.270 WSM ammo???

[B Man]

I don't know about you fellas but I cannot keep affording the bullets for this thing! I've shot Federal 140gr. accubonds for the past 2 years but they are $50 a box now.....

My main question is that I have a Savage 12bvss and I was woundering if anyone had tried the fusion 150gr. bullets through theres? Both my encores and my ruger .270 hate the fusions with a passion but my fathers savage 25-06 loves them. Has anyone else with a 270 WSM in a savage had good results in accuracy?

There is a $15 difference in the two of them is why I want to switch over

 

[Sergeant Sabre]

You could get a cheap Lee hand-press and load it yourself for a lot less.

 

[HB]

Reloading is really your only option, then you have a full range of bullets to choose. I hope you have been saving your brass

HB

 

[nambu1]

Reloading is your only hope to lower the cost. It will also let you try different types of bullets and loads for the groups that you want. You never throw away brass.

 

[Omaney]

Don't know what your application is. I use the Fusion for deer and hog (I have a Weatherby Vanguard in .270 WSM) with good results. I don't shoot paper, so I don't have any real experience with groups. The Fusions have hit everything I shot at and I have a freezer full of game.

 

[B Man]

I'm getting a hornady progressive kit before long but putting money to the side for now. Other priorities come first.....

Right now it's running around $2.50 a shot for factory Accubond ammo. What will i be looking at when reloing this caliber? Brass, primers, powder, lead?

Thanks

 

[Sergeant Sabre]

I've found that prices for reloading supplies at MidwayUSA.com are pretty comparable to what they cost is for me locally, so I usually use them as a guide. I don't remember what it cost per round to reload my .300WSM, but it was much less than $2.50 per shot. I can't imagine it was over $1.00 per shot to reload. For some reason the figure of $0.75 sounds right, but don't quote me on that.

If you look around on MidwayUSA.com and price powder, brass, bullets, and primers, you can figure out the per-shot cost. Just do the division to find the per-unit cost of each component.

Remember there are 7000 grains in a pound, so divide that by your charge weight to find the per-unit cost of powder. On handloads.com I found a load for a 130gr soft-point .270WSM round that uses 63.3gr of IMR4350 powder. I wouldn't trust the internet to load from, but it can give you a rough idea of how much powder you're going to be putting into each round if you want an estimate of your reloading costs.

 

[Poper]

Beware! Handloading is severly addictive and cannot be cured!

Well, I am not loading .270 WSM, but I use .270 WSM brass for my 6.5-.300WSM.
The case is the most expensive component, but it is also the one you can re-use. Your care of the case and how hot you load, will determine how much your cases actually cost you. I have some that I have 12 firings on, but I have some that only went 4 firings before discard because I was loading toward the high end of the tables. But to help provide a little info for your someday hobby:

Bullets: 22 cents ea.
Brass 51.5 cents ea, 7 loadings before discard = 7.4 cents
Powder: (I bought 2-8 lbs jugs at $108 a while back) = 12 cents
Primers: 1.83 cents ea.
Total per round = 43.23 cents per round. (Multiple case uses.) 87.33 cents for single case use. Delete case cost if you already have brass or prorate it per cost and number of uses.

Currently, primers are about $23 per thousand (locally), powder varies depending on specific propellant, but IMR 4350 or Imr 4831 (both excellent for the .270 WSM) run from $18 to $22 per 1 lb can. Brass can vary somewhat. Regardless, if you don't load 'em too hot, you should be able to get at least 5 to 7 loadings. Load 'em at the hot end and expect to cut your case life in half. Maybe more.

By and large, the WSM family is pretty easy to find a load for. They are tollerant of powders and seem to shoot good groups with light loads and with hot loads, too. Of course safety, consistency and quality control are all within YOUR control when you load your own.

This isn't by any means exact, but it might give you a ball park for comparison purposes. Of course, Your Mileage May Vary.
If you decide to begin loading your own, be darn sure to get a book FIRST!

I hope this is helpful.

Poper

 

[ozarkman]

I don't know about you fellas but I cannot keep affording the bullets for this thing! I've shot Federal 140gr. accubonds for the past 2 years but they are $50 a box now.....

Yup.. Same problem I ran into.. My pet load is 130 Gr. CT Ballistic tips in front of 59 grains of IMR 4350.. Deer out to about 200 yards exhibit the "Bang/Flop" routine

If your stuck on the 140 grainers, May I suggest 58.5 gr IMR4350. Not quite as accurate as the 130s but nothing to sneeze at either. Keep in mind, your mileage may vary. The aforementioned loads do wonderfully in MY rifle. Reduce by 10% and work up from there... Standard reloading safety precautions apply..

 

[Gordon]

The .270 WSM is ,so far, one of the few rifles I am not into reloading for. My Ultimate Shadow stainless .270WSM eats 150 grain Nosler partition Federal Vital Shok. It is sighted in with the Leupold Vari x 3 3-9 in a Deadnutz mount at 200 yards with it (took a box to be sure) and I am in the boiler room to at least 400 yards with no holdover and less than 1.5" high at lesser range. I am 4 rounds into the 2nd box of 3 boxes I bought with the gun at $40 a box of 20 . There is one dead elk and 2 dead deer so far since 2006.I prolly won't need anymore ammo for it at that rate unless I take it to Africa where as I'll need 2 more boxes to take.!

The top gun is my .270 WSM, the bottom is my .375 H&H They are on their way to Africa next month.

 

[Gordon]

The .270 WSM is ,so far, one of the few rifles I am not into reloading for. My Ultimate Shadow stainless .270WSM eats 150 grain Nosler partition Federal Vital Shok. It is sighted in with the Leupold Vari x 3 3-9 in a Deadnutz mount at 200 yards with it (took a box to be sure) and I am in the boiler room to at least 400 yards with no holdover and less than 1.5" high at lesser range. I am 4 rounds into the 2nd box (shot the first box at the sighting in range)of 3 boxes I bought with the gun at $40 a box of 20 . There is one dead elk and 2 dead deer so far since 2006.I prolly won't need anymore ammo for it at that rate unless I take it to Africa where as I'll need 2 more boxes to take.!

The top gun is my .270 WSM, the bottom is my .375 H&H They are on their way to Africa next month.

 

[B Man]

Thanks for all the help! I'm the type that when I start anything new i always do ALOT of homework. Espically in something that might influence my health, lol. So when I do start to reload I'm sure I will be annoying you with some more questions..... haha

My set-up in this rifle is a Savage Model 16 laminate/stainless with leupold ring and bases with a pintax 3.5x10-50 Lightseeker. So far all it has liked that i've shot through it is the federal 140gr. Accubonds with around .75" groups at 100yds. I want plan on loading any hotter than the factory spec. loads as far as velocity if that hot. Will the brass have good life with that?

 

[Sergeant Sabre]

Will the brass have good life with that?

I didn't load my .300WSM very hot at all. Maybe like a stiff .30-06. I started with once-fired brass purchased in bulk. After one firing, the primer pockets were getting awfully loose, which is a sign of excessive case head expansion. So no, the brass probably won't last long.