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Ignore them......


Talk about damning with faint praise!!!

Of the bullets listed I'd take the 150 Partition every time.With it you can ignore all the slipstick BS about SD,etc. Construction is more important,and the 150 Partition is a proven performer on all kinds of BG.

"the slipstick BS"

hadn't heard that term in a while. A younger crowd would likely not know what you are referring to.

ST: Ok........Computer generated ballistic table "BS"...that any better? LOL!

140 grain Hornady boat tailed spire point. At 270 velocities, I don't think you need a partition, but that is just me.

David I just don't know myself as I have never used that Hornady...

"Best" bullet is subjective. the way I try and look at it is break it down by range.

With the 270win I would say that for shots on game under 400ish yards the 150 Partition wins out IMO

For long range shots the 150 SST or the 150 VLD.

For all around bullet both short and long range it is hard to beat the 140grn AB IMO. YMMV

Sectional density?

You do understand that SD is the same for any bullet of a given diameter and weight, regardless of construction? Meaning a Hornady 140 gr. .270 bullet with a thin jacket, hollow point and soft core has the same SD as a solid copper Barnes of the same specs ... but they sure as smell won't penatrate the same!

Top 3 choices in order -1)150gr Partition, -2)150grPartition, -3)150gr Partition !!

The heaviest Barnes TTSX that will generate at least 2700 fps MV

All I have ever used is the 130 Nosler Partition backed by 61 grains of 4831 and Fed 215s...with this load I have killed deer, sheep,goats,elk, moose and antelope...seems to work just fine...

oops...forgot...it also puts down caribou and free ranging aoudads down with authority too!!

Another nod for the 150 Partition.

There's the 150 gr Partition, and then there is everything else..........

...like, the 160 gr Partition........




Casey

The one you have loaded when the 350 bull steps out broadside at 100 yards..................

MM

The 270 110g GS-HV.
http://www.gsgroup.co.za/02hv.html

Mine runs 3384fps out of a 24 inch Hart,270 WCF.
58g of N204
CCI
Win case.

dave

++++

I don't reload, YET. Best factory ammo I have shot from my .270 is the Winchester Supreme Elite XP3. It groups better out of my 700 CDL than the Remington Core-lokts, Fusion, and Federal Vital Shok (Nosler Partition) and of the four Elk I have shot with this rifle/ammo none of the elk have walked, let alone run. Of course one was shot at about 10 yards right in the ear. The other three, I recovered two bullets (I can post pictures of one I kept) in the hide on the opposite side hide. Distances were about 10 yards (no bullet), 80 yards (recovered bullet after hitting a rib deflecting up through the lungs and hit high on the opposite rib (shot was at an uphill angle from a creek bed), and the other two were at 200 and 250 yards down in a field from sitting on a ridge. The last two, one was a pass through and the other we found the bullet in the hide opposite the entry hole after it hit the opposite side rib. None of the Elk here walked or ran here. My dad was asonished at the performance on the 200 and 250 yard shots but he has reloaded and shot sierra game kings my whole life in his 30.06. The bullets recovered were expanded perfectly and retained (my guess) 85-90% weight.

Just adding some real world experience on a factory load to consider if reloading isn't an option.

I don't load for the .270 WSM, but I do load for .270 Win as well as the .270 Wby. I use 130's in the 270 Win for deer and antelope, mostly Sierras, but when I use it for larger game, I too use the 150 gr Nosler Partition. The Weatherby gets a steady diet of 140 gr TSX's. I have found only one TSX out of the Weatherby, it was in a 500 pound hog that I shot head on at 185 yards. I found it in one of it's hind quarters, it had shed all of it's petals, all that was left was just the base. That hog only rolled over and kicked a few times. No doubt that would pass through an elk or anything of a similar nature. Maybe next year after this hunting season I may try a .270 WSM just for fun. I have had good luck with the rest of the WSM's.
Good Luck on Elk hunting!
Good shooting,
Marcus.

While there's any number of bullets I like for different purposes, and I'm a dyed-in-the-wool Partition fan, I have to say I've been very impressed with XP3 performance in the 150-grain bullet in 300 WSM. Haven't tried XP3 in 270 yet -- will have to make a point to do so.

Pretty close to daves choice of 110GS.

I run the 110TTSX at 3375fps with a load of H4350 and get equal or more penetration than I have seen with the 150partition. Dont get me wrong, Im not dogging on the partition, I have to use leadfree and used the 150partion as the standard to compare it to and was very impressed. It also helps that the 110Vmax has an almost identical point of impact to 500 yards and makes for a great practice round.