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Got drawn for a Cow tag . I will be using a 270 Win. have been using Hornady 130gr SST. I know I can't use SST for Elk. Which would be best choice for cow elk. I would appreciate your experience with 270 Win for Elk. Thank You
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I've shot a bunch of elk with a 270. Cows aren't all that hard to kill. I had great luck with Speer Hotcores, 150 gr. The 150 will shoot to almost the same POI as a 130 and hit a bit harder when it gets there. I've also used Partitions but I really couldn't see any improvement over the Speers. They had about equal penetration and weight retention.
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150 partition will get it done all day !
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Accubonds Partitions GMX TTSX
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I would go with Accubonds or Partitions.. Which ever shoots best in your rifle.. Either 130-to 150s's.. I have come to like Accubonds very much..
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There's no controlled expansion BG bullet in .277" I'd hesitate to use from a 270 Win on an eating sized cow elk. I've personally used ballistic tips and partition's on them from the 270. Have seen them taken with a wide variety of factory 130's.
Your SST will be perfect.
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When you say Accubonds that means Nosler or Federal accbond tips correct
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After hearing a good friend tell me about horrible bullet performance on several Springbock in South Africa and having an SST one lung penetration horror story of my own I will never use or endorse the use of the SST
Accubonds are a Nosler bullet
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Accubonds does thet mean Federal premium accubond tip bullet
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Are you stuck with using factory ammo only, or do you reload?
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I used Remington "Hypersonic" in a borrowed .270 (serendipitous opportunity) last fall on a cow elk. I was actually pretty impressed with the gun (Tikka T3) and the ammo (140 grain bonded). FWIW
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130g TTSX Barns vs 130gr Hornady GMX vs Federal Premium 140 accubond tip 270 cal. for Elk is there one better than the other up to 300 yds
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If this helps any Nosler loads the 140 Accubonds. This one broke a front leg and a heart before getting snagged on the off side hide.
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I'm loading my elk rifles, a CLR and Remington 760, with Winchester/Olin 130 grain PowerMax.
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I would go with Accubonds or Partitions.. Which ever shoots best in your rifle.. Either 130-to 150s's.. I have come to like Accubonds very much.. That would be hard advice to fight.
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is the Federal Premium 140 Bonded tip the same
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Any of the bonded bullets, partition or my favorite the Barnes TTSX will work well. I would pick whichever shot best in your rifle. Practice to way farther than you would normally shoot so you are ready for shots to 4-500 yards because they are shots you have made in practice with your specific set-up.and that 225 yard shot is then a slam dunk.
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