I'm thinking your friend is about two bricks shy of a load..I don't believe he has ever shot a deer, at least not with a .270. I am always a bit suspecious when someone says my friend says!
I can't think of a better deer cartridge than the .270 or a better bullet for deer than the 130 gr...I have never seen a 130 gr. bullet fail to expand from a .270, I have seen some, or rare ocasions years ago, blow up because they were going too fast for a particular bullet.
