.270 Weatherby Magnum [SEP] designer
.270 Weatherby Magnum
The .270 Weatherby Magnum was the first belted magnum based on the .300 H&H Magnum to be developed by Roy Weatherby in 1943. The cartridge is short enough to function in standard-length long actions with a brass length of 2.549" or 64.74mm and an overall length of about 3.295". It has the characteristic double-radius shoulders and is necked down to accommodate the .277 in bullets. Like most Weatherby cartridges, the .270 Weatherby was standardized by the Small Arms and Ammunitions Manufacturers Institute in 1994,
's full line up of calibers consists of the:
- .224 Weatherby Magnum
- .240 Weatherby Magnum
- .257 Weatherby Magnum
- 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum
- .270 Weatherby Magnum
- 7mm Weatherby Magnum
- .300 Weatherby Magnum
- .340 Weatherby Magnum
- .30-378 Weatherby Magnum
- .338-378 Weatherby Magnum
- .375 Weatherby Magnum
- .378 Weatherby Magnum
- .416 Weatherby Magnum
- .460 Weatherby Magnum
Weatherby offers rifles chambered in:
- .17 HMR
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