If a shooter wants to hamstring himself by using Barnes bullets that's his choice.
That's why I chose a 125 NP and 130 NP at 2,950 and 3,200.
Fair enough, and I did say it depended on bullet choice and particulars of the intended use etc. FWIW I ran a quick ballistic calc with default assumptions and those two bullets / muzzle velocities, and they showed the the 270 was still faster even out at 1000 yards. I'm not denying that appropriate game would be taken by either of those with decent placement. However, that still doesn't amount to 'equal' field performance, which includes factors such as drop, wind etc. You're still talking about a lighter slower bullet.
