Home Forums Hunting & Shooting General Big Game If you had to choose one 270 bullet?

I would go with the Nosler bullet in the Accubond at 140 grain bullet weight. It is the best of both worlds! I favor the 160 grain Nosler partition for elk or moose, yes I said moose because that .270 Winchester will take em down with that bullet for a fact. However, for reaching out further down range, the Nosler Accubond has a very good BC and stays together delivering more of it's energy than a "partition bullet" would.

Barnes X's, TSX's, TTSX's are out do to cost and not needed for big game in the lower 48 in a 270.
I'm settled on 140 Accubonds or Hornadys at the moment. Good BC and decent speed add up to good performace at longer ranges over 500 yards.

Now if Hornady would make a 140 or 150 AMAX I'd have to try them.

The 130 grain Partition has worked well for me. I'd go with that one.

Well, I'm gonna be the odd man out here. For years, I've used a 150 Partition in my .270 Win. This year, for curiosity's sake, I'm gonna load up some 150 gr. NORTHFORKS for my .270 WSM. Hoping to try them on caribou. Should be no problem there on their performance. I'm also gonna use 'em in the WSM for moose. I really wanna see what those 150 gr. pills will do to a moose.
In my opinion, the 225 gr. .338 bullet is a terrific performer on moose.
I'm aware most of you guys use your .270's on deer & don't generally need a premium bullet but I wanna give 'em a test.
Ya'll have a good day now. Bear in Fairbanks

The second largest bull moose I ever shot was with the old 130 gr Sivertip started out at more than 3100 fps. The largest was with a 286 gr Kynoch 9.3 round nose soft point at around 2350. Both moose died with a single shot.

Having said that, I have killed an awful lot of big game with 150 Partitions.

Ted

The majority of the moose I have shot have been taken with the 150 gr. partition. Longest shot was 300 yards if memory serves me.

Jim

130 gr. Remington Core-Loc. Good performance and readily available.


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Count me in too!!!!!!!!

I like Hornady SP also very excellent, except I trust the flat bases more in a cup and core construction, give me 130 or 150 whichever the rifle likes best.

I had a Speer boat tail completely disentegrate inside a muley chest, so I have a general mistrust of all brands of boat tail cup and cores.

But Ted; you clearly don't understand.....the 270 is "easily bested" as a mule deer cartridge,and is ineffective for them "past 200 yards". So even though you think so, you could not have killed that moose(which weighs 5 times what the deer does) and all the other stuff you've killed with a 270......it just can't work....ask Lee Hoots

I have 2 270 win rifles,,,a Model 70 that likes the 150gr and a Mark V that likes the 140gr.... so I use both.

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For deer, that 130gr Core-lokt should be considered a PREMIUM.....

130 NPT has done everything I could ask for, deer, elk, and varmits.

I have had very good experiences with the 130 Hornady and the 150 Partition.

Well I will be the odd choice, 110TTSX. I run it at 3400fps and use the 110vmax for practice, they give the same point of impact out to about 400yards.

I know some will complain about the wind but I dont think its that bad. For every 5mph of wind a 150 Berger drifts about 6" at 600yards (2900fps), the 110TTSX about 8". If you blow the wind call by 10mph you will save yourself 4" by using the berger but your still 12" off and that will not be pretty.

I will be running both loads next weekend to smack some squirrels and will post if I get any noticiable differences.

Anyone try the Barnes 150gr. MRX boolits? Expensive... A few years ago at the S.I. Show in Reno, I stopped by the Barnes booth and asked them about their newest/latest/greatest X bullet. One of their reps told me, "after much testing, the .270 150gr. MRX bullet is one of the most accurate bullets we have ever tested"� I thought it was a pretty interesting and bold statement coming straight from the horse�s mouth. I haven't tried them yet, but just curious if any out here have given 'em a run.

TiLug......Barnes are ok, if you can get them to shoot straight out of your rifle for starters and the next problem, will they in fact open up (mushroom) on the animal you shoot.

I have used the Nosler Partition bullet in the 160 grian for years and I am very satisfied on their results concerning bringing down big game animals. I don't know if Nosler still makes this bullet but it was a Hail Mary for the .270 caliber!

Bear -

I used a 7mm 140g North Fork on a mule deer in '07. The buck stepped forward and turned just as the trigger broke, turing a quartering away shot into a low hit in the right ham. We recovered the bullet from up against the sternum. Weight retention was 93.7% with a classic mushroom. 3200fps @ ~80 yards.

I've also dropped three elk with 165g and 180g North Forks (2 with .30-06 and 1 with .300 WM). I think you'll be pleased.