.270 Winchester bullet selection?

whats the best thing about partitions? do they expand in the front and retain mass in the rear section? I have never used this type of bullet for hunting before. Any reason they are popular?
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The Partition is so popular,because it was one of the first controlled expansion bullets to be sold by a major company.I used many over the years,but I have more confidence in the TTSX,so I now use them instead.
 
110 grain Hornady V-Max for coyotes.

140 grain Nosler Accubond for everything else.

I've tried many others but these are the two I like best. If I had to name a third it would be 150 grain Partitions.
 
What are you going to hunt ?

I wouldnt' bother with premiums for Deer and the odd vermin. Nosler ballistic tips have worked well for me....Ill go heavier for caliber for moose or go premium.
 
My own .270 gets fed a steady diet of 130 grain Hornady Interbonds, with which it has put down +/- 40 game animals up to about 600 lbs. in size, at ranges from 25 - 440 yards. I don't have a single criticism against that bullet -- it's performed perfectly every time.
 
What is more critical in a .270 for deer? Expansion or penetration? Would it be expansion as its a not a hard skinned animal?

Are there specific criteria to look at when selecting a bullet? There seems to be so many choices here and I am not sure exactly how to narrow it down.

Or for things like deer do people just buy a brand name that is accurate and go from there?
 
I've never used a Premium bullet to drop my deer.....my best luck has been with Remington Core Lokts, 165gr .308 & 30-06, 150gr 30-30 & 180gr .303Brit
I had a 139gr Hornady Interlock go clean thru a cow elk at 100yds, she dropped on the spot from a heart/lung shot.
I'm quite sure that Milo Hansen did'nt use a Premium bullet to drop his world record buck when he shot his Win model 100 .308.
 
130 grain sierra gamekings over imr 4350 are my go to load, have tried several others but the game kings are accurate, inexpensive and kill deer.
 
Do people use premiums just for added insurance? Or is that your only firing a few rounds a year at large game so why not spend a few bucks to make sure you dont screw up your hunt sort of thing?
 
The way i look at it the cost of premium bulletsis a small fraction of the cost of hunting. I use the barnes tsx 140 gr 7mm and the hornady gmx 130 gr .277. They run around 85cents per bullet. Considering all the other cost Involved in hunting , good bullets are the last thing i would get stingy about. I would recomend the 130 gr ttsx or gmx...which ever your rifle shoots best.
 
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The way i look at it the cost of premium bulletsis a small fraction of the cost of hunting. I use the barnes tsx 140 gr 7mm and the hornady gmx 130 gr .277. They run around 85cents per bullet. Considering all the other cost Involved in hunting , good bullets are the last thing i would get stingy about. I would recomend the 130 gr ttsx or gmx...which ever your rifle shoots best.
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Yeah that was sort of my thoughts. If its only a buck or two per round and you shoot 20 a year or less while hunting. Then it doesnt really compare with all the other costs like gas for example to get to the hunting spot.
 
110gr VMAX for coyotes,
130gr Barnes TSX for deer,
150gr Nosler Partitions for bear.

Here is a graphic pic of the damage a 130gr TSX bullet did to a large buck. The shot was about 20m in the neck. pic is of the exit wound. Hair in the wound is from the other side! Simply devastating.

George

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Deer aren't that hard to kill. Any decent/proper big game bullet will work fine. I've lots of good luck using plain old Hornady Interlocks.


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So its narrowed down to

Nosler Accubonds
Nosler Partitions
Barnes TTSX

Is there any issue with supply on any of these? Anything else I should try to the list? The rifle is a 1:10 and ive noted some of the ammo like Barnes recommends 1:9.5 or faster for ther 150s, are all 150s like this? Or is it just because of the all copper in the Barnes?
 
In my experience there are a lot of options in terms of projectiles and reviews, all of those three would probably work very well.

But I have found and think you will find that most folks generally settle with the accubonds as their most succesful projectile.

They dont look ultra high tech or have a bunch of great advertising like the barnes or berger's, but its probably the most popular choice in most if not all calibers.

I guess there is a point when you want to experiment with a variety of components or projectiles and you should do so as you learn more from first hand experience, although there are times when you dont need to reinvent the wheel to get the job done.

My bottom line is accubonds seem to get the job done well enough, although sometimes it is good to try other products as well.
 
Since the 80's, I've also been using the Noslers in my 270 ..130 gr BT or ACUB over...54.2 gr of IMR4350...WLR primer...cloverleafs @ 100 yds..1/2 MOA at 200....I had some trouble getting some B/T or Sil/B/T's last fall. That led me to the Hornady SST's...same weight, same POI and great groups too!...With exact same terminal performance on deer. 4 taken with them....1" hole in the ribs...2" exit on the offside ribs. The wifes shot touched the shoulder back edge...had a fair bit more damage!..For minimal meat loss...Stick to the ribs with the polymer tips ;0)
 
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