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Since 1974 the 150gr partition has been my preferred bullet for my 270s. However, this past November I bought a browning xbolt hunter in 270 win and a box of federal 136gr terminal ascent factory ammo. Accurate and deadly on several whitetails and one elk in December. It’s my new favorite.

I finally got around to uploading some pics. Took this blacktail at around 40 yds last November - first good snow up high during the peak of the rut. 150 gr partition w/ H-4831sc at 2,775 fps. He was coming straight at me along the edge of a muskeg meadow - shot thru the chest - bullet found in a hind quarter.

Will load my last stash of my 150 Golds with RL-26 for this fall. The Golds are one of my all-time favorite hunting bullets.

+1 on the Partition but the Speer 150 hot cor was good to me in my earlier years.

I used the 150 Speers for many years with no complaints. My latest favorite is the 150gr AccuBond. For me it's the proper compromise between the Speer and the Partition, and I find it a bit more accurate than the Partition.

That’s kinda where I settled. I trust the 180gr Speer equally with the 180gr Partition. I say that because I’ve never had a bad experience with either on game.

If my remenicent mind should take over, I think the 200gr Speer .30 is nirvana. Not sure a person can make that bullet fail under 3000fps unless the shooter puts it in a non lethal spot initially. Same for the Partition 200gr. A few bullets, in my mind, don’t have any equals even in the world of bullets as we understand them today.

Shot through two doe deer with one shot at 60 yards a couple three years ago with 140gr Grand slam leaving 264 WM at 3200+ fps, have slammed 175gr Grand Slams into metal water buckets at 5 yards from 2700 to 2948 fps, fired em into chunks of firewood and cattle bones too, cant tear one up, have killed a ton of game with the 7mm 175's at 2700 fps for near 40 years, no failures, no lost animals.

Just a couple weeks ago I got two wild sows to line up at 51 yards, hit 120lb sow number one in the neck, bullet exited to hit 200lb second sow rear shoulder crease to exit off side ribs, they both died quickly, all that was from a dinky 100gr Grand Slam from my pre-64 243 FWT, bullets leave that rifle around 2983 fps, said all that to say again, I expect no problems with the 150gr Grand Slams in my 270 Winchester, no meat with them yet, but there will be.

I you guys can get accuracy you may want to give the new Grand Slams a try, they're mostly always in stock and very reasonably priced.

Never tried that Speer HC but I just snagged up a 270 Kimber I plan to set up for elk this year, being 2025, all the rifles will be a 270 of some form. My plan was to use up some of the Noslers I have on the rack but the Speers typically shoot about the same as Noslers for me, so I might grab a box to try.

And agree on the 200 Hot Cor. Darn good bullet.

That’s another I may try on your rec.

I have just one .270 win, a Weatherby Vanguard, and its favorite bullet is the Hornady 140 grain Interlock. A gun shop owner recommended those to me when Hornady first started loading ammo. They were the first factory loads that would come close to my handloads and I went back and bought several more boxes. I then handloaded those bullets, switching away from the Sierra 130s I had been using. I loaded them up with Hodgdon's 4831 recovered military powder and the hotter I loaded them the better that rifle liked it. It's just about impossible to overload with that powder in the 270 win; you run out of room in the case first. Another shop was clearing out the Hornadys one day; I bought a pile of those bullets and still have some of them left in stock.

That rifle also likes the Federal Hi Shok 130s that used to come in red boxes (now in blue boxes at Wal Mart and lots of other places). It shoots into about 1.5 inch groups, nothing to write home about today but phenomenal for (non-premium!) afactory ammo in the 1970s.

I like the partitions for elk. I suspect that there’s others that work well too. Partitions certainly are not needed for deer. I don’t think there’s a speed limit on partitions.

They're boot heel tough bud, be fun to see if you can catch one in a buck or bull.

Grand Slams seem to change along with the weather. I stopped using them. If SPEER is the answer I’d go with Hot Core.

150 NP or 150 Hornady SP and a bunch of R23. Winning recipe.

I’d bet not a buck. Bulls seem to hold onto most bullets pretty good, at least in my short life chasing them.

Agreed Scotty. Bulls of both the Elk and Moose variety catch a lot of bullets.

It’ll be fun skinning and knifing around to look for them this fall, hopefully.

I wouldn’t be a bit scared of the Grand Slam or Hot Cor myself in the 150 weight class in the 270.

Winchester Power Points

Sold my Win pre-64 m70. Selling remaining bullets in classifieds. 200 count, 150 grain Win Power Point bullets, $42, shipped to lower 48. Not blems. 1st quality. Bright and shiny.

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...on-win-150-grain-powerpoint#Post20281704

I would suggest you don't fall too in love with the Terminal Ascent bullets....it is my understanding that Federal discontinued them. I too had great results with them, both performance and accuracy. For some strange reason, anything that works good they have to quit on......

Edit: Looks like I might be wrong...just ordered a box of bullets from Midway!!!!WHoo Hoo!!!!!!!

Well, it's true....I received the box of bullets I ordered today!!!!!! Will work up some loads soon for the Winchester and Weatherby magnum versions this weekend. As soon as I find the most accurate loads they will probably discontinue these bullets at that point!!!!!

That’s been my experience too. The original GS’s performed about like Partitions, but sometimes not as accurate.

Later versions were all over the place in accuracy and terminal performance.

When I discovered Nosler 2nds 20+ years ago I could buy Partitions for less than GS’s.