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130gr 270win.

Good start...

But construction is as important as weight....maybe more so..

Non-magnum 30 caliber 165 grain.

Magnum 30 caliber 180 grain.

Dink

With the understanding the partition is also a great bullet, the kids and I pretty much load TTSX's for our rifles as we've had great results with them. Our favs are:
.243 80
.270 130
7x57 140
280AI 150
30'06 150 or 168
300 H&H 180

460grain .451

softer the better

I have always preferred mid range weight in bullets such as 150grs in 7mm and 165 in .30 cal, etc. That said I'm starting to play with 140 TTSX in 7x57 and 120's in a 7-08.

It seems that the more I study on it, the more I lean towards the heavier & more streamlined bullets of premium construction.
Application certainly plays a part, but with many rifles in various calibers, I find myself trying to consolidate somewhat.
There are so many choices out there today, and when it comes right down to it, most all of the do a good job of killing game animals when properly placed.

Never strike the fancy, usually not fatal. But if you must, 140 grain .264.

243 105grain
243 95grain

After using a 270 for 25 years, I concluded that the 150 is more useful. It will hit at almost the same point of impact at any distance and hit harder when it gets there.

60gr partition 22cal

240 grain for the 44 mag
87=250-3000.

.243 - 87gr
.264 - 120gr
.284 - 162gr
.308 - 180gr - the 130TTSX is causing me bad thoughts though
.358 - 200gr
.429 - 275gr
.458 - 405gr

With today's bullets and North America's variety of game, many combos will work. That being said, I'm continually impressed with cup/core 165-168gr bullets in the .308 and 30-06.

Here's how I roll:

.223 rem/53 gr. Vmax
22-250/50 gr. Vmax
270 win/130 gr. Nosler partition
308 win/150gr. Hornady interlock sp
30-06/165gr. Hornady interlock sp
300 win mag/200 gr. partition
300 wsm/180gr. Nosler partition
338 win mag/250gr. Sierra gameking
9.3x62mm/286gr. Nosler partition
375 H&H/260gr. Nosler partition

7mm rem mag/160gr Nosler partition

My 7mm Remington Mag, likes 150 gr bullets, so I been shooting those the last 7 seasons. In the past I shot 175 gr Bullets out of a 7mm RM along with 160's and 139/140 gr out of a 7mm Weatherby. I kind of like the 150 gr weight, middle of the road weight wise, and its been very effective on the game I have shot with it.

7 mm STW 175/180
Other 7 mm. 160
300 Mag. 180
.308, 168

.22-55 gr.
.243-100 gr.
6.5mm-140 gr.
270-130gr.
7mm-160 gr.
30-06-165 gr.
300 win mag-200 gr.
375 H&H-270 gr.
458 win mag-500 gr.

Whatever shoots well in a particular rifle.

My 7x57 has never cared for anything in the 140's, so I use 154's, and they kill great. I haven't found any 130's that will group well in my .270 (shhhh! Don't tell Ingwe! ). 140's and 150's work well though, so that's what I shoot. I have a .300 Savage that shows no love for 150's, 165's, or 180's, but it just dotes on those cute li'l 130 TSX's. Boom - problem solved.

After I find a weight that shoots well in a rifle, then I can find bullets in that weight that will perform well at whatever velocity that rifle is able to fling 'em. I'll get more hung-up on bullet construction/performance, than weight.

FC