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.270 130gr FMJs

  • 03-06-2011 7:19pm
    #1
    arrowloopboy
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    Anyone know where i can get a few hundread of these at a reasonable price ?


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  • #2
    cruisedub1
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    arrowloopboy wrote: »
    Anyone know where i can get a few hundread of these at a reasonable price ?


    .270 Winchester are a hunting cartridge , I don"t think they were ever made in a full metal jacket which is a military cartridge .


  • #3
    It wasn't me!
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    cruisedub1 wrote: »
    .270 Winchester are a hunting cartridge , I don"t think they were ever made in a full metal jacket which is a military cartridge .

    Sako make a full metal jacket. Think they're about €20 a box. John Lambert may have them.


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    cruisedub1
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    It wasn't me! wrote: »
    Sako make a full metal jacket. Think they're about €20 a box. John Lambert may have them.


    they don't make fmj's in .270 .


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    It wasn't me!
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    cruisedub1 wrote: »
    they don't make fmj's in .270 .

    Not currently on their cartridge database, but I heard John Lambert had them. Worth a shout anyway, they may have made them before.


  • #6
    GixxerThou
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    Jack Kelly in wexford has them, sako fmj €20 a box. Not that accurate through my rifle and very slow over chrono. John Lambert does not have them.


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  • #7
    arrowloopboy
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    Thanks lads,i knew John didn't have them,might just stick to Federal soft points for plinking so.


  • #8
    GixxerThou
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    arrowloopboy wrote: »
    Thanks lads,i knew John didn't have them,might just stick to Federal soft points for plinking so.
    Norma 110g vmax are the job for plinking!!


  • #9
    Glensman
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    cruisedub1 wrote: »
    they don't make fmj's in .270 .


    Yes they do. Not widely stocked as .270's are not used for targets much and FMJ is not ethical for hunting.


  • #10
    arrowloopboy
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    GixxerThou wrote: »
    Norma 110g vmax are the job for plinking!!

    How much ?


  • #11
    cruisedub1
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    Glensman wrote: »
    Yes they do. Not widely stocked as .270's are not used for targets much and FMJ is not ethical for hunting.


    O. K. I give up . When someone manages to get a box will they please post a picture ,I'd be interested in seeing them , might even get a box to try out in my Husqvarna.
    Thats it for now , its a wet saturday morning here in sunny California and Im off to Canyon Sports to browse the consignment rack . IMG_0712-1.JPG


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  • #12
    GixxerThou
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    cruisedub1 wrote: »
    O. K. I give up . When someone manages to get a box will they please post a picture ,I'd be interested in seeing them , might even get a box to try out in my Husqvarna.
    Thats it for now , its a wet saturday morning here in sunny California and Im off to Canyon Sports to browse the consignment rack . IMG_0712-1.JPG
    Have half a box left here, will post a pic in the morning.


  • #13
    GixxerThou
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    As promised


  • #14
    Mountainy Jack
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    GixxerThou wrote: »
    Jack Kelly in wexford has them, sako fmj €20 a box. Not that accurate through my rifle and very slow over chrono. John Lambert does not have them.

    I'll second that, seen them being shot years ago and they didnt' perform well. For 20 quid they are worth a try in your rifle to see if they group. I wouldn't be going out and buying 200 of them straight away though!!!


  • #15
    cruisedub1
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    Mountainy Jack wrote: »
    I'll second that, seen them being shot years ago and they didnt' perform well. For 20 quid they are worth a try in your rifle to see if they group. I wouldn't be going out and buying 200 of them straight away though!!!


    Definitely not a round you would use for serious target shooting , is there any info printed on the box as to velocity as they may be a reduced load .


  • #16
    GixxerThou
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    cruisedub1 wrote: »
    Definitely not a round you would use for serious target shooting , is there any info printed on the box as to velocity as they may be a reduced load .

    No nothing on the box but they chrono'd at 2800 fps through my 22inch truflite barrel. Recoil was a lot less then most factory ammo so Id say they are loaded well off maximum charge. This surprised me as any other sako ammo I had used through my .300 and 7mm mags were the hottest factory rounds I had tried.


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