270 Win Reduced Recoil Predator Load

I have noticed there is not much data out there for the 270 Win. In reading and reviewing the data however, I think this is one of the most versatile cartridges with the ability to reload for it.

The first load we are going to investigate is that of a 270 Win load that doesn’t kick like a horse and is going to be used to hunt predators. It can also double as a great load for newer shooters to learn to get used to recoil.

For this load, I am going to be using Hornady 110 grain V-Max bullets and H4895 powder. Primers will be Winchester Large Rifle Primers and Brass will be fire formed Hornady Brass. The rifle is a Savage Edge in .270 Win with a 22″ 1 in 10″ barrel twist. The original stock has been replaced with a Boyd’s laminate stock. The scope is a Vortex Diamondback 4-12. The only modification I have made to the gun itself is I have had the trigger lightened and cleaned up as it was horrendous from the factory.

Above we can see that the maximum load for this bullet weight and powder is 47.5 grains. Per Hodgdon, we can take this max powder charge and reduce it to 60% of the max. Thus, 47.5 grains x 0.6 = 28.5 grains as a minimum charge. Using a calculator to see what we can expect for a velocity, it was estimated at about 2000 fps. While I am sure this would have little to no recoil, this is slower than I would like to go. I upped the powder charge to 35 grains and got about 2500 fps. This is very similar to the ballistics of the 6.8 SPC. We will start our testing here and see what our velocities and accuracy look like. I will jump 0.3 grains per step with a total of 5 steps. We will shoot 3 rounds at each level for a total of 15 rounds. This will not be a definitive accuracy test, but it should give us a great idea where are velocities are and hopefully find a charge that the gun likes. Below is how we will load up this first round of testing.

35 grains, 35.3 grains, 35.6 grains, 35.9 grains, and 36.2 grains.

As soon as I have time to get out to the range, we will review the results!