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Thanks for the great suggestions I really appreciate the help. Have really enjoyed trying to squeeze what I can out of an old hunting rifle. It will never be a br gun and I understand that. I'd really like to break .5 at 100, I think it's a reasonable goal, and with what I learn from this...

Thanks for the reply, that's exactly the kind of information I'm looking for. I'm new to this and appreciate all the help I can get. The next load I want to try is a 130gr with 55grns of 4831, think that will do better?

Thanks to all who replied to the earlier posts re .270 accuracy. This is my hunting round: 150grn Hornady SST over 41grns Vrgt in fireformed Win brass. This is by no means a comp ready combo but the deer don't know that. This is again, a baseline. I'd like to see what a 130 or lighter...

Thanks for the great replies. Bnhpr you hit the nail right on the head, a 700 action heavy barreled set-up was exactly what I had in mind. This is obviously a long term project, one that won't that get off the ground for a while. In the meantime getting the information together is very...

Any luck sorting this out?

Great thread. Phil, I've had a lot of the same goals that you are posting about and have had the same frusrations trying to get information. I am not looking to join a br club or shoot exclusively in br type comps. What I do want is a rifle that is accurate out to 600 yards that I can...

Thanks for the explainations and the links. Montana Pete: You've kind of hit the nail on the head re unexplored territory, that's a part of the appeal. I'm looking at this as a varmint/target rifle. Not as a hunting rifle, not as a benchrest gun dedicated to winning comps. The .270...

This may be a dumb question but if .30br and .308 are common rounds for target shooting how would a .270 be overbore? Also from a very unscientific search it seems that .270 bullets, especially the 150 grns have a higher bc than .243s.

That would definetley be a consideration. Just to play devil's advocate if recoil were a primary disqualifier wouldn't a muzzle brake fit the bill? The new ones decrease recoil by 40% without the noise increase of the older ones.

Great replies, thanks. What I have in mind is a dedicated target/varmint rifle built off of a Rem 700 action. The bullet selection will obviously be a limiting factor but with some time put into load development I think this combination could be very effective out to medium ranges, 600 yards...

Bill Wynne: You hit on what prompted this question. I have a cheap .270 that will group 3/4-1" on an average day with handloads done by a novice-me. A friend has a Rem 770 that will do much better. If two amateur shooters with hunting rifles can achieve moa accuracy how much more is the...

Thanks for the reply. There are calibers that are inherently more accurate for sure. If though, a person wanted to build a rifle on a factory platform what kind of accuracy could they expect out of the .270?

Tried a search sorry if this has been covered. Is anyone doing anything with the .270 win in a factory rifle? It seems like a 700 or simmilar in .270 would have some decent potential out to 600 yards or so. Not as heavy as a .308 better in the wind than a .223, fairly inexpensive. Any ideas?

True true. .148 is my best group to date. This isn't what I shoot every day, I'm just looking for a place to start. Thanks again for the replies, Matt.

Thanks for the reply. I've been hearing that there isn't really a sanctioned competition for the .17 other than the postals over on rimfirecentral. What would be a more competitive score for .22 matches?

http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=299700&page=2 Scroll down for the pics. Again, just looking for a place to learn and improve. Any suggestions?

Have never shot any type of BR competition. Would like to give it a try but don't know if I'm a good enough shooter to be competetive. Don't expect to win my first time out but don't want to be the kid in the helmet either. So far my best group at 50 yards with a completely stock Savage...

Ok thanks.

Anyone?

This isn't a benchrest question but I hope to find some good advice here. Looking for a .22 that will group at least 1" at 100 yards for target shooting and light varmints. Looking at the Savage MKIIF or MKIIFV and the Marlin 925. Obviously the Anschutz or CZs would do better but for the...