Hornady 110gr.hollow point for deer ?

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I went to the range at lone Butte the other day to sight in my 270 Tikka with the same ammo as i used last year, 140 gr. accubond @ $40/box
Same results exactly as last year, 3 shots all @ 2" high within 1" @ 100 yds.
I'm happy.
Then i started shooting some less expensive ammo that i purchased as 'old stock' from a dealer that was good just for target practice.Hornady cartridges/bullets 110gr.

The first 4 rounds hit the bullseye @ 100 yds, BUT, they were all touching :eek:
I was shocked at how accurate they were out of my Tikka,all 4 were grouped not much more than 1/2".
Now my problem :confused :confused:
This ammo out of my gun is more accurate than the other stuff, and at $17/box rather than $38/box-----WILL IT DO THE JOB ???
 
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I looked at these when handloading. If you go to the Hornady website and bring up more info on the 110 hollow point in 270, its listed as a Varmit Round. Which means it probably won't hold together on heavier game. Keep the cheap ones for range practice and the better rounds for deer hunting, that is still very good hunting accuracy. Plus the bullet will hold together. You don't shoot groupings on deer anyways, so unless you are shooting 400 yards out, that difference in accuracy is not going to make any difference. You are not necessarily going to get your best grouping from a hunting bullet, but its still good enough. The nosler accubond is far superior to the hollowpoint you list for hunting.

By the way I just checked Wholesale sports, the 140 gr Accubond in 270 is 30.99 a box. You can always order some ammo in.

You only use couple of rounds on game each year anyways, that box should last 10 years.
 
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dinner plate sized crater on impact

unless deer are all of a sudden growing to the size of quarters, dont do it
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A guide I know loaded up a bunch of ammo for his 270 Win at my house one winter for coyotes. The load was a 90gr Sierra HP that was cooking pretty good. He used it that winter on coyotes with success, and then whacked a few bear that spring with it.... DEVASTATING!!!!

So.... that fall he went up guiding for sheep, and had a few left in his shell holder. Be damned if 2 "bow hunters" didn't get sheep fever and decide to use his rifle on their rams... with you guessed it... the 90gr Sierra HP!

Both went down hard, and one even exited... makes a guy wonder....

I wouldn't do it, but the proof was in his hunting photos... not sure about the HDY HP though, and personally I'd opt for the heavier bullets, especially since you're still getting very acceptable accuracy.

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Your 140gr Accubond is a good do all load for the .270, the 110gr Hornady is not..

Save the Hornadies for practice or yote hunting and use your 140gr Accubonds for hunting. You are only goign to use 10 or so a year. You can afford it!!:)
 
How small are the deer in your area? The 1" groups your getting with the accubonds is more than accurate enough and are actually made to shoot big game with. The 110 grain hollowpoints are not.
 
I was on a hunt a couple of years ago where a 270 was used with the Hornady 125gr bullets on a moose by a lady hunter.Good shot placement and the moose only took five steps. Another hunt with a woman on moose and a 243 Win. and 85gr bullets were used--god bullet placement and maybe twenty steps taken by moose.
I on the other hand using a 35 Whelan put two shots though the lungs --then two shots through the neck before it fell and finally a finishing shot on a large bull. The 225gr. bullets didn't open up or deliver any energy to the moose.Minor damage around the bullet holes. The big bullets didn't open up at all whereas moose I have shot with 270s and 308s in the lungs have collapsed inside a dozen steps.
I prefer lung shots on big game and a high velocity bullet appears to be the best choice. If trying to "breakdown" dangerous game with shoulder shots or if you want to drive a bullet from stem to stern through a moose then a big heavy bullet or one having a high sectional density would be better.
 
Hodgdon uses bullets that light in thier youth loads but then the MV is only 2500 fps. Barnes has a 110 gr triple shock but it is listed under 6.8 so I'd imagine it's for the 6.8 sp round so I am not sure it would work well at 270 win speeds.

A buddy too a cow elk with 90 gr from a 25-06 a perfect broadside lung shot + four others the last being a brainer. Lets just say he uses a biggame bullet now.
 
death-junky said:
I would not use anything less then a 140 gr bullet on big game. But that is just me.
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Riley
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Have used Hornady 130gr spire points on deer, quite accurate and held up very well, would use heavier on bigger game.
 
woodchopper said:
I've used 115 and 120grn on deer and they work just fine.


I must point out here that they were also fired out of a tikka rifle, but a much superior 25-06 :p/QUOTE]


You are going to start a bag of worms with that.....

You can use a lighter weight bullet, as long as you are using a "properly constructed hunting bullet"

My 257 Weatherby is devastating on deer with 100gr Barnes or Noslers partitions, wouldn't try it with a lower quality bullet though.
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death-junky said:
I would not use anything less then a 140 gr bullet on big game. But that is just me.
ttyal
Riley
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I just went to the basement and asked the mulie in the freezer what he thought of the 130gr Nosler BT and he thought it worked really well.

I'll call my uncle and get him to ask the moose in his freezer what it thought of the 130gr Partition.:rolleyes:
 
Mudpuppy said:
I just went to the basement and asked the mulie in the freezer what he thought of the 130gr Nosler BT and he thought it worked really well.

I'll call my uncle and get him to ask the moose in his freezer what it thought of the 130gr Partition.:rolleyes:
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:D :D :D Now that is good :D :D :D
 
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