.270 hunting ammo

[OntJim]

You need to use the same ammo for practice as you do for hunting as the POI could be quite different for different ammo.

Super Cub - I use Hornady .338 225 gr. bullets in my gun for the majority of my practice. In my gun the 225 Nosler Partitions shoot to the same point of impact and are what I hunt with. So, what is the benefit of spending twice the amount of money on bullets for practice? Granted if a person only shoots one or two boxes of ammo in practice it doesn't matter. It does if several hundred rounds are shot in practice.

Jim

 

[Superglide]

Keep using what you have been using if it works why change it up. That said if you are looking for some other good well priced ammo Federal Fusion in 130gr or 150gr works well and it is a bonded bullet. Just my opinion.

 

[blasted_saber]

You need to use the same ammo for practice as you do for hunting as the POI could be quite different for different ammo.

Could be, but not always. Ive found loads with similar POI but dramatic price differences.

 

[SuperCub]

Super Cub - I use Hornady .338 225 gr. bullets in my gun for the majority of my practice. In my gun the 225 Nosler Partitions shoot to the same point of impact and are what I hunt with. So, what is the benefit of spending twice the amount of money on bullets for practice? Granted if a person only shoots one or two boxes of ammo in practice it doesn't matter. It does if several hundred rounds are shot in practice.

Jim

There is no benefit if your POI is the same.

 

[tribal]

well i didnt end up taking a shot at anything. the guy i was with got a buck the first night we were out, and that ended up being the only one. thanks for all your help it was most appreciated. Now i can go back and try a few different rounds and see if there is one in particular that my gun likes better!

 

[Snapshot]

I just finished some sighting and chronographing using a 24" Remington 700 CDL in 270 Winchester.

Factory loads were Remington 130 grain Core-Lokt and Winchester 130 grain Supreme Silvertip.

There was quite a difference in average velocity (Core-Lokt average 2613fps, Silvertip 3010fps) and the Silvertip group POI was 3 1/2 " above the Core-Lokt at 100 yards.

The Silvertip was about twice the price of the Core-Lokt.

All shots were taken from a rest and the 270 group sizes were quite a bit bigger than similar shots taken with target / tactical / varmint type rifles that I am accustomed to shooting. This is probably not a factor in hunting because skill, experience field conditions will more important than rifle and ammunition technical factors, and the requirements of a good hunting shot are obviously not the same as a good group on a paper target.

I am not a hunter so can't say if the change in velocity or POI would make any difference in the field, but the fact that there is a difference supports the idea that you should practice with the rifle and ammunition you will hunt with.

Snapshot

 

[Silverado]

You need to use the same ammo for practice as you do for hunting as the POI could be quite different for different ammo.

I personally don't think this matters. Practice, practice and practice with whatever ammo you can afford. Re-zero your rifle to hunt with your hunting ammo.

I use 165gr bulk Remington or Hornady bullets for practice, and 165 TSX for hunting. They don't shoot to the same POI. So what? Adjust scope, and... done.

 

[SuperCub]

True enough, but there are a lot of folk out there that load up on cheap/old/mixed/hand-me-down ammo for sighting in and don't know that different ammo may shoot to different POIs, then go out and start shoot premium stuff for hunting w/o checking.