Rifle Magazine – July-August 2019

Aramid fibers are lightweight and
durable. Among other things, ar-
amid fibers are used to reinforce
concrete and manufacture cables,
tires and body armor.
The Bell & Carson stock is full-
size and weighs 2 pounds with a

.75-inch-thick Pachmayr Deceler-

ator recoil pad. Its forearm is 10

inches long, 2 inches wide at the

rear and nearly 1.30 inches wide

and one-inch deep at the tip. There

is no way my forward hand would

ever reach that far forward, so I’d

cut a good 3 inches off of it. The

grip is too thick, about 1.60 inches

wide and 5.5 inches in circumfer-

ence. A stock made of aramid fi-

bers should be strong in the grip,

so if I was dictator, I’d reduce its

circumference by about an inch.

The comb is thick and rounded,

and the cheekpiece helps cradle a

shooter’s face.

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Remington states the

X-Mark Pro trigger

is set at the factory

with a pull weight

of 3.5 pounds.

.270 Winchester Handloads

overall 3-shot

loaded 100-yard

bullet powder charge length velocity group

(grains) (grains) (inches) (fps) (inches)

110 Speer HP Power Pro 2000-MR 51.5 3.145 3,154 1.50

130 Nosler Ballistic Tip H-4831 58.0 3.300 3,083 1.06

150 Nosler Partition RL-26 60.3 3.320 3,064 1.37

Factory loads

130 Browning BXS Solid Expansion (3,100*) 3,008 1.03

130 Federal Power-Shok Copper (3,060*) 2,996 1.45

140 Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Tip (2,950*) 2,988 1.33

150 Federal Non-Typical Whitetail softpoint (2,830*) 2,875 .77

2.20**

1.09**

* stated velocity ** 300-yard group

Notes: A Remington Model 700 Mountain Rifle .270 Winchester with a 22-inch barrel and a Leupold

VX-Freedom 3-9x 40mm scope was used to test all loads. Winchester cases and Remington 9½

primers were used throughout. Velocities are an average of two, three-shot groups chronographed

at 10 feet. Temperatures ranged between 50 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit.

For more data on this cartridge please visit LoadData.com.

Be Alert – Publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors in published load data. Listed loads are only valid in the test firearms used.

Reduce initial powder charge by 10 percent and work up while watching for pressure signs.