a bit shorter than the 300 weatherby magnum and family 3.25 inchs rather than 3.55, but is pretty much the same power as a 7mm remington magnum, even though it is a tad shorter.

It will work for everything up to grizz, and I think it would work as well on grizz as a 30-06 or 7mm remington magnum would.

 

[planetmobius]

Actually, I hadn't confused the two rounds. However, I noticed that even with the extra powder capacity, the 270 Wby seems to be limited to a 150 gr projectile like the 270 Win. I am a pretty active handloader and have been looking at various bullet makers but all seem to be limited to 150 grains. Anybody know of a heavier say 170 or 175 grain bullet for the 270, or of any problems with using one in the 270 wby?

 

[shaggy430]

I would consider 270 Weatherby if I was a handloader (which I am). You will really open up a lot of options for yourself that wouldn't be as readily available through standard factory ammo.

 

[NCsmitty]

Anybody know of a heavier say 170 or 175 grain bullet for the 270, or of any problems with using one in the 270 wby?

Not having a 270 Weatherby, I can only speculate that the ability to handle a much heavier bullet may have something to do with the barrel twist.
Most 270 WBY barrels are 1in10 twist, the same as a 270 Win.
The WBY may actually have the horsepower to stabilize the heavier bullets in that twist, if you can find some.
I know that Nosler has a long 160gr Partition that may be heaviest standard bullet produced in that caliber.
There may be some heavier custom bullets of which I'm not aware.

For being designed in 1943, the 270 WBY is still amazing.


NCsmitty

 

[ArmedBear]

It is a 1:10" twist.

http://www.weatherby.com/product/rifles/markv/deluxe

The Mark V Deluxe is a gorgeous gun.

 

[Arkel23]

If you want 175 gr, you should look into the 7mm wby mag or the .300 wby mag.

 

[planetmobius]

NCsmitty,

I overlooked the Nosler 160. That might be just the ticket. Thanks

 

[Fatelvis]

the 270 Wby seems to be limited to a 150 gr projectile like the 270 Win. I am a pretty active handloader and have been looking at various bullet makers but all seem to be limited to 150 grains.

A 150 grain bullet will kill anything outside of the Grizzly/Brown bear in the US. No heavier bullet is needed.

 

[Gordon]

A 150 Nosler Partition goes right thru all African game below buffaloe in my .270 WSM. I would not risk instability trying to go 160 grain in .270 .

 

[Arkel23]

A 150 grain bullet will kill anything outside of the Grizzly/Brown bear in the US. No heavier bullet is needed.

Only outside the bears/boars.

 

[loneguitar]

My favorite cartridge. I took a fully mature bull elk last fall that scored 348. One shot with 150 gr partition and he was DRT.

 

[UniversalFrost]

me, i love my 7mm wby mag chambered West German made (yes there is a difference between the German made and West German made) Mark V deluxe. You will love the Mark V, arguably the strongest mass produced bolt action made (that has been Weatherby's claim since the 50's and still is to this day and nobody has challenged them to it.

The .270 WBY in a Jap mark V is a slick little number. I would browse gunbroker first before buying. seems lots of folks are selling their mark v's and folks are not paying much for them lately due to the lack of cash. now is a buyers market for the upper end of the gun world.

 

[pigmode]

What are the qualitative differences between the German and Japanese Mk Vs?

 

[federalfarmer]

I shot Federal 140 grain TBBC's and they were very accurate and deadly.

That is one of my favorite rifle and caliber combinations. With an expensive (or its not good) scope and a 200 yard site-in your set.

Buy it and enjoy!

 

[UniversalFrost]

not much difference between the west german and the japenese Mk v's . Weatherby quality control holds their makers to high standards and consistant across the board. On the German Made (not west german) the safety is slightly different, otherwise everything else is the same. The german and west german all had no 1 barrel profiles (unless specifically special ordered) while all other mk v's have at the minimum a no. 2 profile barrel.