.270 trajectory at a distance

[txags06]

Spot on with my Remington 710 .270 at 100-200 yards. I don't have a recticle with yard dots to compensate my shot. My question is, I might be getting into some farther shots this weekend on some aoudad at our lease. How should I compensate for shots of say 300, 400, 500 & 600 yards? We have some pretty long sight lines on the part of the property the Aoudad roam.

Oh and wish me luck! 3 bow kills this year so time for some fun with the boomstick!
Thanks

[ShoootLow]

Curious to see what everyone says. I suggest not shooting behind yardages you are comfortable and experienced at. Would not exceed 200 unless shooting at a target.
Just my .02

[txags06]

Thanks shootlow, I have shot different weapons farther just not my .270 and want to give her a shot. If it was a WT then I wouldn't but we have a ton of aoudad and our rancher HATES them. They won't come to our feeders so this is my next option...

[Dollie]

If your ZERO at 200 yds, then aim for the top of the kill zone at 300 yds. Beyond that, unless you really know your gun and ammo, then you don't need to take any shots. Best-o-Luck.

[RLTW27]

What rounds are you using (brand, type and grain)?

[txags06]

I usually group good & use both of the following...

Remington core-lokt 150 gr
Winchester 150 gr power points

Open to other suggestions, this is just what has worked good for me in the past (again 100-200 yards with this gun)

[PondPopper]

You really need to go shoot a bunch at 300,400,500 to learn how your gun acts at these ranges. You shouldn't be having to guess. You should know. Learn your gun!!

[txfireguy2003]

Just for an example here, I'm not that familiar with .270's, but here's what my .308 does (yours will be much different): dead on at 100, 2.5moa at 250 (that's 6.75"), 12moa at 500 (60", 5'!), 23moa at 750 (i don't even want to do the math right now, but you can, multiply 23x7.5 and that'll tell you how many inches of drop). That just covers drop, add in wind correction right and left and it gets real tricky! If you've only ever shot that rifle to 200, I would probably stay under 200 on game. You would PROBABLY be okay shooting at top of kill zone out to about 250, and top of shoulder to 300, 350 MAYBE. Beyond that, i wouldn't even attempt a shot unless I KNEW where my rifle shot at that range. Once you get past 250-350 (depending on caliber and load) those bullets start dropping crazy fast. And if the wind is coming from any angle other than 12 o clock or 6 o clock, i won't shoot over 250. The amount of wind drift at 500, even with very light breeze, is really surprising, especially if you've never experienced it. Good luck to you, but take the advice you've been given here, keep your shots down to ranges you know.

[RLTW27]

These are factory numbers so keep in mind it's obviously just a starting point to get you on paper at known distances. Air temp, humidity, altitude, your barrel length, temp of the ammo (cold or sitting in the sun), wind, etc, are all going to affect ballistics. I'm sure you know this but just throwing it out there.

Assuming you have a zero at 200yds here are some numbers for ya. These are bullet drop in inches at known ranges for your loads:

150gr Remington Core-Lokt with a 200yd zero
250yds -3.6"
300yds -9.4"
400yds -28.6"
500yds -61.2"

150gr Win Power points with a 200yd zero
250yds -3.2"
300yds -8.2"
400yds -24.4"
500yds -50.4"

Pretty hard drops after 300yds. I wouldn't recommend eyeballing it for hunting beyond those ranges especially when you throw wind into the equation. Hope this helps.

[Arrowflinger84]

Get a scope with a turret and run to your data for a quick dial up. Holding over method is not safe or accurate why way to hunt. With my .270 I shoot out between 500-850 yrds with a steady setup.

[motfus]

don't try over 300 unless you are really successful punching paper.
I've had my ruger 270 for years, zero at 200 and will not attempt to shoot and possibly cripple an animal beyond my comfort zone. my nickel..
check out longdistancehunting.com

[txags06]

ok thanks for all the info guys, its tough I don't have a place to plink at these distances like I used too. I will probably not shoot any farther than 250 or so anyways just wanted some input. Thanks again!

[Mud Shark]

If your ZERO at 200 yds, then aim for the top of the kill zone at 300 yds. Beyond that, unless you really know your gun and ammo, then you don't need to take any shots. Best-o-Luck.

You really need to go shoot a bunch at 300,400,500 to learn how your gun acts at these ranges. You shouldn't be having to guess. You should know. Learn your gun!!

These are the direction I would go. It's great to know your drop at those distances, but until you look through the scope at a target/animal at those distances, you'll have trouble judging. It's something that takes quite a bit of practice, not just answering a question.

I wouldn't shoot past 300 yards without actually practicing those dicstances.

[hollywood40]

Hand loaded my .270 for NM couple years ago with a pretty hot load. At the range
2 in high at 200 yds
12 in low at 300 yds
22 in low at 400 yds
I would n't recommend shooting past 200 or maybe 300 if you haven't practiced. Don't even think of 400 or beyond way too variables start coming into play. At 400yds my bullet would drift 3-4 just with a lil 10 mph wind much less in this gusting stuff we have now.

[Sharp Shooter13]

Ballistic chart

http://www.remington.com/pages/news-and-resources/ballistics.aspx