270 Win 130 vs 150 gr

I have 270WSM and use 130 TTSX.
I dont think you need more for anything except maybe protection from bears out west.
For any deer out there and good shot placement is all you need.
 
I don't think the moose will be able to tell the difference between the 130gr or 150gr bullets. My 270 shoots 150's better so that what I use in it.
 
With today's premium bullet offerings, any quality 130-150 grain will do just fine.

As stated your not going to get more energy by changing bullet weights so much as different sectional density, which effects penetration.
 
I always shot my moose for 25 years with whatever 150 grain was cheapest at the time. I didn't handload yet.

Almost all were one shot kills from 50-300 yards. I always aim for the boiler room but I had the odd front facing chest shot.

These days I hand load 130 interlocks but even the worst 150 works in a 270.
 
I have a 270WSM and I'm using Barnes Tipped Triple Shock 110 grain for deer. I wouldn't think twice about using these in a 130 grain on moose. A well designed 130 grain bullet will do better than a 150 grain soft point IMO, of which lots of moose have been killed with.
 
It seems that every chambering has a particular weight bullet that just seems to be the sweet spot, other weights may have diminishing returns.

130's for me just seem to be the ticket.

A 130 in .270 is just one of them do it all weights it seems. rabbits to moose.
 
The majority of the moose I have taken were with 150 gr Partitions. At 300 yards the fall off in power was noticeable. In the early days we hunted a lot of small beaver ponds and the moose were usually taken at short range. Nowadays we hunt some large lakes and shots are often at longer ranges. My go to moose gun now is a .338 Win. If all I had was a .270 I wouldn't quit moose hunting I would just reload some more 150 gr. Partitions and go to it.

Jim
 
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