Short-mag?

[dakotakid31]

Brother just won a Tikka(sp?).270SM. What is the advantages/disadvantages. I dont know much about the SM's.

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

I likely have the exact same gun. I bought the T3 stainless/synthetic last year before deer season. I'm not real well educated on the advantages/disadvantages of the SM, I think it has something to do with a better powder burn. I read everything I could find when I was buying, and I don't recall anything negative said about the Tikka or the SM cartidge. I know that I have had a lot of people comment on how nice of a gun it is.

[Roofer]

In my own terms, it turns a 270 into a magnum, which means more power. Same difference between a 30-30 and a 30-06. The -06 is a magnum and has more power.

I'm sure the gun techs will chime in, but that's my simple explanation.

[mrklean]

From what i know, whichs isnt a lot the WSMs have i dont remember if its faster or shorter power burn which I guess is suppose to give some flatter long range shots. When i was talking with the scheels guy he said a 7mm and a 300 WSM will pretty much perform the same way. If im totally wrong correct me but thats what i was told

[picksbigwagon]

the 270 wsm round is a necked down 416 Rigby case I believe, it is one big ol' case for powder. A friend has one and it shoots flat and long.

[irvingdog]

Lighter gun, reduced bolt travel, slightly better ballistics than a 270 win. The 270 seems to have seen the biggest improvement between the SM and it's predacessor. Nice bullet.

Expensive.

[L_Cappo]

i have a wsm 270.like picks said it shoots flat and long.i have my father in law load my shells and its amazing what loaded shells do compare to winchester shells.

[marine_man]

I've had a .270 WSM now for 3 years and have no regrets - it's a flat shooting rifle with plenty of power.

The only drawback vs the straight .270 is cost of the bullets and availability in small towns. The shells are quite a bit more expensive. Hopefully sometime in the near future I'll start reloading and then it won't be as big of a deal.

marine_man

[anyfishwilldo]

I have a .270 wsm Tikka and love it. I bought it 4 y/a and have not touched my 30-06 since. The shorter case allows for a quicker burn which means more power. They can really reach out and touch things.

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

I should add that with mine I bought it 2 days before deer opener last year. I had it bore sighted at Cabelas. Took 7 shots sighting it in. First 2 weren't on the paper, 3rd was a foot off the bullseye, 4th was close, 5th 6th and 7th shots were in a 2" group. 8th shot was at a deer and left a fire-hose-like blood trail. I was impressed.

[dakotakid31]

Thanks for all the info-sold it to my co-worker today.Gave the info from you guys to him. Brother gave him a good deal.

[BiffleFan]

I bought a browning A-bolt three years ago and have not been happy with the gun but the bullet I do like. The short fat doesn't want to feed very well at all. This has been the case with the Winchester supreme with the polymer tip. It will cob up in the action more often than not. This is the .243 WSSM. I will take any advice on this matter.

[TrophyEyes]

Short mags have a fatter cartridge which allow for a faster and more even burn allowing to get more out of the powder. This allows for the bullet to shoot flatter. The one thing is that there are a few calibers that have a greater impact than others. The .270WSSM has had the biggest improvement in preformance in comparison with some of the standard casings. I think the .25 came in second for most improvement. The 7mm and 30 cal versions did not see as much improvement because they already had significant powder burn improvements from the regular mag versions which have become the norm for these calibers. This is my understanding from what I have read, but I don't have any data to back it up.

[MattWtech]

switched from a remington abolt 7mm to a tikka t3 300 wsm, never felt better about switching weapons.

my wallet doesnt feel the same way though, just like these guys said, a box of 180 grain failsafes for 45 dollars and 180 grain accubonds for 49? somewhat outrageous

[TrophyEyes]

That box should kill 20 deer if you take the right shot.

[Fishpondc]

I have a browning A-bolt 300 WSM. It's supposedly more accurate than a long action 300, but I can't tell. It has about the same recoil as a 30-06, but has a big muzzle blast (LOUD) Hope this helps