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As per the title I am very new to Benchrest shooting and new on this forum.
A bit of background first:-
Came to work in Ohio from the UK in 1998 and bought a Grant Dick sporterized Mauser 98 chambered in 270 Win back in 1999 at a local auction with a Redfield scope.
Bought it because in America I could own a firearm and to my unpracticed eye this rifle looked nothing short of beautiful with its Birds Eye Maple stock and deep bluing.
It has a 26" Douglas barrel with 1:10 twist.
Receiver is glass bedded with free floated barrel.
I shot a couple boxes of ammo through it at some paper shortly after buying it but since then it lay untouched and unused until a couple of months ago.
[I shoot trap and have never been a hunter]
Recently a good friend introduced me to target shooting, he had taken it up as a hobby a couple of years ago.
So I got out the Mauser 98 and have at long last a good enjoyable use for this rifle.
Quickly realized that it needed a more powerful scope so have fitted it up with a Nikon MONARCH 3 6-24x50 SF Fine Crosshair scope.
My good friend has taught me all the basics of hand loading and I am now set up with Lee equipment and getting into the science of loading various test loads.
So have come quite a long way in a couple of months.
I clearly understand that this M98 in 270 Win is not a good benchrest rifle, BUT it is a good starting point to play with and see if I can learn to shoot it well and find loads that this specific rifle likes.
Sorry for the length of the introduction but hopefully the above shows where I am in this interesting new hobby which suits my Engineering mentality
So some advice is needed:-
Rifle Lands.
The rifle lands measure at 3.565" with the Sierra Matchking, way longer than possible to load bullets 0.015" off the lands or on the lands and have the bullet still sitting in the brass!
A 270 Win max COL is normally 3.340" if bullets are to fit the magazine.
My recent test loads were based on using Berger 140 grain VLD's and the Sierra Matchking 135 grain.
I have loaded both with a COL of 3.410" and they chamber ok and the results are getting better.
All loads have been based on IMR 4350, no other powder at the moment and CCI primers.
Comments please??
Bullets
I have read that 270 Win shoots pretty flat with high muzzle velocities and over 3000 FPS
Max FPS tested at the moment is around 2950 FPS proven through my friends Chronograph.
To load at maybe 3300 FPS I need to go to a much lighter bullet to keep the pressures down.
I am thinking of trying some 110 grain Bergers, but really unsure where to go with bullet selection at a much lighter weight.
All comments, advice and any help will be very much appreciated!
Here are some photos of this rifle:-
Thank very much!
Roy
Beloit, OH 44609
http://www.g4dyr.com
A bit of background first:-
Came to work in Ohio from the UK in 1998 and bought a Grant Dick sporterized Mauser 98 chambered in 270 Win back in 1999 at a local auction with a Redfield scope.
Bought it because in America I could own a firearm and to my unpracticed eye this rifle looked nothing short of beautiful with its Birds Eye Maple stock and deep bluing.
It has a 26" Douglas barrel with 1:10 twist.
Receiver is glass bedded with free floated barrel.
I shot a couple boxes of ammo through it at some paper shortly after buying it but since then it lay untouched and unused until a couple of months ago.
[I shoot trap and have never been a hunter]
Recently a good friend introduced me to target shooting, he had taken it up as a hobby a couple of years ago.
So I got out the Mauser 98 and have at long last a good enjoyable use for this rifle.
Quickly realized that it needed a more powerful scope so have fitted it up with a Nikon MONARCH 3 6-24x50 SF Fine Crosshair scope.
My good friend has taught me all the basics of hand loading and I am now set up with Lee equipment and getting into the science of loading various test loads.
So have come quite a long way in a couple of months.
I clearly understand that this M98 in 270 Win is not a good benchrest rifle, BUT it is a good starting point to play with and see if I can learn to shoot it well and find loads that this specific rifle likes.
Sorry for the length of the introduction but hopefully the above shows where I am in this interesting new hobby which suits my Engineering mentality
So some advice is needed:-
Rifle Lands.
The rifle lands measure at 3.565" with the Sierra Matchking, way longer than possible to load bullets 0.015" off the lands or on the lands and have the bullet still sitting in the brass!
A 270 Win max COL is normally 3.340" if bullets are to fit the magazine.
My recent test loads were based on using Berger 140 grain VLD's and the Sierra Matchking 135 grain.
I have loaded both with a COL of 3.410" and they chamber ok and the results are getting better.
All loads have been based on IMR 4350, no other powder at the moment and CCI primers.
Comments please??
Bullets
I have read that 270 Win shoots pretty flat with high muzzle velocities and over 3000 FPS
Max FPS tested at the moment is around 2950 FPS proven through my friends Chronograph.
To load at maybe 3300 FPS I need to go to a much lighter bullet to keep the pressures down.
I am thinking of trying some 110 grain Bergers, but really unsure where to go with bullet selection at a much lighter weight.
All comments, advice and any help will be very much appreciated!
Here are some photos of this rifle:-
Thank very much!
Roy
Beloit, OH 44609
http://www.g4dyr.com
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