270 WSM Brass Insight Appreciated

[Chestnut]

Context: After struggling to find brass 9 months ago I was able to finally find loaded ammo on shelves. I bought it because the loaded ammo was the sample price as MSRP Norma Brass or Nosler, they were always out of stock though. Figured I could test the factory ammo in my rifle to have a fall back. Brass is now in stock at various places.

Suffice to say the factory ammo I'm buying sucks these days. I have a hard time finding anything that groups tighter than 3moa. Shooting reloads with 130 Nos BT & 59gr of IMR 4350 I can consistently get 0.5 moa with good days as small as 0.2 moa shooting 200y.

Problem: Need more brass for 270 WSM hunting rifle. I LIKE shooting it recreational and maybe shoot 100-200 shots a year. I have about 90 Winchester brass but they have seen 4-5 firings and are starting to split necks.

Solutions:
1. Pull factory ammo to get brass?
2. Shoot factory ammo to get brass?
3. Try and sell the ammo that doesn't shoot and buy new brass? (probably ideal but inexperienced with selling things like ammo)
3a. For 270 WSM brass what brand is good, I don't need best. So far I can find Norma, Nosler, ADG, & Hornady.
4. Something i'm missing. (tossed around rebarreling to remove 270 WSM from my life altogether but i have a LOT of ammo for this gun)

Facroty ammo I have that doesn't shoot worth a dang.
Federal Terminal Acent 136gr
Win Deer Season XP 130gr
Fed Fusion 130gr
Fed Power Point 130gr

 

[joshb]

First, learn to Anneal! Pull that factory stuff apart, dump the powder unless you KNOW what it is and use the bullets as foulers. Maybe try some loads with the bullets if you have a lot of them.

 

[L.Sherm]

Buy ADG 270 WSM Brass and dont look back

 

[Chestnut]

Anneal!

YES! I started annealing recently. These handloads are from when i was young, dumb, and ... didn't know annealing was a thing or anything about brass life & consistency. I assumed i could always just get more. 15 years ago 270 WSM was everywhere and was cheap.

 

[Chestnut]

Buy ADG 270 WSM Brass and dont look back

Lapua 300 WSM brass and neck it down.

Lapua 300 Winchester Short Magnum (WSM) 100 Count

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ADG gets good reviews as does Lapua. Are either choice good?

Only knock on the 300 WSM is I'm new to changing a case from one size to another. Would I need a special die to do that?

 

[L.Sherm]

ADG is as every bit as good as Lapua

 

[L.Sherm]

ADG gets good reviews as does Lapua. Are either choice good?

Only knock on the 300 WSM is I'm new to changing a case from one size to another. Would I need a special die to do that?

Save yourself the trouble of Necking down which its reallnot that big of deal i necked down ADG 300WSM brass for my 6.5x300wsm and do others because I have to in your case I wouldn't if I could get quality brass

 

[Orr89rocz]

Theres plenty of brass in stock. Midway has norma, hornady, nosler

 

[ebb]

If it is a bench gun and you are going to have a good chance of retrieving your brass, by all means get the best. If this is a hunting rifle and will be shot mostly in the field chances are you will lose most of it in the high grass, and you may not want to eject the premium brass into the wilderness.