Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters .270 Winchester and the 160 partition for elk

I am shooting these old 160g NPTs in my 270 Win.

Doing 2800+ out of my 24 inch barrel, they shoot to exactly the same point of impact as the 150g SST doing 2900+ fps.

This gives me a premium BIG big game load and a more general purpose load as well at a much cheaper price.

Well...it will do the job, especially if you're planning on a close shot. If you're going to be shooting longer distances I like a 140gr Accubond or a 150gr hornady interbond as they have higher bc (or some of the Barnes options). The combo of slower speed, and so-so bc with the 160 partitions will catch up to you if your shooting out past 300 yards or so. The partition will drop about 32" at 400 with about 1340 in energy, while a 140gr (bc of .495) will only drop about 26" with 1480 in energy for example. IMO the good ol' 270 hasn't ever been great with 160gr pills, generally speaking partitions are a good bullet. If you do some searching on the web or talk to others you'll also find that particular partition is often not all that accurate either in a .270...this may be that it's at the limits of stabilization abilities in the 1-10" twist 270. Just my 2 bits. Hope that helps.

Have you ever shot the 270/160 Partition in any rifle?
Have you ever shot any game with said bullet?

Damn, Bob, those things sell for serious $$$ to some collectors here!.....

I have used the 270 Win in various rifles since 1962. Have shot a pile of varmints and big game using everything from 90 gr Sierra HPs to 170 gr Speer RN bullets. It just plain works, on everything from groundhogs to grizzlies. The second largest moose I ever killed was taken at such a long distance I am embarrassed to tell anyone today. Let's just say I held a full body depth, from withers to brisket, over his back, and the game was over with a single 130 gr Winchester Silvertip launched by 62 gr of the old surplus H4831.

As well as my beloved 35, 9.3 and 375 rifles have done in filling freezers over the past 50 years, it is my very distinct impression that I have had more one shot kills with the 270 Win than any other cartridge, and 160 Partitions were responsible for no small number of them.

A ten inch twist barrel will handle the 160 just fine, and it shoots flat enough to kill big game out to 300 yd easily, with a dead on hold.

Ted

Have you ever shot the 270/160 Partition in any rifle?
Have you ever shot any game with said bullet?

Like a lot of Campfire threads, this one went a ways before somebody with real experience posted!

Vapo,
all shots were lung/heart neck hits where any decent bullet should work.

Vapo

But..but that .007" makes all the difference in the world.

Damn, Bob, those things sell for serious $$$ to some collectors here! Especially if the box has never been opened, don't ask me why. But I am old enough to know they work real well....