I'm a long time "270W shooter", but have never shot more than one animal with it. That was a Spanish goat with 140 Failsafe ( great elk bullet they tell me!) So, as I'm playing with this new to me Mod 700 Classic, in the 130gr I started out with the Hornady. Now, back in the mid 80s I loaded this for a friends rifle and he shot a little Texas WT doe in a drizzling rain, late one evening. She made it 30yds to some really thick stuff and he had no blood trail. This guy could shoot, he hit her behind the shoulder , could see the water spray. It "appeared" the bullet was
hard, slow to open". I don't mind a hard bullet, but how does the Hornady compare to, say, the Ballistic Tip, Speer BT and Sierra sbt? Which one would open "quicker" on coyote, antelope, mule deer? I'd like you guys opinions? Thanks.


Last edited by Jim_Knight; 05/28/19.