That’s cool, you’ll have a great and unique cartridge.

That's going to be real interesting

Awesome, thanks

Use the jbm stability calc…it takes into account the plastic tip length…or dont include the tip length in the berger

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Thanks for the information!

Yep, many many steps.

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Probably not. Maybe for hog eradication at long range. lol

@@hopefulballistics I considered those 170 Ballistic tips for deer. I hunt quite a bit in Alabama and most deer are under 200 pounds. I've been putting them down with 130, 140, 150 Btips for 30 years. I'd guess a 170 would do fine. I read an article on Dan Lilja's website some time back one of his favorites was the 270 Weatherby Mag shooting 130 ballistic tips from one of his own 30 to 32" barrels - dropped pronghorns at 1200 yards

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I haven’t done it, so I can’t be 100% sure, but it’s very close so I would say it would resize just fine.

Right on!

I like that idea, thanks

@@hopefulballistics Mine has a feature where it shows on my screen (whether that's my phone, or tablet, whichever I'm using to fly the drone) it shows the distance to the drone's home point. I set the home point when it takes off, and then it shows the distance from that point - or it can show the distance to me/the controller. Either way, that can also help when setting up for specific target distances. You can turn it on, set the home point from where you're going to shoot, then fly the drone out to 100 or 200 or 300y, whatever you decide, and land it, and leave it there, then walk out to that spot, turn the drone off to conserve power, set up your target(s) and go back to your starting point and turn the drone back on whenever you need it - they take a lot less power when they're just sitting on the ground, than when they are flying. Anyway, have fun with it :-)

100 yds. It shouldn’t. If it’s going to stabilize, it should do so well before 100 yds.

@@hopefulballistics that's what I was hoping. I found an accurate load for my 270WSM using the 160gr. Semi-Spitzer Nosler Partition ( 0.434 BC) and VV N560. It looks great at 100 yards, but I have not shot farther. Thanks for the informative video and the response!

@@TievelaneyWest it will be fine at longer distances. 👍🏻

I think you’re right, lol.

I don’t know exactly. I know the 270 WSM is longer on the case. If I had to guess… 8 to 10 grains more capacity.

🕵️‍♂️ Yes, I Do Derrick! The 6.8 Western Has A Water Capacity of 74 grains and the 270 wsm has a Water Capacity of 79 grains! However, Depending Upon the Type of Powder That You Are Using, You Can't Always Utilize the Extra 5 Grains of Space That the 270 wsm Has! And, As You Go Up in Powder Use, Their Is a Law of Diminishing Returns in Velocity for Magnum Cartridges! Would I Personally Rather Have a 270 wsm? Probably? But, At "Ethical Hunting Distances" I Don't Feel "Disadvantaged" in Any Way With My 270 Winchester! In Fact, I Ran The Numbers For Reloading Weatherby (He Checked My Ballistics Calculator Inputs) and Found Out That With the 165 grain Nosler ABLR Bullet, My 270 Winchester (at 9,000 ft/s Elevation, A Typical Elevation for Hunting Elk Here in Montana, Even Though I Hunt to 12,000 ft) I Can Exceed 1,500 ft lbs of Energy and 2,000 ft/s Velocity With That Bullet and Multiple Powders! So, "Your Granddad's" 270 Winchester - With That Bullet and Good Old H4831SC - Is An 800 yard (1/2 Mile) Elk Cartridge! 🤯 I Am Not Advocating For Anyone to Take Such A Shot On Game Animals, But the "Lighter Recoiling" 270 Winchester is "More Than Enough Gun" To Do It With Proper Handloading and Better Able to Put the Bullet on Target, With Less Recoil! So, Who Wants More Recoil? 🤕 If Your A 7mm Fan, Then the 280 AI Will Also Give You Similar Results and 1 More Round in Your Rifle Than Those Short/Fat Cases (Another "Important Advantage" for the 270 Winchester, 280 AI, or 30-06 - Because You Want to Keep Shooting Until Those Elk Are On The Ground)! 🤑

The biggest difference is factory twist rates. The 6.8 western saami standard twist rate is 1-8 while the Wsm is 1-10

🤣 But, As These Tests Have Shown, The 270 wsm can shoot ALL the same bullets and can do it Better (With Faster Velocities) because of the Extra 5 grains of powder capacity! So, Why Own A 6.8 Western Instead??? 🤪

@@Dave-cf2ng Which makes sense because the WSM was not created to shoot the longer heavier bullets, which, if I recall correctly, weren't even around when the WSM came out

Brass is nearly unobtainable right now. Winchester ammo is at Bass Pro or on Midway USA pretty regularly. But not always.

@@hopefulballistics. I’m not supporting bass pro or cabellas any more. They are making a push to put us in a large national park and it will probably end all the farming in this area. Idk all the details yet but if they get their way it will definitely hurt the people living in this area. I know it’s not anyone else’s problem but our government has taken enough from the working people here. Thx

@@hopefulballistics I am trying to switch my rifle to 6.5 PRC so I can actually shoot it. Waiting to hear back from FFL. The plan is to buy and install a 6.8W prefit on the Tikka at some point.

It’s a bummer that the .270wism and 6.8 Western do not have components somewhat readily available. Seems like it’s up to Hornady’s blessing if a cartridge is to survive or enlarge its shooter base. Both are excellent cartridges with impressive ballistics.

They probably won’t stabilize at sea level. So they have to cover all their bases.

🕵️‍♂️ Also, Remember Too That Their Is "Hunting Accuracy" and Then Their Is "Competition Shooting Accuracy"! 🤔

I believe I’m the one he’s talking about using my 270 WSM at 36 ft elevation and not getting them to stabilize. You have to remember, elevation matters, especially in my case. I’m in AK and while I hunt in higher elevations, my range is backed up to the inlet. I shot some hand loads in my 6.8 Western this weekend with IMR 4955 and the 165 ABLR, I’ll just stick with the 6.8 for heavies and the 270 WSM for 130-150 gr. bullets. I’m still going to test the 170 gr. BT’s in my WSM and regular 270 Win, as I just bought more for $19.75 a box through Midway. Besides, we don’t know things until we give it a try, many times.

🕵️‍♂️ Well, Your Case May Be The Exception to the Rule (Because Most Hunters Aren't Living at 35 ft Above Sea Level), But I Wouldn't Trade My 270 Winchesters For Either of Them! It is "All the Gun I Need"! It Has Killed Elk, Moose, Bison, and Bears (Including Grizzlies) Just Fine! My Grandfather Put 1/2 Dozen Different "BIG" Big Game Species Into the "Boone and Crockett Record Books" With It! 🏆My Other Grandfather Gave Me His 30-06 Too, Which has Also Proven "More Than Adequate" for Anything in the Lower 48 States! 😎

Yeah, they were really cheap.

🤠 I Live 1 Mile Above Sea Level And The Mountains Where I Hunt Extend Another 7,000 feet Above That! Bullet Stability Has Never Been An Issue For Me And One Of The Ammuunition Companies in My State Has Been Loading the 270 Winchester in the 180 grain Woodleigh Weldcore Bonded Bullet For Years! Thus, They Apparently Knew That It Would Work All Along! But, Somehow, The Major Manufacturers Didn't? 🤣 Hummm...🤥's??? 😱

I’m going to try the 175 Sierra Gameking next.