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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.

Never hunted for moose, but I’m pretty sure a 150 gr Partition would get the job done....

For sure. I was thinking the same thing myself.

You could try the 160gr Nosler Partition. Thinking that would work. It's a stout bullet.

140 gr bonded bullet, took my last shiras moose with my 270 wsm and a 140 gr bullet. He fell to a 140 gr. core lokt.

My personal experience is the 150 Partition works very well.

I've taken a couple with 160NPs and 130 TSX.......just shoot for lungs!

Just a reminder....should something go wrong and the wounded bull is heading
for a nasty area [lake/river]......take that going away pelvic shot as it usually
breaks joints or severs large arteries putting him down.

Well, I would load and shoot the 150 grain Nosler Partition.
Wish you luck on your moose hunt.

A 270 Win is a completely inadequate cartridge for moose. You should trade it in and get something more powerful, like a 6.5 Creed. Then you'll be able to shoot them at 800 yards.

Makes 3 of us. I've shot elk with the 270/150 NPT combo. It works.

I'd agree with the other comments suggesting a 150 grain Nosler Partition. Years ago, I settled on 1 load for each of my rifles, regardless of caliber and typically shoot a "heavy for caliber" bullet. In my .270 Win, I shoot 150 grain partitions, IMR 4350 powder, WLR primers and Winchester brass. That load has killed everything I've shot with it, including VERY large elk. Good luck on your moose hunt.

This is what immediately came to my mind also. Next would be the 140g NAB or 150 LRAB.

Well I've almost taken a 270 along for Moose. Hard to leave a 30-06 behind in favor of a 270 though. I would've used 150 Core-Lokts which always drove deep for me.

Ha! Now you've done it. They's comin' after you now, boy.[Well played tho].

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.

130 gr NPt works well even if it's not the peoples choice.

I would go with one of the copper bullets- such as the Nosler e-tip or Barnes TTSX or TSX. I would go with at least a 140 grain. I know the 130's would work but moose are about as big an animal as you will ever hunt with a 270, so why go with a light bullet?

Any premium 130 grain and pretty much any 150 will work just fine. Their vitals are massive in size and not hard to get to. Just don’t panic after you shoot one and it just stands there. Some moose just absorb lead that’s killing them but they keep on standing , walking or trot for a bit before tipping over.

Everyone that said 150 grain Partition is correct.

150 Nosler Partition and go hunting. Good luck on your hunt.

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.

One of O'Connors favorites I believe...but anyone without his genetics may not get the same results.. :grin;

How does Trophy Bonded Bear Claw compare to Partition? I have both.

130 TTSX

Works fine!

The fact that your scene name is Keith ads to the humor

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.

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...

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.

LOL.

HOPE I can fill out our passport apps finally today. Been sitting on my desk for 2 weeks now....

109 here yesterday...

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.

I’d go with 130 or 140 grain TTSX

A friend has had great luck with the 150 grain Trophy Bonded Tipped.

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...

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.

He shot a lot of game with that 270 shooting 130's. Loved his writing.

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.

-Jake

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.

Jim

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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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.

I can not think of a better bullet for this than the 150 nosler partion. I’ve used it on everything from mature bull elk to antelope does and it has never failed at ranges out to 550 yards. Last year I put three shoots into a 6x6 at 30-40yrds. First one he was quartering hard toward me, bullet entered the point of the shoulder, traversed the entire body, and exited the left ham, seconds two shots went were broad side as he was trying to run by me, one through both shoulders and one a touch father back through ribs. Both exited. Bull fell over on the third shot. With that type of penetration would have no problem using it on moose. I was launching those at 3000fps with RL26.

Another vote for the 150 NP. There’s very little in NA that the .270 with 150 Partitions isn’t well suited for. Wouldn’t be my first choice for a Brown Bear Hunt, but it will cover most other scenarios that I can think quite well.

Literally anything will work if you have a good clear shot of the lungs, broadside. But you’ll never regret stout bullets if the stars don’t align ideally either. One of the heavier Partitions or something of similar ability is never wrong. We banged together a few 140 A-Frames at camp when I let my 10-year-old punch my tag a few years back. We had to pry this one out of the shoulder on the far side, so I guess it worked alright.

I would say so. Nice mushroom.

The .270 Win. users I know run a 150 grain Partition or 140 grain Barnes X.

It seems to me that a lot of bullets would work. From my scant experience, moose are straightforward to kill. A decent bullet through the lungs, and then a snack break, and then they fall over. But since we are talking 270 carbine, I'd take the opportunity to use some 160 Partitions. Sure, the lighter versions will work, but what else are you going to use those 160 Partitions for, if not for a moose? And your life just wouldn't be complete if you never tested them out on something.

And Shooters Pro Shop still has some in stock....

http://www.shootersproshop.com/nosl...gr-partition-semi-spitzer-blem-50ct.html

160g partitions are very, very accurate. Check the Nosler manual.

The same bullet that I load, and that has worked well for my daughter’s .270 Win., on deer and antelope. It’s pretty tough to beat a bullet that will retain ( more often than not) near 100% bullet weight. Which, will likely give an exit wound with most any shot on a moose....unlike many other bullets mentioned that likely will lose 35% or their original weight. The greater weight retention...the greater the probability of exit wound via deeper penetration! Most bullet tests performed on game animals and through lab ballistics gel tests....suggest that the bullet that I propose will out perform most of the premium bullets offered by other major manufacturer. That bullet: the Barnes 140 grain TSX.

Barnes TSX 140 grains (original weight) minus 5% weight loss ( generally less than 5%) after impact on game = approx. 133 grains weight retention

Highly recommended 150 grain (original weight) minus 35% ( typical weight loss) after impact on game = approx. 98 grains weight retention

Logic suggests that the 133 grain bullet will continue on it’s path, farther and straighter than will the 98 grain bullet of similar frontal area! memtb

I haven’t shot a Moose yet. That being said I’ve seen three taken with .277” bullets.
One was a 160 Partition from a 270 Winchester DRT (high shoulder/spine). The other two were
from a 270 Redding with 150 Partitions both dead within 10 yards. So I think you’re ok.

Have fun and good luck! Tom

This bullet is the sleeper in .277 caliber for big game. It has been used on everything up to buffalo in Oz and considerably more than once.
John

I like 'em because they look cool. They work well with heart/lung shots on scrawny whitetails too. When I go cruising on SPS I have to keep both hands on my wallet when I run into them, even though I've got a bunch on hand.

Like a kid in a candy store.