6mm Remington
Very Active Member
Great group and looks like an awesome load you have worked up. I haven't been on in a bit and should have responded sooner. Here is something to consider if no-one has really touched on it much and it has to do with cases.
Cases:
1. Use the same brand of case and only ONE brand of case when you are trying to find a load in a particular rifle. Different cases will have different dimensions internally and different hardness which can and will effect your pressure levels with a specific load such as your one with 58.0 grs.
2. If you are getting a mix of velocities and cannot figure out why, one of the reasons might just be that you are using Nosler, Remington, Winchester, Federal, and other brands trying to get an accurate load. You will never find the most accurate load for your rifle if you try and find a load using mixed brands of cases because of the velocity variations and other factors related to the different make-ups of the cases.
3. I am no way trying to be harsh or anything here and am just trying to help you save some time, money, and make it a little safer for yourself when working on loads. I do hope this helps.
4. You said you were going to bring your elevation on your group down just a touch for a 200 yard zero. I personally think it is perfect as it sits. The 270 is a flat shooting accurate cartridge that can reach out and touch something way out there and I think a 2 1/2" - 2 3/4" elevation above the point of aim at 100 yards is just perfect. That is where I have every one of my rifles zeroed at. It puts me just about right on at roughly 250 yards, two inches low at 300, about 12 inches at 400, and 24 inches low at 500 yards. I know where to hold at each of these distances and to me that's plenty far enough to be shooting at an animal such as a deer or elk under the best conditions.
5. To me handloading your own ammunition and then taking animals with your loads adds just that much more to your hunt being that you made it yourself. I think it's similar to a fisherman who makes his own lures and flies and the satisfaction that comes from catching something with lures you made yourself. Best of luck and good shooting!
Cases:
1. Use the same brand of case and only ONE brand of case when you are trying to find a load in a particular rifle. Different cases will have different dimensions internally and different hardness which can and will effect your pressure levels with a specific load such as your one with 58.0 grs.
2. If you are getting a mix of velocities and cannot figure out why, one of the reasons might just be that you are using Nosler, Remington, Winchester, Federal, and other brands trying to get an accurate load. You will never find the most accurate load for your rifle if you try and find a load using mixed brands of cases because of the velocity variations and other factors related to the different make-ups of the cases.
3. I am no way trying to be harsh or anything here and am just trying to help you save some time, money, and make it a little safer for yourself when working on loads. I do hope this helps.
4. You said you were going to bring your elevation on your group down just a touch for a 200 yard zero. I personally think it is perfect as it sits. The 270 is a flat shooting accurate cartridge that can reach out and touch something way out there and I think a 2 1/2" - 2 3/4" elevation above the point of aim at 100 yards is just perfect. That is where I have every one of my rifles zeroed at. It puts me just about right on at roughly 250 yards, two inches low at 300, about 12 inches at 400, and 24 inches low at 500 yards. I know where to hold at each of these distances and to me that's plenty far enough to be shooting at an animal such as a deer or elk under the best conditions.
5. To me handloading your own ammunition and then taking animals with your loads adds just that much more to your hunt being that you made it yourself. I think it's similar to a fisherman who makes his own lures and flies and the satisfaction that comes from catching something with lures you made yourself. Best of luck and good shooting!
