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i'm over 250 animals with 140grn hornady bullets. 25 to 450yds they kill great. "Animals", not deer. Could be 10 deer mixed in with 240 coyotes and groundhogs. Maybe 270 has made inroads with the varmint people?
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---Back in 1073,--- a co-worker made me an offer on an FN mauser in .270 that I just could not refuse.
Paul B.
WHEN WAS THAT?  Didn't know FN was that old.  Sure they are, didn't you know?  Actually the problem is my two blind typing fingers. Shoulda been 1973. Paul B.
Our forefathers did not politely protest the British.They did not vote them out of office, nor did they impeach the king,march on the capitol or ask permission for their rights. ----------------They just shot them.
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Sure they are, didn't you know? Actually the problem is my two blind typing fingers. Shoulda been 1973. Paul B. Well,just because we knew --- didn't mean we couldn't have a little fun. 
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M H - Why dont' you tell us some of your escapades? Did you hunt in armor off horseback? You must have been 'nited'!
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7 pages and nobody mentioned that the best .270 load was a .280? Kinda disappointed in that!
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and don't think anyone is wrong for going with a little stouter bullet if they want to put their 270s at full throttle or above 2900 or so fps.
Yep, that's the dope. In the LATE 70s, I began using surp 4831 and vel 3100 +/-. That said the Hornady 130 SP and 140 BTSP do not blow up. AT LEAST the older stock of bullet I have. Yep, I have a few loads with the 130 Horn. My dad took a nice 12 pt that went about 250 on the hoof with one two years ago. Great bullet and a little harder than the Sierra.
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7 pages and nobody mentioned that the best .270 load was a .280? Kinda disappointed in that! What do 'Preachers' know and especially bout rifles??
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It's been well established on this forum that a .223 is all you need for deer.
With that in mind. What difference does it make what bullet you use in a .270? Rubber bullets should work fine, and you can reuse them.
Just saying.
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140 Hornady BTSP in either handload or factory load is my favored .270 deer load.
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It's been well established on this forum that a .223 is all you need for deer.
Just saying. No disrespect Mauser: If y'all hunt/shoot deer in the REGROWTH cutovers I hunt, a 223 is the LAST cartridge you'd choose. From experience even with 243/6mm, you want a large wound channel and enough tissue damage to kill/put down ASAP and a good blood trail JUST IN CASE.
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It's been well established on this forum that a .223 is all you need for deer.
Just saying. No disrespect Mauser: If y'all hunt/shoot deer in the REGROWTH cutovers I hunt, a 223 is the LAST cartridge you'd choose. From experience even with 243/6mm, you want a large wound channel and enough tissue damage to kill/put down ASAP and a good blood trail JUST IN CASE. You need to go find the .223 thread. You'll see my post was using a lot of sarcasm. I've never been a fan of fast small bullets. Big slow ones are my style. Well, not to big either.
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Mauser - 10-4, wasn't sure about the sarcasm BUT I totally agree.
I have no doubt a 223 will kill deer and larger but IMO you need to be OPEN areas w/o a lot of cover to have to search thru.
I've had a 223 for varmints, worked great. I have no use for one anywhere I hunt now.
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It will kill them. It's just not my style. I like to get close, so flat shooting bullets aren't needed.
Most all my deer/elk kills were with a 30-30.
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Federal Premium 140 Accubond. The only factory load I shoot.
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I'm a Winchester Ballistic Silvertip kinda guy.
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A 130 sierra bullet with IMR 4350 a 55 gr.load match primmer an ready for anything
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Rem brass neck sized, Federal 215 primers, 150g Nosler Partition, 58.5g H4831 for 3000 fps seated 0.1" from the lands. Work up slowly it's a MAX load ...
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