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He also said they were shooting them through the lungs. Any thoughts on DRT percentages with that shot for 130 SGK started at 3100 vs 250 SGK started at 2600?

He must've got it from the funny papers, er, I mean ballistics tables.

280 Remington is my choice.

Will a 280 launch a 250 gr bullet at the same MV as a 270/130?

Well Brad, aren't you glad you asked?????

A guy certainly can get an "education" around here...

Wow. Just when I thought I'd read it all.

Obvious that Adams has done his internet research here. No sense arguing with an 'expert'.

Shoot the one that is most accurate out of your rifle/load and don't look back.

Im a fan of 130's. and that is for deer and elk.

I might agree with that IF. IF that bigger bullet is NOT constructed so heavy it resists opening up.
THAT has already been brought out...did you catch it ?

From PERSONAL experience ‘bigger’ & ‘faster’ does NOT always mean more destructive.

REAL life reality **

In my 8mm Rem Mag. I shoot 200 gr bullets at 3100 + FPS. That’s .323 dia.- 200 grain @ 3100 +
For WT (whitetail) I don’t use N Ps.

The Speer 8mm 200 gr spitzers are STOUT enuff that they DONT open sufficiently or quick enuff for the destruction that I expected and that you reference.

I haven’t tried them yet but the front end of the 200 gr N Ps might very well open quicker and give expected destruction.

I doubt the 250 gr 338 bullets will open quick enuff on WT to be as destructive as opined.

Jerry

Alright, how did this turn into a 338wm vs. 270 thread? Lets get this thing back on track. I vote 150gr. nosler partition for an all around use deer and elk bullet. That's what I decided to settle on with my 270 rifles. They always shot the 150's just fine and reached velocities in excess of 2900 fps. Pretty good for 22" tubed rifles. We all know Bob loved the 130's and for good reason. I also agree with some of the others that said, use what shoots best in said rifle. Really, there's probably not enough difference in these bullet weights to even tell the difference on game, at any sane shooting distance...

For sure. Couldn't agree more. For normal ranges you cannot pick a bad one from the 270's. I kinda gravitate towards the 150's as I have a slew of them and BBC's to go along with them, but have been shooting the 130 Tipped TBBC in my little Featherweight. Wouldn't even blink about using it for just about anything.

All depends on what you want from the bullet. For example, if what you want with an expanding bullet is primarily penetration for mid size game animal hunting (antelope, deer, sheep, and so on), then the 130 grainer is fine. But if you want the most penetration on moose and elk size animals, then step up to the 150 grainer (.279 SD). The 140 grainer works well, too (.261 SD), but the 150 is king. The said, a 130-140 monolithic bullet should be more than plenty for moose and elk (it will out-penetrate the Partition).

I personally would choose a 150-grain controlled expanding bullet such as the 150-grain Partition or Accubond for everything.

My 270 Shoots the 140gr Accubonds and the 150gr Partitions about the same as far as accuracy goes.
My observation is the partitions penetrate a little deeper and the Accubonds make a Bigger wound channel.
I get 3000fps with the 150gr Partitions and 3100fps with the Accubonds. I,m working on loads for the 130gr
Barnes TTSX and the 110gr TTSX. I get 3400fps with RL16 and RL17 using the 110gr Barnes.

Please do not tell any animals about this.... But I grew up and have continued to use Nosler Part. & BT's that are Factory seconds. 150's always in the 270win. They have always been reliable and accurate for me. So I stopped looking for the answer to the problem I was not having.

A .270 was meant to shoot a 130gr bullet. Maaaybe a 140.

If yer gonna shoot 140s, ya need a 280:

Care to share why you think you need a 280 to shoot 140s?

270 --> 130

280 --> 140

30-06 --> 150