My .270 during the X bullet experiment was wearing its factory 22" light conture barrel, that 1981 Ruger product (Douglas barrel?) M-77 was mercurial loving some projectiles hating others, & would merely tolerate the rest. The X was definitely in the hate it category.
I ran the Nosler Ballistic tips during mule, whitetail deer and pronghorn hunts, the 130 grain @ 3000 fps, now they had thier own issues in the mid 80's but they were accurate and fast in my rifle.
I've shot that factory barrel out and replaced it with a Benchmark 5R stainless 25" tube. I'm seriously considering running the Barnes 130 TTSX for all my hunting now that I'm close to retirement. This would include a shot at getting a Montana bull elk in Fall 2025. This based on the results my buddy got using the same TTSX in his 270 Weatherby I reloaded for him.
He likes to say "they create an unsurvivable event"
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Last edited by 41rem; 03/16/24.
