I am working up a .270 win load for hunting whitetail in alberta this winter. I just completed my hunter safety this spring and this will be my first time hunting. I have been playing around with Hornday 140 gr interlock and they seem to be quite accurate. I also have access to 110 gr and 130 gr Barnes TTSX. Which of these bullets would be best for a whitetail load work up?
.270 Win load
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It's sort of a "Reloading" subforum question but no biggie.
Either of those three will work. Cup and core bullets like the Interlock have been used on game since their invention. The monolithic copper bullets like the TTSX are much more expensive for doing the same job, but they do it as well. If the 140gr Interlock is accurate, by all means stick with it: accuracy and shot placement are most important issue.
Either of those three will work. Cup and core bullets like the Interlock have been used on game since their invention. The monolithic copper bullets like the TTSX are much more expensive for doing the same job, but they do it as well. If the 140gr Interlock is accurate, by all means stick with it: accuracy and shot placement are most important issue.
Thanks, wasn’t sure if this was better for hunting or reloading. I got all of the bullets above in a if reloading packages for a really good price so I was game to try them all out. But after I deplete this stock I am going to only buy the best performer. If the hornady get similar results to the TTSX I’ll probably only buy the hornady going forward
I have a around 100 130 and 110 gr TTSX, I am interested in elk but probably not this year being new to hunting. Would the same 130 gr TTSX be a good choice for Elk?
May also try for Mule deer this year, 140 gr hornady acceptable for tougher mulies or should I step up to the monolithic for those guys?
May also try for Mule deer this year, 140 gr hornady acceptable for tougher mulies or should I step up to the monolithic for those guys?
id shoot em into muleys aswell... i use cup an cores on Sambar, none of these der are as dense as sambar, the elk being bigger an proberly larger boned, but not dense... TTSX for Elk Tags, 140gr SP for Deer Tags
I got a good deal on a box of 130gr Interbonds. I prefer premium bullets in general, but even more so with high velocity rounds like the 270. I'll spend far more money on gas than a few bullets in a season, so the extra cost isn't really a big deal to me. Even if I use a whole box for load development, I'll still spend more on gas in one weekend getting to and from a good place to hunt.
Nothing wrong with the interlock, but I feel that a premium bullet allows more shot options due to its better penetration and weight retention - if you can get that perfect broad side boiler room shot it doesn't matter but if you can't, then I'd rather have a premium bullet.
Edit: My load is 55gr IMR4350, 130gr Interbond @3050fps from a 22" barrel.
Nothing wrong with the interlock, but I feel that a premium bullet allows more shot options due to its better penetration and weight retention - if you can get that perfect broad side boiler room shot it doesn't matter but if you can't, then I'd rather have a premium bullet.
Edit: My load is 55gr IMR4350, 130gr Interbond @3050fps from a 22" barrel.
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Fair enough, optimally I would like a cheap option to practice my accuracy on, and then a more premium round for game. But I would like these to be very close in weight and ballistics so my practice transfers to my hunting round. I do also have some 130 gr hornady and Barnes hollow point that aren’t suitable for hunting. Maybe use these for practice and load development and then use the TTSX for hunting
130 gr over RL22. - dan
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I like 130gr or better for my deer loads. A buddy of mine swears by 130gr Barnes TTSX he loads to 3026fps with Ramshot Magnum.
My go-to load is Hornady 145gr ELD-X over 62.4gr Ramshot Magnum, chrono'ed at 2918fps.
My go-to load is Hornady 145gr ELD-X over 62.4gr Ramshot Magnum, chrono'ed at 2918fps.
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That'd be my plan knowing what I know now from when I began. Almost all game animals I've taken were with cup and core... most with 150gr 270 Remington Core-lokt (similar construction to Hornady's Interlock) and only recovered one bullet in a deer: if memory serves it ended up with a satisfactory shaped mushroom at 130gr having penetrated shoulder bones, heart and lungs before lodging in a vertebrae. Any bullet issues I had were user imposed.
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H4831sc at or near 60 grains has always worked for me with a variety of 130 grain bullets. Your 140 grain hornady bullets will be fine for deer, as will a 130 grain. The barnes 130 ttsx will be good for deer or elk. With any cartridge shot placement is key.
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Heavier bullets in .277" will have a higher BC if longer distance shooting is necessary. Lighter bullets are less resistant to tumbling if they contact even the lightest of objects in flight before reaching target. (I tumbled an entire five shot group clipping fluffy snow with 55gr in .224") . Otherwise the TTSX is designed for game animals... .243" and .257" caliber rifles of around 90-100gr bullets are successfully used on large game though generally considered inadequate for the largest: I agree that a more powerful round and larger caliber is optimum for game larger than ~400lbs.
The 110tsx should perform great on game. The penetration you get from a mono metal bullet is very high, and they perform best with lots of velocity behind them. Guys frequently step down a weight when using them, eg 120gr in a 7mm or 150gr in a 300mag. The 110 in the 270 should punch well above what its weight would suggest.
I shoot (and hunt with) a Savage Axis Stainless in .270 Win with a 22" barrel sporting a 1:10 twist. My most accurate load (and the load I hunt with) is a 140 gr. AccuBond over H4831SC in Winchester brass (neck sized only with a Lee collet die) and CCI primers loaded to the book OAL. I recovered a bullet from a deer last fall and it did exactly what it said it would do on the box - I had to track down that deer for about 4 feet from where he was shot. For target shooting I load the 130 gr. Sierra GameKing and they also perform very well but I haven't tried them on game. I've been trying to use that rifle to complete the "My Rifle Shoots 0.75" All Day!" challenge in the hunting rifle forum and I've come very close several times with the SGK. I think I could do it with the AccuBonds but I'm reluctant to shoot 15 premium bullets to complete an internet challenge so I might have to wait until after hunting season to try it again. Here's a good internet resource for info on various .270 loads:
https://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/.270+Winchester.html
Have fun and stay safe this fall!
https://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/.270+Winchester.html
Have fun and stay safe this fall!
