Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles 130gr or 150gr for whitetail. 270

The 270 will do that, as unfashionable as it may be.

bobnob, the 270 is only unfashionable here

But this place ain't normal.

I use Federal 150 grain. Why? 'cause back in 2001, when the KMart in Kendall FL (Miami) was going out of the ammo biz, I bought over a thousand rounds at $1/box of 20.
Still shooting the dang things. Upside, is that I have not had to change zero on my Leupold since then.

A 270 loaded with 130 Partitions is as ugly as life can get for deer.
jmho
Tim

partitions can b found in factory ammo right? federals guess theyll b a bit hard to find

What is "factory ammo"? That something new???
I am sure someone does load PTs, but don't know who.
The Winchester 130 Power Points are pretty good too.
jmho
Tim

Threading the needle through small openings in the brush with a flat shooting big game load is more effective than plowing a path with a big round nose bullet.

Or not.

140 Accubonds or similar - no downside to it.

I've always used the 130 gr. Core-Lokt factory loads because the rifle likes them so much and they kill deer.

Every deer I've shot must have mistakenly thought they were premium bullets because they all died pretty quick.

I shot 2 last year at about 50 yards or so and they were both bang-flop's. Heart/lung shots with a decent bullet kill things regardless of 20 grains of bullet weight most days.

Yes Federal loads nosler partitions in factory ammo. In several calibers

130gr X bullet...

130gr. Interlocks, puts meat in the freezer every time.

Since the OP does not reload, I would heartily recommend Federal Fusion 130 grain for deer. You won't be disappointed in accuracy or killing power.

Two really good ideas right here...

Ain gonna be no deer laffin off them 150 Corelokts. You might be surprised at how little trajectory difference there is with a 130. And, I have shot a shameful number of 130s with no remorse.

In a .270 Win, there are very few poor choices for deer.

They don't "know" it's gay. ;-{>8

The better the shot, the better the bullet.

Same here. 130 grain Core-Lokt was the first ammo I tried in my .270 and it shot under an inch. So I never tried anything else.

I read an article a couple of years ago that stated cup and core bullets were more effective on whitetails than premium bullets.

Core-Lokts work great for me in 30-06, 30-30 and .270 on deer.

i used to use 130 gr partitions but went to 150 gr partitions when i started taking a 270 after elk. these days i just use the 150's, and am well satisfied.