I would appreciate a recommendation on a good factory cartridge for a .270W I've got a Sako Finnbear coming and want to get ready for the range!

Lots of quality offerings out there. It's going to come down to what your rifle likes best. Maybe start with Federal Premiums loaded w/ 130gr TSX's. Or if you want a heavier bullet, Federal also loads 150gr Partitions for the 270 Win.

Good luck!

I would start with 150gr and if it does not like that go down 10gr or 20gr. 150gr Partition is a good one to start at.

Try Winchester Super X Power Points, 130 or 150 grain.
One can never go wrong with the Partition either, just a good bit more expensive.

If you can find a box of Winchester Supreme 140gr Failsafes, I would buy them up. They have shot with every 270win i have seen.

SS

My sako likes the federal 140 accubond. So far 4 whitetails, 3 antelope and 1 mulie have fallen to this combo. Works for me.

The most accurate factory load I have tried in my .270 WIN M70FW is the Winchester Supreme 130 grain Ballistic SilverTip.

In factory loadings, that's about as good as it gets.

MM

Snag-you looking for ideas just for paper punchin and or for serious hunt work? And if hunting then I'd ask hunting for what?

Thx
Dober

I shoot 55.5 grains of IMR 4350 with a 130 grain nosler partition. It has worked well from 20 yards out to about 250. I would reccomend that if whitetail are your game.

Which guns shop a factory load loaded like this anyway...

Dober

Unless you plan on shooting critters larger than big Muley bucks, a 130 grain Partition will make things DRT and ASAP.

Wayne

Agree with Wayne..the Federal factory load with the 130 Partition may be all you'll need. I like the 130 Fusion also;holds together well and accurate to boot.

I agree on the 130 part. If you decide to handload, you can never go wrong with 54gr I4350. It's like a magic load...shoots the same with Horn 130's..I can switch primers and cases..in 2 different winchesters, one pre-64, and one classic. IMO

art

i shot my sako 85 finnlight 270 this weekend with hornady sst 130 gr and as always very tight groups, its the most accurate in my gun, and i only shoot whitetails with the 270. works great for me.
anie

Snag, I take it that you don�t reload, so get a box Winchester Super X Power Points, 130 and/or 150 grain. Then try the Federal�s if you want tougher bullet, i.e. Partition or TSX. Thru the years I have also used Remington, Nosler and Hornady factory loads.
I really like the .277 calibers, I have two .270 Wins and a .270 Weatherby.
One of my .270 Wins shoots so well with 130 gr Power Points it is almost not worth reloading for.

what cole k said, 130 grain WW powerpoints will kill any deer you hit in a reasonable spot. They shot well less than an inch from my .270

For deer, I had good results with factory federal 150 partitions, Remington 130 core lockt's, Win 130 power points and Hornady 130 spire points. Those shot well and very effective on deer.

The only factory ammo my 270 did not like was Federal trophy bonded.

I am currently loading 130 core lockt's. They shot great and are very effective on whitetail. A box of 100 is really cheap.

Federal Fusion loads have been very accurate in a couple rifles that I have shot them in, my father's .270 was one of them. Also, as expensive as factory loads are becoming, the price is quite nice. Very good, bonded bullets.

Federal Fusion shoots well in my gun.

stumpy

130 grn core lockts. works every time

140gn Bullets
H 4831
3050 fps
Have A nice hunting life

JW

FOr factory ammo, I always go cheap first. If 130 grain corelokts shoot--USE THEM.

Great deer round.

BMT

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I really like Hornady Light Mag 140 grain BTSP at 3100

Whats the quarry and the distances?

If you want to keep it simple....For whitetails and the like, 130 grain Fusions...

For everything else, 130 grain Federal Premium TSX's.

DJ

Hornady light mag 130 grain interbond.

+whatever on the Fusions. In quite a few rifles they are as accurate as they come for factory fodder. I would have no qualms about using the 150gr Fusion all the way up to elk.

I grabbed 100 rounds for a new .270 because I was moving and knew it would be a while before I get set up again. Well after less then a box I was thinking about not even getting dies for it and just running the fusion for everything.

Clay is selling a potpourri of factory .270 rounds in the classifieds right now. Good chance to see if your rifle likes any of them.
SD

Federal Premiums in 130 or 150 gr Nosler Partitions is where it's at for factory fodder.

Savage 99, I will most often shooting at a range of <200yds. I will be using this rifle for hunting muley and blacktail bucks and Roosevelt and Rocky Mt. elk. I think 130gr will be fine for the deer. With elk I would think 140-150gr....?

I like Federal Premium.