.270Win Bullets

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Looking for peoples field experiences with the venerable .270Win and their loads. Moose & Whitetail and possibly Elk out West to 400yrds are intended the targets. 400yrds is probably a stretch here in Ont, but I have a "have it & not need it, than need it & not have it" mentality when it comes to load development.

I am giving serious thought to Nosler Partitions in either 130gr or 150grs due to their track record however. I have shot game with Nosler BTs' in 7mmRM so i am famiar with them as well.

I'm not particular on one brand or specific projectile, so any input be it good, bad or indifferent would be appreciated.

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While they're still good bullets, the Partitions are a fairly old design. I'd take a look at the Barnes TTSX, and if they shoot good, use 130 gr bullets. I've used them in my 270 WSM, and my buddy in his 270 Win., and shot quite a bit of game... from the small size of a pronghorn to bull elk and moose.
 
Always used 130 gr Sierra Game Kings and Hornady Interlocks for deer. Never had a single issue with either in 270 Winchester and very accurate out of an early 80's M700 BDL. (3/4" with the Sierras was the best group I ever shot with that rifle) I can't for the life of me remember exactly what powder I was using. I'm pretty sure it was an IMR product and I know it was right up at the max listed in the Hornady manuals. Worked great anyway. The old man loaded 140 gr Interlocks for moose, the moose didn't complain.

The Partition is still a great bullet despite there being all sorts of 'newer and better' cluttering up the place. It'll do just fine, I don't have anything to complain about with Barnes products either. Though you might notice a little more copper fouling with them. I'm still undecided exactly how real a thing that is. Shooting them out of a 257 Weatherby right now, it gets copper fouling with everything it seems....
 
3 deer and a Moose with 130 Sierra GK's and none of them went more than 30 yds after the shot.

That being said, I do experience a lot of bloodshot on the deer.
 
The bullet choice is up to your rifle to decide, but you can't got wrong with 130gr for deer, 150 for moose and elk. H4831 is my powder of choice by far, but again loads and bullets in different rifles do different things. I've never had a deer take more than a step after being hit with a Nosler Ballistic tip, so I highly recommend those. Something like a partition would be more appropriate for the big moose and elk.

None of this matters if you can't do your part. Place any bullet mentioned in this thread in the right place, and you've got dinner.
 
For many years the .270 Win was the only big game caliber I owned. I stayed with 130s for everything, and the vast majority of those were vanilla plain Hornady Interlock Flat-base. I'm wracking my brain trying to remember a single instance that I shot something with that combination that left me wishing I'd used something else. That's not something I can say about many other calibers.

One trait of the .270, then and now is its hard to find a bad bullet for one if you give bullet weight even the slightest thought. It was a pretty safe bet that a .270 bullet was going to be fired in a .270 Win rifle.
 
Give some serious thought to the 140 Accubond. I have used this bullet in 3 - 270 Winchesters, and have killed Deer, Black Bear, Moose and an Elk with it.

Performance has always been very good. That being said, the Partition may be an "old" design, but it is very hard to beat in the 270. Your choice of weights, too.....130, 140 or 150's, even the 160 semi-spitzer if you can locate some.
Regards, Dave.
 
I use 110 gr hornady v max bullets on Vancouver island deer and when I go off island deer hunting it's up to 130 grain partitions
 
If my new 9.3X62 isn't ready for this coming moose/elk season, I'll be taking my FN .375 Ruger and my .270 Win. The load for the .270 will be a max load of RL22 behind a 160 gr Nosler Partition for a velocity of around 2850 fps.
 
Dogleg said:
For many years the .270 Win was the only big game caliber I owned. I stayed with 130s for everything, and the vast majority of those were vanilla plain Hornady Interlock Flat-base. I'm wracking my brain trying to remember a single instance that I shot something with that combination that left me wishing I'd used something else. That's not something I can say about many other calibers.

One trait of the .270, then and now is its hard to find a bad bullet for one if you give bullet weight even the slightest thought. It was a pretty safe bet that a .270 bullet was going to be fired in a .270 Win rifle.
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This is my experience.

I've found classic 130's and 150's from Hornady, Speer, Sierra, Remington and Winchester to all be deadly on game like black bears, caribou and moose. Shot a couple of moose with older 160 grain KKSP's - lots of penetration, and very little bloodshot meat, but smaller wound channel; kind of the .270 version of "eat up the hole".

150's will penetrate more, but 130's will give you suprisingly quick kills, even on very big animals, on broadside shots.
 
I have had one hole accuracy with the Barnes 110TSX. I have not shot anything with it as yet but Barnes has the reputation as an excellent game getter . Try it and see how it works for you.
 
Ever read any Jack O'Connor? He took everything, big bears included, with a .270.
Hornady's v max bullets are not made for deer of any size. They're varmint bullets.
 
Eagleye said:
Give some serious thought to the 140 Accubond. I have used this bullet in 3 - 270 Winchesters, and have killed Deer, Black Bear, Moose and an Elk with it.

Performance has always been very good. That being said, the Partition may be an "old" design, but it is very hard to beat in the 270. Your choice of weights, too.....130, 140 or 150's, even the 160 semi-spitzer if you can locate some.
Regards, Dave.
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^ this. I moved from 130 grain Partitions to an all round 140 grain AB. Very high BC for downrange performance beyond 300 yds. Stuck with the classic H4831 but in short cut.
 
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