Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting Short Range 270.Win Bullet Choice

Here's the hunt scenario;
Dark timber bedding area, where shots limited to 75 yds. or less...mostly much less.

The rifle; 270 Win.

Question; Which bullet would you choose, and why? Would you go with shear weight, mono metal, or bonded?

130gr. TSX
140gr. Accubond
150gr. Nosler partition

Of the listed I would do the 150 NP, but my choice of bullet would be the 160 NP. Partitions have never failed me, monometals have. Never killed any game with the Accubond.

I would use the 150NP of those, but round nose remington core lokt 150gr would be my short range choice

Because I am tried and true with 150NP but for the short shots the price of the core lokt wins out plenty to do the job, never shot accubonds. Just good old lead core bullets.

150gr partition are my choice. gonna use the same bullet out of my 270 for elk in a few months. they have always worked for me. ymmv.

Thanks guys.
I know there's not a lot of difference in these slugs, and I know they all work. My main concern is in regards to steep shot angles and/or frontal shots. I've had bulls walk right down the trail to within about 40ft., directly in front of me.

Ain't ever shot an elk (yet), but I'd lay good money no bull would keep walkin' if you hit him good from 40-75 yards with ANY of those bullets at .270 speeds.

For close range shooting I would rather have a heavey for caliber bonded round nose at modest velocities. Of the three you listed 150 nosler partition would be my choice. Elk hunting in dark timber is rather difficult, not always giving you a perfect shot, to reach the vital area of a large animal from different angles, heavey for cal round nose bullets at modest velocities is the ticket.

Hate to be the guy saying something not on your list, but sounds like a great job for the 160 Partition...

Or 150 would do well too-

Thanks again.

tdn, I am sticking with slugs in factory loads for simplicty.

Really, in this timber spot it would be fun to use a 35 Whelen or a 45/70. Right know however this .270 is my go to gun if I don't use one of my muzzleloaders...which is also a big rush in the black timber bedding areas.

My .270 doesnt like 150 grain bullets but will shoot the 130 grain barnes TSX very well. We have shot several elk up to 250 yards with a WELL PLACED 130 grain and found the elk to be....uh.....um.....dead.

Totally understandable - any of the 3 would work in that case.
Good luck!

I've killed quite a few close range elk with a 270 using Speer 150 gr Hotcores. Great penetration and wt retention.

I would shoot the one that shot most accurately in my rifle. Shooting in timber, you may be shooting through a small window. Hitting an inch to the right may be the difference between dead elk and aspen tree soup.

Have fun.

I could use any of the 3, give my druthers...grin (old gun writer speaky) I'd prefer the 160 Noz at about 2750.

Dober

I've shot elk at 15 yards running through the black timber and at just over 500 yards with the 150g Partitions through my 270. They're devastating at close range and never fail to expand at long range. It's the only big game bullet I load in my 270. I shoot those lovely little Sierra 90g HPBTs for varmint and target shooting though. My youngest just shot a 550 lb feral hog at 12 feet in a thicket with the same gun and a 150g Partition. It did the job.

The 150 Partition will do anything that the 160 will do. Shoot whichever works the best in your rifle. I have shot two bulls at less than 30 yards in aspen thickets, one with a .338 Win Mag and 225 A-Frames and one with a .338-06 and 200 Ballistic Tips. Both ran, but less than 50 yards and I heard them die, and I was able to walk right to both of them.

Sounds like a great chance to add a 45-70 to the safe.
BBJ

Hands down the 150gr NP would be my choice. I use that round for pretty much all my big game hunting, less the big brown bears.

I'd run a TTSX instead of a TSX due to a bad experience with XLCs and only good experiences with TTSXs.

Otherwise, any will work.

I'd vote for the 160 grain partition.

I haven't shot 'em in .270 Win, but during my short time with a .270 WSM that was one of my more accurate bullets. A .300-ish SD is nothing to sneeze at and though it is listed as a semi-spitzer the BC is pretty decent, too ... not that you care at 75 yards!

Tom