Am I wasting my time : 90 grain in .270

[spy231]

I have an Encore and just got my reloading kit. Am I wasting my time trying to find a load that will work with a 90 grain bullet. I bought powder/primers/bullets that my manual suggested, but what is the odds of finding one that will group well enough for varmints. I was using factory 130 grain loads that grouped great, but I wanted something smaller for varmints. I am still new to reloading and just dont want to waste my time/money if I dont stand a chance b/c of the 1:10 twist rate.  Or is this the case of every gun is different and you dont know until you try it?

Thanks guys!

[DalesCarpentry]

I am new to reloading also but I see no reason you should not be able to get a 90 grain bullet to group from a 1 in 10 twist barrel. Like you said though you will never know till you try. Every barrel is different and what may work in one may not work in another. Dale

[Questor]

I have gotten excellent results with the Horandy 110 grain Vmax bullet. Very accurate and explosive on prairie dogs. I steered away from the 90 grainers because a lot of guys had bad luck with them and I wasn't in the mood to experiment.

[Kurt L]

I have the 90 gr sierra and they are not doing good,I have not done alot of testing yet as its been in the teens
and just to cold but so far they are not doing as well as the hornady 110 hp

[boommer]

HI spy231 90 gr sierra hollow points are just wicked on ground hogs. I got great results with them in a husqvarna 270 with 9.5 twist.
MY load was 59 grs. 4350 IMR it grouped right at inch. I loved blowing those chucks up with those little 90 grainers !  H380 powder work well with those bullets too.

[spy231]

Thanks guys. I will give these my best try and if i cant get them to group well by the time I go through all 100 of them then I will try the 110's