90gn projectiles for .270

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90gn projectiles for .270

Post by Wado270 » 28 Apr 2014, 1:32 pm

Anyone got any good loads for the Sierra 90gn hollow point for .270 an what damage they will do?
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Re: 90gn projectiles for .270

Post by Westy » 28 Apr 2014, 5:35 pm

We shot 90grns back in the day and had a lot of problem with them blowing up on contact if my memory serves me well?

110 worked a lot better and 130 worked the best IMHO! :ugeek: :geek: :ugeek:
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Re: 90gn projectiles for .270

Post by SendIt » 29 Apr 2014, 10:57 am

90gr is very light for the .270 mate.

Why are you looking at shooting pills this light, making a low recoil load I guess?

This is the 90gr Varminter HP's we're talking about right? To be honest they're probably not going to shoot very well...

Such short bullets have a really bad Ballistic coefficient... at 2200-2800 fps the BC of the 90gr is .203

Range power for them is going to be pretty limited. Accuracy too I think.

Looking at another bullet, the 130gr Game Kings, at the same 2200-2800 fps they have a BC of .418.

Even a little increase in weight to the 110gr Pro-hunters will be a big improvement (BC .314)

Either of these should shoot a lot better than the 90gr Varminters. Especially the 130gr Game Kings.
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Post by Lorgar » 29 Apr 2014, 11:06 am

I've gotta agree with sendit.

A while ago a mate of mine did a few batches of the 110gr Varminters in .308. We tested them in my Hawkeye and his Scout and couldn't get any of them to group. 4" - 5" groups from them.

With my regular 150gr loads the rifle shot under an inch. These were Pro-Hunters which sendit also mentioned.

I'd say skip the 90gr and try something heavier too.
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Post by Turkle » 29 Apr 2014, 11:08 am

Wado270 wrote:Anyone got any good loads for the Sierra 90gn hollow point for .270 an what damage they will do?


What are you hunting?

What ranges are you expecting to be shooting at?

90gr is going to be limiting, especially compared to what the .270 could do with some heavier pills.
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Post by Hatter » 29 Apr 2014, 11:10 am

SendIt wrote:Why are you looking at shooting pills this light, making a low recoil load I guess?


To OP,

If you're after some light pills for recoil, 130gr loads will still be pretty recoil friendly.

Take a look at some 130gr Nosler Ballistic Tips or Sierra Game Kings IMO.

The will shoot well and take anything from varmints to deer.
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Post by jeebo » 29 Apr 2014, 11:11 am

Geez no love for the 90gr bullets. Not a single reply with any positive info on them :lol:
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Post by Wado270 » 29 Apr 2014, 12:31 pm

I've shot the 110gn Hornady ballistic an hollow point with great accuracy was just wanting a load to stretch out an do some long range varmiting ill have a play around and let youse know the out come recoil ain't a problem.

I only own a remmington 710 model which I brough years ago which I have read people bag the hell out of them but I gotta tell ya I have never really had any dramas I just put a 3-9-50 bushnell elite on it an was head shot in roos out to 150- 200 a couple of weeks ago with my hornady 110gn hollow points so just wanting to test the 90gn sierra out as well :)
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Post by bobnob » 30 Apr 2014, 5:05 pm

jeebo wrote:Geez no love for the 90gr bullets. Not a single reply with any positive info on them :lol:

I will be the voice of dissent.

I've shot several hundred of them in my 270 Win and they are surprisingly effective on pigs and awesome on goats. I wouldn't hesitate to use them on a fallow with a broadside shot either.

I had a feeling they would blow up on the skin of a pig but they don't. They tend to penetrate a few inches without expanding at all, then breaking apart violently and stopping within another 4 to 6 inches. The effect is profound and as I said, surprisingly good on pigs. I haven't lost one yet but a few needed follow up shots. That's normal when shooting running pigs though.

I run them with 62.5g of Ar2209 which is about 3550fps. They can be run faster with 2208 but no need. The 2209 load is accurate.

Another mate of mine runs them on pigs as well and he has had similar experiences. I will admit that the 150 grainer is my favorite 270 Win bullet weight but these 90 grainers go all right I can tell you.
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Re: 90gn projectiles for .270

Post by SendIt » 02 May 2014, 4:26 pm

bobnob wrote:I've shot several hundred of them in my 270 Win and they are surprisingly effective on pigs and awesome on goats. I wouldn't hesitate to use them on a fallow with a broadside shot either.


If you can get them to shoot, great.

In my trying a few light loads in a few different rifles, I could never get much out of them.

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Re: 90gn projectiles for .270

Post by bobnob » 03 May 2014, 10:10 am

My original load was a light charge of 2208 for around 3350fps and they were not accurate much as you describe.

About 3 inch groups.

When I pumped the load up to a max charge of 2208 the groups pulled right in under an inch even with my crappy bench technique.

I think they like a really full case and full power loads.
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Post by SendIt » 04 May 2014, 8:18 am

When I was working with the light loads it was working up a recoil friendly load for the partner. In the end decided a smaller calibre was more in order so sorted now anyway.

If it's something I revisit in the future though I'll keep that in mind, cheers.
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Re: 90gn projectiles for .270

Post by Lorgar » 04 May 2014, 8:22 am

That's what my mate was working on with his 110gr Varminter loads for his .308.

In the end his wife just lost interest in shooting so he didn't have to bother.

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