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The 130 partition is never a wrong choice in any 270

140gn TSX.

We've started switching from TTSX to LRX based, in part, on my results on a mule deer buck. Hard to argue with straight-down, DRT results. While a sample of one isn't much, it mirrors about 50% of our TTSX results. If anything, I would expect the LRX to expand faster and provide a higher percentage of DRT as a result. I guess time will tell.

I chose based on OP.

If it were me running that much powder, I would probably try most of the monos available. 130's, 140's and 150's. Use the one that shoots the best. Barnes, GMX, E-Tip, no matter to me.

I know the Barnes 150 suggest a1:9.5 twist. Berger's twist calculator shows it right on the edge between stable and marginal my 3500 feet elevation. Might be able to get away with it.

Very similar here - started with RE 25 and the 130 TSX in my MK V 270 Wby, then went to the 130 TTSX and more recently RE 26 and the 129 LRX.

I'm running 78gr of imr 7977 at 3.390" coal which is as long as they will go in the magazine. Not even close to the lands with the .378" freebore on the mkv. It's a 10 twist and I hunt at less than 1000ft asl.

I've had petals come unglued on a 100gr ttsx in the 257 bee, which I see as a good thing. They act like the cutting edge bullets then which I don't mind at all.

I think I will run the 127 lrx.

You will not be sorry!

I’d run ttsx or lrx. I have a 270 win. And I find 140 grain a good compromise for speed and weight,

I’ll be jumping all over those 129 LRX’s....hand loads were good in my rig, I expect the factory jobs to do the same.

130 partition

At those speeds from your choices, the LRX.

For me, I think it's too big a jump from deer to elk for one bullet one load. I would have two loads, a 130 grain SGK or NBT for deer and other medium game and a 150 grain Nosler Partition for elk and other large game.

130 Partiton will kill all just fine.

For one thing I'm not buying the part of all those loads grouping .75. But other than that I would go for a heavier bullet for elk, moose and bear. However that's a big jump from deer to those bigger animals. I do like 130s for deer of any kind.

Any bullet good enough for elk and bear is good enough for any deer.

140 ABLR, if they shoot good from your rifle.

This is elk country and I use a 150 partition at 3000 fps at the muzzle. I get two wound channels, penetration and reliability.
Many others work as well, but this remains my #1 choice in the wcf.
Just about time to prove it again ( to myself)

I'd consider putting one of each in a hat and draw for it - taint a bad one in the bunch.
I've become smitten with the 129 LRX in the .270 so I'd be inclined to choose it but would be easily as apt to choose what I had in most ample supply and call it good.

I own three 270s and each one is zeroed for a different load.
The oldest one is my first Mauser I made when I was 12 years old. It's on the 3rd barrel now. This barrel shoots 130 grain bullets into a ragged hole so I leave it zeroed for a 130 gr Partition that chronographs at 3160 FPS and I relegate it to the "deer and antelope rifle" pile. The earlier 2 barrels both shot 150s better, but not this one.

Next I have a Winchester M95 lever action with buck-horn and a bead sights. I have it zeroed for some handloaded Remington Core-Lokt bullet that I bought in the early 70s. I use AA3100 powder and they chronograph at 2910 FPS. This load I have used for over 40 years in other 270s I own, and have owned in years past, and I have have killed deer, elk, bear, antelope, horses, cattle, varmints and about everything I ever needed to kill ----- starting in about 1970 when I bought 2,500 of them from Alpine Reloading Room on Mill Street in Reno Nevada. I now have exactly 113 left, but I am in my 60s now and I think they will last me as long as they need to because I will not likely kill 113 more head of game with that rifle alone--------- in the years I have left to live and hunt.

My last 270 is also a Mauser done in a very nice piece of Turkish walnut that I made form myself about 15 years ago. It is zeroed with 150 grain Partitions at 3000 FPS, (just like Comerade's rifle as he said above) I do sometime make a 1 MOA adjustment to this rifle and I use the 160 grain Nosler, but I have not actually seen a lot of difference in performance on elk between the 150s and the 160s. I get exits and broken bones from both and both shoot under 3/4 inch from this rifle. Not much to choose between in reality.

I thought you were the point blank range man? Why would you prefer a 150 partition over a 130? The 130 beats the 150 at 400 yds. Just because RL26 is a good powder for the 270 win doesn't make it an automatic fit for a 270 WBY in any way. I'm guessing that your guessing and that ain't EVER good advice. North fork doesn't make bullets anymore so that's an equally [bleep] idea. The fire is a wonderful place to go if you want to see folks randomly spew bullshit and than a week later say the exact opposite thing...Lol The man has 3 great loads that took a lot of time and effort and WORK and your recommendation is to scrap all of your ideas and start over because your somehow a self proclaimed expert. You really can't make this [bleep] up! Carry on 😁


Trystan

I went with the 129 lrx avgs 3502fps for 10 shots, shoots .76 moa to 400 yards. Nosler brass, 78gr imr 7977, 215gm, 3.390 coal stock Weatherby mkv lazermark.

Will be my nice weather rifle this year.