130 vs. 150 grain .270 win for whitetail

In theory, I'd go with the 150grs. I prefer a heavier bullet for game especially in brush as they hold together more. Lighter bullets launch at a higher velocity and can be sometimes destructive to meat depending on bullet strike. Recoil is almost the same.
Reminds me which is better for deer in a 6.5mm. The 129 or 140grs. I prefer the 140grs, once again.
Most of all, try both and see which shoots more accurate. Nothing like an accurate rifle.
 
I head back to NS every fall to hunt, and I've always used 150 grains. All the deer I've shot with my 270 dropped and never got back up. I remember the first buck I got with this rifle when I started hunting over 15 years ago...I took a neck shot ( as that was all I had to go with) and it dropped like a bag of bricks. That was it. Maybe I've been very lucky though.
Where do you hunt in NS?
Good luck.
 
Accuracy

Canuckhunter said it best. If you are only shooting taylor mades you should pick up a couple boxes of each weight and determine which shoots best from your rifle. An accurately placed bullet will work better no matter which weight it is.
 
I've shot 9 or 10 whitetails with my .270 using factory 130 gr. Remington Core-lokt Pointed Soft Points. Most dropped on the spot, but the 2 biggest bucks went about 50-60 yards. I've never had a bullet exit a deer.
 
Hey thanks everyone. I"ll probably pick up a box of 150's soon. But this weekend a friend of mine gave me a brand new box of 130 win powerpoints. I'll see how they shoot and maybe compare them to some 150's to see which is the most accurate.

P.S. I hunt in the Yarmouth County area. How about you Matt74?
 
Hey,

I hunt in Kings County...the old man lives in Aylesford, so I hunt around there in the Valley some and out to Dalhousie. Not many deer like there used to be there, for a variety of reasons I won't get into here, but it's still nice to get home for it. My understanding is that there are plenty more deer down your way.

Matt

P.S. Do you ever go into the gun shop in Lequille?
 
Yep I go to the shop in Lequille once in awhile. Rebel3.0 and I went there just a couple weeks ago. Well I'm not sure that there is many more deer down here, cause the last couple seasons a friend of my old man has gone hunting in the Valley with a cousin of his. (I'm not sure exactly where) But he said it was more like it used to be here. Pretty good I guess

This year the deer numbers might be up Ive heard a few people say that it looked promising. But still its not like when I was a kid 15 years ago or so.
 
gonecountry said:
Yep I go to the shop in Lequille once in awhile. Rebel3.0 and I went there just a couple weeks ago. Well I'm not sure that there is many more deer down here, cause the last couple seasons a friend of my old man has gone hunting in the Valley with a cousin of his. (I'm not sure exactly where) But he said it was more like it used to be here. Pretty good I guess

This year the deer numbers might be up Ive heard a few people say that it looked promising. But still its not like when I was a kid 15 years ago or so.
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Funny,
I was home for 2 weeks last year and saw one deer!!
I seriously hope numbers are up this fall. Like I said, I usually use my 270, but I recently picked up a Winchester 1886 in 40-65 caliber, and that's what I plan on hunting with this fall. Can't wait to get her out!
 
Matt74 said:
I recently picked up a Winchester 1886 in 40-65 caliber, and that's what I plan on hunting with this fall. Can't wait to get her out!
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Yep I imagine, It will be lots of fun hunting with an old gun like that. Thats what they were meant for..... to be used. I still once in awhile take my great grandfathers SxS 10 gauge out for partidge. And with old 2 7/8 shells and a relatively good shot on a sitting bird it dont ruin them like some people think it will.
I hope the deer numbers are up in both our areas this year. The winter wasnt to bad around here. I was rabbit hunting on new years eve and there wasnt any snow at all not even a flake. I also seen a huge doe that day too.
I just have to remember to apply for a doe tag this year. Every year I think of it too late:(
 
gonecountry said:
Yep I imagine, It will be lots of fun hunting with an old gun like that. Thats what they were meant for..... to be used. I still once in awhile take my great grandfathers SxS 10 gauge out for partidge. And with old 2 7/8 shells and a relatively good shot on a sitting bird it dont ruin them like some people think it will.
I hope the deer numbers are up in both our areas this year. The winter wasnt to bad around here. I was rabbit hunting on new years eve and there wasnt any snow at all not even a flake. I also seen a huge doe that day too.
I just have to remember to apply for a doe tag this year. Every year I think of it too late:(
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Yeah, should be fun. It would suck to slip and fall and damage it though....but, like you said, this is what they were made for! I'll just have to be extra careful where I place my footing....
Man, I hope the deer numbers are up too! There are so many deer up here in Ontario it's crazy...well, compared to back home anyway...into farmers crops, etc, etc. I could easily get some nice game up here, but it's always nice to get home for some reason.
 
How does the Ontario deer season corespond (?? spelling) with ours? Maybe you could get some hunting in up there where all the deer are. Just incase you dont have any luck at home this year.
 
first off, Canadian Tire ammo will not kill a deer

secondly, I would suggest going with the extra sectional density and lower muzzle velocity of the 150 grain bullet to help aid in penetration and slower expansion when using a vanilla soft point

PS go to a gun shop and buy a box of 150 grain Federal Fusion if you want some decent but affordable ammunition.
 
The .270 was my first and for many years only big-game caliber. I only used 130 grain bullets and most of those were plain old Hornady Interlocks with a few Sierras thrown in. I only remember recovering two bullets, both on lengthwise shots.
 
A friend of mine has taken many, many moose, deer, elk & bears with his old .270 Win. using 130gr Nosler partitions and a healthy dose of IMR 4895 for a long string of one-shot kills. Nothing fancy, just good old placing your shot where it belongs. FWIW, I load 140gr Accubonds and highly recommend them.
 
todbartell said:
PS go to a gun shop and buy a box of 150 grain Federal Fusion if you want some decent but affordable ammunition.
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When these first came out there was allot of hype. I had a box given to me to try out, and I was very impressed. Out of the three different .270's I have shot them out of, all were under 1" groups at 100.

I did a wet paper test on them and all held together very well. If I remember correctly all were around 80-85% of thier origional weight(not the best test, but gives an idea).

Since the first box was given to me about two years ago, I have shot seven big game animals with the 150's and every one was killed with one shot. I recovered a few and they weighed about the same as my wet paper test, 80% or so.

By far some of the best "cheap" ammo I have ever used. For the price they are hard to beat, some of my reloads cost more than these and dont work really any better.
 
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one of my neighbour's uses a 2506 with a 100grain nosler partition and has killed many deer with it . he dos;nt like quick expanding bullet;s because of too much meat damage. ctc sells remington corelok ammo which will hold together and is cheap. don;t listen to the guy at work he dos;nt know what he;s talking about the 270 winchester is an excellent round . i own one and so doe;s several of my buddies . very flat shooting and not much recoil. try the 130s or the 150s and don;t listen to the guy at work . happy hunting
 
Anyways.... I got some 130's and I'll get some 150's to try out too. Maybe even some Fusions if I can find them.

Does anyone have a preference of the factory winchester vs. the factory remington stuff. Remember just non-premium for now. I see both the winchester 130's and 150's are power points. But in the rem ammo the 130's are PSP pointed softpoint core-lokt and the the 150's are just SP softpoint core-lokt. Also Im in nova scotia brush country and most shots will prob be under 75yds. Maybe the possiblity of around 200 yds if there is a buck in my field some morning when I'm on the way to the woods.
 
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