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use a good 140gn and hunt

Check the BC of the 130gr and 160 Gr NP and they are very close. SD of the 160 is comparable to a 200 grain 30. The 160 is an over looked bullet.

My .270 loves these, but I haven't had a chance to take game with them yet. I know someone who uses them in his .270 and prior to going mule deer hunting a couple years back, he tacked a target on a 12-14" pine tree to check his zero (I would prefer to shoot dirt myself, not trees). That 160 sailed right on through all that wood. A week later he connected on a nice buck at about 200 yards. He hit behind the shoulder (no bones) and the buck stubled about 20 yards and dropped. I'm sure there are a bunch of bullets that will do that, but if the 160 is the most consistently accurate in your rifle (it is for him), then I see no problem going with the slightly heavier option.

The 160's will shine if you need to make one of them hard angled "rakin' shots".

Yep--very similar performance to 175gr 7mm and 200gr 30 cal.........




Casey

Yepper, now there's a man who knows what he's talking about.

Dober

The ballistic coefficient of the 160-grain .277" partition (.434) is better than either the 130-grain (.416) or 140-grain partitions' (.432) B.C. It's only slightly worse than the 150-grain partition's B.C. of .465. So, if the 160-grain partition shoots well in your rifle, I wouldn't worry about lack of long-range capability when it comes to big game hunting.

I guess I better state a caveat of what long-range means to me, which is about 400 yards when hunting big game.

If it shoots, the 160 will work. If not, try the 130, 140 and 150 gr too. They'll all work.

Alan

This bullet was always a sleeper in .270 caliber. It has been used a great deal on buffalo in Oz.

Interesting....

Just got some factory 2nd's in the mail the other day.I'm going to start working up loads this week.

Don't know if they'll shoot for shiit but they sure are sexy!

Bet they will shoot just fine, and they will kill stuff very dead!

Ted

Yeah they are a semi-spitzer looking bullet. In all my .270's from the pre'64 to the 84L's they all performed very well. I usually back off one grain from the 150gr load (H4831SC) and see what happens. That might be next years "elk load".