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tele43
Joined: 26 Jul 2009
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 5:36 am Post subject: 180 Grain Hawk Bullets In 270 Weatherby? |
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Brand new here with a question. Wondering if anyone has loaded the Hawk 180 grain bullets in their 270 Weatherby? I have a German made 270 that has an extremely long throat that makes me think these bullets might be just the ticket, but to order them from Hawk you have to buy a minimum of four boxes at a cost of $165, which is a lot just to try them out. Would anyone happen to have five of the 180 grain Hawk bullets to sell so I could do a little testing? The only other heavy bullets I could find are the Nosler 160 grain partitions. I would be interested in opinions on either of these (or any other heavyweight) bullets from anyone who has used them in a 270Weatherby.
Thank you Gentlemen. |
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Don Fischer
Joined: 24 Mar 2005
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Location: Antelope, Ore
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| Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:04 am Post subject: |
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Welcome to BGH!
I've never used the Hawk bullet's and the 270 only briefly. It seem's to me that someone used to make 170gr bullets for it but I can't remember who. There might be a problem with using that long of bullet in your's, twist rate. I would venture a guess that you'll need a faster twist than you now have to stabilize the bullet. |
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tele43
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:45 am Post subject: |
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| Appreciate your reply Don. Didn't consider the twist, I'll check that out. |
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