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I am not a Nosler fan, I am especially a not partition fan, nor am I real big on the .270 Win; for various reasons---but the .277" 150 grain Nosler partition seems to be the quintessential do everything within reasonable ranges bullet. It excels at nothing, but is plenty good on so many counts that it quite possibly is the most versatile bullet anywhere.
I'd have zero issues with this combo for moose. As a matter of fact, I may just use it this year for my shiras bull. We'll see.
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130 gr NPt works well even if it's not the peoples choice. One of O'Connors favorites I believe...but anyone without his genetics may not get the same results.. :grin;
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How does Trophy Bonded Bear Claw compare to Partition? I have both.
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All of them do something better than the 30-06, but none of them do everything as well.
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How does Trophy Bonded Bear Claw compare to Partition? I have both.
Works fine!
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with the 6.5 Creed, you just shoot in front of the nose, and the Creed will suck the wind out of them. This comes from advanced powder coatings that only work in the Creed. The fact that your scene name is Keith ads to the humor
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Listen to what the Alaska guys say. Many of them live on moose meat. I have another Newfoundland moose hunt planned and will use the 130TTSX in mine.
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Only moose I saw shot with a 270 I think was with Rem. Corelokts. I would go with the 160 Nosler as I think it is a classic. The 160 and 175 Partitions in 7mm worked great so the 160 in 270 should too.
Behind the shoulder almost anything would work but moose bones are massive and deserving of a premium bullet. The Trophy Bonded are very good too. The TSX when driven fast are excellent, this is the only one I would drop down to a 130 grain bullet. The others I would go 150 or 160 just because moose are big. Hosea Sarber an early Alaskan Game Warden liked to use the 170 grain Barnes original for moose and bear. These were cup and core with a thick copper tubing jacket.
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Only moose I saw shot with a 270 I think was with Rem. Corelokts. I would go with the 160 Nosler as I think it is a classic. The 160 and 175 Partitions in 7mm worked great so the 160 in 270 should too.
Behind the shoulder almost anything would work but moose bones are massive and deserving of a premium bullet. The Trophy Bonded are very good too. The TSX when driven fast are excellent, this is the only one I would drop down to a 130 grain bullet. The others I would go 150 or 160 just because moose are big. Hosea Sarber an early Alaskan Game Warden liked to use the 170 grain Barnes original for moose and bear. These were cup and core with a thick copper tubing jacket. Would that be behind the front shoulder or... 
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Behind is behind, all the way to the behind. I just try to stay not to far behind. But the older I get the more behinder I get.
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HOPE I can fill out our passport apps finally today. Been sitting on my desk for 2 weeks now....
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I've used Hornady superformance 130 GMX on 2 bull moose and 1 cow elk. All 3 were 1 shot kills and didn't recover any bullets. Elk and 1 moose were shot broadside through lungs (1 clipped the heart), and 1 moose shot in the neck. All 3 between 100 and 150 yards.
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I’d go with 130 or 140 grain TTSX
I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first
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A friend has had great luck with the 150 grain Trophy Bonded Tipped.
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Writer John Jobson used to shoot huge moose with a 130gr so pick a good premium and have at it. I've used a 140 gr 6.5 Nosler Partition and it worked fantastic. I read recently of a member here using a 115 partition out of a 25-06 with excellent results...
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Good day all, I've just purchased a Sako Bavarian Carbine in 270win and am looking for a good bullet that would work for a moose hunt. Thanks in advance. I've shot a fair number of big bull moose with my 270 Win using 150gr Nosler Partitions. Never saw a need for anything else.
That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink.
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Writer John Jobson used to shoot huge moose with a 130gr so pick a good premium and have at it. I've used a 140 gr 6.5 Nosler Partition and it worked fantastic. I read recently of a member here using a 115 partition out of a 25-06 with excellent results... He shot a lot of game with that 270 shooting 130's. Loved his writing.
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Bullet construction is #1 important and #2 much better than it used to be.
this makes what used to marginal options into excellent options today.
Ultimately, if you poke a hole through the lungs it'll die.
How quickly they die should be a consideration though, and that's where a bigger hole can come in handy. Or the ability to break down a shoulder and set the critter down right there hopefully.
My wife shoots a .270 and she won't let me sell it.
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The 150 Partition was my choice for moose for years. Just don't expect them to fall over at the shot as was mentioned earlier. Usually they either stand there or move 10 or 20 yards and then fall down. An alternative choice would be the 160 gr. Partition, this is a deep penetrating bullet.
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Don't over think it - C&C 100 grain .243 at 70 yards made my wife's moose DRT. Ok - he walked about 20 yards, then fell over.. I've killed over 20 moose with calibers ranging from that, to .338WM, including a 12 ga. slug. Have seen zero difference....
I'm planning on taking (or attempting) the next one with a .260, 140 gr bullet.
My first one many moons ago was taken with 170 gr. .30-30 cartridge.
It ain't rocket sicience.
Pick your shot, place your bullet.
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[/quote] Would that be behind the front shoulder or... [/quote] Front and back, but not the Texas Heart shot. Saw some not too great shooting when a couple of guys were all "backing each other up" on meat hunts.
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