Whats your favorite powder for the 270win?

[Riflemanz]

I shoot a rem 7400 270win and was wondering what your best powder is with 130gr bullets?

[Thomas Krupinski]

I use Accurate Arms 4350 in my Remington Model 700 in 270 with 140 grain Hornady bullets.

[Bearwolf31]

44 grains of IMR4064 has worked well with my 130gr Nosler BT's and Speer BTSP.

[BruceP]

I use 60 gr. of Accurate Arms 3100 and a 130 gr. Ballistic tip.
BruceP

[RaySendero]

Hodgdon H4831sc - Only powder you'll ever need for 270!

[Mauser]

Ray:  I tried 4831sc and while it was accurate in my 270 I could never exceed around 2920 FPS at the muzzle with 130 grain bullets.  I tried a few other powders and had similar results.  I finally switched to Rel 19 and maxed out, got 3050 FPS at the muzzle with good hunting accuracy groups that are between 1" and 1.5" at 100 yards.  The 4831sc was a little more accurate but not enough to matter at the ranges at which I shoot-never beyond 300 yards.

Normally I don't care about maximizing velocity but I like to have a few max loads around "just in case."  High velocity is, after all, supposed to be the calling card of the 270 Win.

I've heard that Rel 19 is much more temperature sensitive than the Hodgedon powders.  Is this true?

[RaySendero]

Yes - The H4831sc is not the fastest but it is the most accurate I've found.  I use it for 130 grain bullets loaded down to about 2650 FPS for deer inside of 200 yards, loaded 1/2 grain below max with 135 grain match boattails for targets and loaded max with 150 boattails SP for long range deer/antelope.  It really does all this well.

[razmuz]

I've worked up lots of good loads in my 270's.  My current shoots best with 54 gr's of Win 760 using mag primer @ 3.240.  However,  I'm working with H-1000 and things are starting to look good.  I only use 130 gr bullets.   With all this said if I had to use only one powder in my 270's for ever and ever it would be H-4831.  Why you say, because It can be used in so many different calibers.
PS.  IMR-7828 & Rel-22 work great.  

I haven't really answered question, so here it is:  H-4831.

[TNrifleman]

I have had good results in my Ruger 77 270 with H4831sc and IMR4350 and Nosler 130 Partitions.

[varmit_master]

Hi my dad has a Rug.77 270 and i was going to load a 130gr Nosler BT and use IMR 4350 powder i have a bunch of IMR 4350 because i use it in my 300 wby and i wouldnt have to buy any more powder VM

[The Bonz]

I have an experience with RL19 being heat sensitive, while shooting in a .280 Rem.  The first 2 shots were fine, (on a hot 90 deg+ day) and the third flattened the primer big time and the recoil was severe (relative to what it should have been).  That is the only time and only powder I have ever experienced that "phenomenom" with.   I really like H4831sc and can't find a better choice overall.  I like H/IMR 4350 too, it shoots well but not with the velocity.  IMR7828 is good in my gun.  It fills the case and gets good velocity with 130,140 or 150's.  I have loaded some 160gr Partitions at @2800 fps or so just for fun.  I hunt here in Colorado and have shot muley's with a 140gr. Hornady BTSP with 4831sc pushing it to the high 2900's.  At 100 yds it did the trick, however I found nothing left of the bullet inside on a broadside shot.  I have been a Barnes X devotee for a while as well and like the ability to shoot at harder angles those bullets give me.  I like an exit wound for some reason and the Barnes has never stayed in an animal and they fell just as quick or quicker.  
As for more powders, try RL22 as I have had good velocity with that.  I find accuracy is not determined by powder for the most part.  I play with seating depth of the bullet and that gives much more consistent and definitive results than burning up lots of powder.  Pick a powder that gives high velocity at good pressures, and play with seating depth .010 at a time.
Bonz.

[Buffalogun]

Riflemanz,

One of the best ways to find out about preferred powders is to look at the data from several(I have seven) loading manuals. You will notice that certain powders keep showing up for a particular cartridge.
For the .270 Win. you will see H4831 listed a lot. It has worked very well in the two .270 Win. rifles I have owned.

Like Ray said!

Buffalogun

[Siskiyou]

Riflemanz:  The key consideration for my response is that I do not reload for the Rem 7400.   I do reload for a number of .270's.  My favorite powder is H4831 with 130, and 150 grain bullets.  My favorite with the Hornaday 140 is WW785 which is no longer on the market. :cry:  Sometime back I bought some Winchester WMR and I am going to try and develope some loads with that.

I believe the Rem. 740/742/7400 series operates better with a moderate burning powder.  My brother had very poor results using the slower powders in a 742 in .280 Rem.  If I was looking to load for a .270 in the 7400 I would take a look at IMR4320 for best results.  It is not going to give you the velocity that H4831 will, but your rifle will function.  If you have the time and the means you might want to try 760 or H414.  The downside is that you might end up with some powder that you cannot burn in that rifle.  Back in the days of many deer, I had friends that loaded for thier then new 740/742 in 30-06.  These were guys who came back from WWII and hung up their 30-30's for 30-06 autoloaders.  These kind gentlemen took me to the range and let me look over their shoulder when reloading for their new autoloader.  They quickly backed off from slow burning powders to the mid range powders.  They gave up a little velocity for reliability.

[bchannell]

Lots of good advice. I happen to be a huge fan of the .270, having used it to deer hunt for several years. I like to try different calibers every year, but usually take my first buck with a .270. They are the cat's meow in my mind. For years I used H4831 and had no reason to change, it is a top powder in the .270 and there's a lot of truth to the "only powder you'll every need" statement above. Having said that I somehow got to trying RL22 in my favoirte Ruger 77 .270 and have been getting little tiny bug hole groups at 100 yards. It rivals H4831 in every way including velocity. I think I just might switch, or at least not worry and buy which ever is on the shelf handy when I need more powder. You might give it a try, I sure was surprised at the results.

[canadamoose1]

My favorite load for the 130 gr. used to be 58 gr of H 4831sc with a 130 gr. Nosler Partition. Have since gone to the 140 gr. Accubond with 58 gr. of RL 22. Group size is smaller and more consistent. Have shot two mulies and two moose with them and  recommend them highly. Best thing thats happened to my .270

[anthony passero]

As much h4831sc as your weapon can stand behind a good 130gr bullet and no deer or goat is safe!1 I get well over 3100 fps with the sierra prohunter  and winchester case out of my 270 pre 64 standard weight.

                                                        Anthony

[oso45-70]

Riflemanz,
I have had the best luck with IMR 4064 with 130 gr bullets............joe....