270 wsm / 6.8 western

[yak]

I've had a 6.8 Western for 3 seasons now. I use it for everything from Pronghorn up to Elk with 175gr Sierra TGK handloads. 3 Elk, 4 Pronghorn and 5 Mulies between myself and my kids. Shot distances from 40yds to 500yds on elk. Very mild recoil with a brake, just gotta make sure ears are protected.

 

[ericacymcdonald]

There's a guy on the hammer and long range hunting forms shooting a .270 win with .290 freebore and a 27" barrel. He's getting 3200 fps with the 156gr hammer hunters. Search for"thors hammer" and you should be able to find it.

I just had a similar .270 with a long throat 23" barrel built last week after seeing his results. I'm starting with the 140gr .650 bc badlands bulldozer. For clarity I live in a lead free state or id personally go with a short action 6 or 6.5 cartridge