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Hey guys, I just got me a Winchester model 70 coyote lite in a 270 WSM. I have 2 bullets I am wanting to load an try. 1st is the hornady 145 eld-X an the 2nd is the Barnes 129 LRX bullet. I would appreciate any experience with these 2 bullets or experience with another long range hunting bullet, Lookkng for kills shots out to 500 yards. My last 2 bucks was shot at 396 an 375 yards with the hornady 143 eld-x out of my 264 win mag.. I love the 264 but wanna experiment with the 270wsm some.

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I shoot 140 Accubonds in my 270 WSM and 270 wby’s. Great bullet, hammers deer, pigs and Aoudads.

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The BC on the Nosler 150 gr. LR Accubond looks good. I would try that with some RL 26. I plan to try that combo in a std. 270 Win


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Thanks!! I think the .277 caliber is coming around with some better bullets that different companies are making now

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Jeremy,

I've killed 6 or 7 deer with the 140 Berger VLD out of a .270 WCF @ 2,980 fps out to 280 yards. They worked very, very well.


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145 Eldx put a mid-sized muley down in his tracks at 250ish with my .270 Win this year. Exit was golf-ball sized fwtw.

The other LR bullet I’d look at is the 140 Berger Classic hunter.

Former has a .531 BC, and the latter a .528 BC.

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Originally Posted by iddave
145 Eldx put a mid-sized muley down in his tracks at 250ish with my .270 Win this year. Exit was golf-ball sized fwtw.

The other LR bullet I’d look at is the 140 Berger Classic hunter.

Former has a .531 BC, and the latter a .528 BC.

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Sounds good, I have been wanting to try those 145's in my 270 Win but after hearing of the erratic performance in other calibres I have hesitated. Might have to give them a go soon. Going to try the 150 gr ABLR's too.


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150 Berger!

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Thanks Higbean!! Any help is appreciated

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150 VLD works very well from the WSM especially with H1000.

The 170gr EOL is what I'm looking at building my next rifle around. Probably a 27 Nosler or 27/300WIN.

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I read on another post where a guy was using 130 Barnes an RL17 an was getting 3420 fps out of that load

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I used a 150 LRAB @ 3050fps via 270Win (1:8 Lilja bbl Kimber 84L Montana @ 22") this fall on a whitetail @ 534yds. Got both shoulders and the spine. Exit on the off-side shoulder was ~ping-pong ball sized.

Used the same bullet/load/rifle on a bull elk @ 150yds in early Nov. The elk was quartered hard towards me and steeply downhill, my heart-beat lifted the rifle a tad as the elk dropped his head to take a step up. All of this happened in an instant and the result was I saw the crosshairs on the jaw when the trigger broke The bullet entered about 2" above that and took out 3 neck vertebrae before coming to rest under the off-side hide. The elk didn't even get a chance to exhale as the lungs were still inflated when I cut away the diaphragm. The bullet weighs 55gn now for 37% retention. That's not a stellar number on the surface, however, given the impact velocity and amount of bone it destroyed I find it acceptable. There was no core/jacket separation of the remaining slug and the main portion not counting the flared out jacket sections is ~1/2" wide.

So, in my vast experience of 2 critters killed (grin), the 150LRAB seems to work as one would think it should. FWIW, I shot the rifle/load to 600yds on steel pre-season and it seemed to follow the ballistics table I had printed out reasonably well, as well as I'm able to shoot @ that distance anyway.


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+1 for hanco's comments.

Nosler Accubonds in 140gr have been excellent in my 270 Wby (loaded at just under 3000fps). example: desert bighorn ewe, 1 shot at 547 yards. consistently accurate in my rig.

I've also shot 140gr Barnes TSX (not TTSX) with good accuracy and excellent kill results in my 270 Wby (1-shot deer kills at 260, 280, 370, and 408 yds), but I have seen markedly better accuracy with the 140gr Accubonds compared to 140gr TSX when practicing beyond 400 yds.

Nosler BT and E-tips and Barnes TTSX in 130gr also shoot accurately in my 270 Wby and 270 win, but of course have a lower BC and so I don't use 130gr in my 270 Wby.

FWIW, I would also take a look at Ballistic Studies' webpage regarding 270 WSM:
https://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/.270+Winchester+Short+Magnum.html?__utma=1.418551052.1511900138.1511900138.1511900138.1&__utmb=1.2.10.1511900138&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1511900138.1.1.utmcsr=(direct)|utmccn=(direct)|utmcmd=(none)&__utmv=-&__utmk=190358187

good luck with dialing in your loads.

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I would like to try the Federal vital shok in the trophy bonded 130's heard good reviews on that factory load

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I shot both federal premium 130's over the weekend accubond an the trophy bonded both loads produced around 1 1/2 inch groups!! Not happy at all with the way the model 70 coyote lite is preforming

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I hit a pig at 260 yards with my 270 WSM. The 140 Accubond went through both shoulders. He was dead before he hit the ground. That would be the first bullet I would try.

The 130 Trophy Bonded might be worth a try. The old Jack Carter Bear Claw made better.

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I’d think the Berger 170 EOL would be great bullet in the WSM


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Originally Posted by RedSnake
I’d think the Berger 170 EOL would be great bullet in the WSM



The OP has a Winchester M70 coyote and I suspect it is a 1/10 twist and that wont stabilize the 170 Berger


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140gr Accubond.


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