Update in Feb 2016 - click this link to see how accurate my hand loads are in this 270 Win barrel. :-)
And click this link to see much better accuracy with my 30-06 barrel. The factory loads I tried with the post below were not an ideal match for the barrel.
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Here is a video showing the first few shots with our two new Mauser M03 rifles, in 270 Winchester and 30-06 Springfield. The annotations are showing up with Flash, but not HTML5.
The 270 was tested with Norma Kalahari Plains Game factory ammunition using 120gn (7.8 gram) projectiles. To try the 30-06 out I used some old Remington High Velocity factory ammo, loaded with their 180gn Pointed Soft Point - Core Lokt bullets.
The results show that acceptable accuracy for hunting can be achieved with factory ammunition. I'll be developing hand-loads for each barrel, aiming for half to three-quarter minute of angle performance. Stay tuned!
Side note: my son fired the first shot with the 270; a bore sighter to get the scope in the game. It hit closer to the middle of the panel than my first shot with the 30-06. He is now officially a better shot than me, he says. :-)
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Regards, Rick.