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OK all of you closet 270 lovers...

My dad has finally decided, at 72 years old, that he's tired of recoil.

He has been shooting a steel-buttplate M760 in 30-06 for the last 60-ish years. I've shot it, and don't enjoy it at all.

So yesterday he tells me that he's found a 270, but still in a M760. He loves his 760, so doesn't want to switch to a bolt action, etc. And yes, I know you can find 760s in 243, etc, but this one is already bought and home, so, 270 it is going to be.

He knows he can shoot lighter stuff out of it than his 30-06, so he bought it.

Now, my job is to load some ammo for him.

I've always been a conventional bullet guy, but think it might be time to dabble into the monometals to get to the lighter bullets for this one.

Barnes 110 gr TTSX?

So, has anybody loaded 270 stuff with bullets on the lighter end, but still appropriate for big game (by that, I mean whitetails in PA)?

Any suggestions, while I also go searching the various bullet sites?

Thanks!

How about Remington Low Recoil RL270W2? 115 grain bullet and 2700 feet per second. I have used H4895 with reduced powder charges in my .270 with 130 grain bullets. I believe you take 60% of the maximum charge of H4895 and work up to the level you like. http://www.hodgdon.com/PDF/H4895%20Reduced%20Rifle%20Loads.pdf

Coldbore, A guy that wrote for Pa. Game News shot whitetails there with his .270..He used Serria 110 spitzers and a heavy charge of IMR 4350..I have shot coyotes with this load and it does a good job onthem..The bullet seems stout enough even with this heavy load that it should do fine with a lighter charge of a fast burning powder..I guess I would try H4895 because I have a bunch of it..I think this bullet would be a great killer on whitetails even at a much lower velocity..

CB, the 110 Accubond would be another bullet to look at!

The 110 VMax would be handy for practice...

OP,
I have used a 270 for some decades and will admit to a couple of whitetails with varmint bullets. The Sierra 90gr HP will kill them, but not pretty if a head shot is taken.
If I were to going the direction you're asking about, I would go directly to the Barnes TSX/TTSX bullets labelled for the 6.8mm.
Their performance is far more likely to give better all-around whitetail performance than bullets designed for varmints.
While not a Barnes fan, I have used Noslers ETips, in standard wts, and am delighted with accuracy and performance.
These copper bullets are worth a look. Their inherent controlled expansion, making use of lighter weight bullets viable, is impressive.

Thanks for the reminder Mike! I've shot the Reduced Recoil stuff in 30-06 and 7mm Rem Mag. It is a great factory option that I had forgotten about.

As to the other suggestions, all are good considerations. I appreciate the help so far!

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I have't taken anything with this load but it shot very soft and I'm sure will not bounce off anything. I have seen velocity claims of 3400-3500 fps but that is beyond my personal comfort zone.

Perfect.

That's the bullet I first thought of.

80 grain TTSXs will go as fast or as slow as you'd like. They kill deer like nobody's business out to 300 yards.

I've shot the 110 TTSX quite a bit..shots great in my Husqvarna Imperial. Last years whitetail buck..386 yds he ambled about 30 yds and was done..not the best yote bullet. but kills em' anyway..

I've loaded 100 grain Hornadys for my buddy. Very light recoil even at full velocity and quite deadly. He's probably killed 10 antelope with them the past few years

ColdBore,
I've been shooting 110gr TSX & 110gr TTSX out of a Remington 270 Win.& a 270 WSM just for giggles.
I've shot Blacktail deer, hogs and coyotes when the opportunity has arisen with them.
I've really been suprised how accurate they are and how well they have worked, especially on the small deer, which sometimes the heavier barnes bullets don't expand well in.
It seems these lighter bullets expand better with higher velocity & the light resistance encountered on them.
They have been hell on hogs as well.

Anyway:
270 Win.
110gr TSX or 110gr TTSX bullet
R-P case
Fed. 210M primer
H4350 powder

Barnes lists Min. load at 56.0gr for 3231fps
and max.load at 59.0gr for 3430 fps in a 24"bbl.(97% load density).

I've had good luck with the same components in two different guns between 57-59grs of H4350.

I have not tried Ramshot Hunter powder myself yet, but Barnes lists it as follows:
Same components as listed above with a 24" bbl.
Min. load 59.0grs Hunter for 3321 fps
Max. load 63.5grs Hunter for 3524 fps (99% load density).

Recoil wise I'd say they feel about like a 25.06 shooting a 100gr bullet.

Hope this helps, and don't tell anybody I said I was shooting a 270 Win - Don't feel like listening to all the dumbazz ballistic Nazis on here...... .

PS = I've got plenty of long range guns as well....... .

Good Luck,
Ted

6 years ago when I was debating options for my son, Sierra told me they didn't recommmend their 110 grain spitzer for deer.

What about a 150 gr loaded to match the velocity of the 300 Savage (2650 or so)?. Plenty of deer have fallen to that load and nobody ever complains about recoil with it.

Just another idea.

Dale

Yep, that sounds about right.

I just picked up some 95 gr ttsx from midway. Looks like 3650 is possible from a 22" barrel in my bolt action. Thinking downloaded to 3000-3300 would be sweet gentle but deadly load in an auto...probably like a 243 or 308.
These .277 bullets designed for the 6.8 give fun and flexibility to the 270 win that wasn't there years ago.

off the old IMR Brown Sheet for SR 4759....

30 grains with a 90 to 110 grain Bullet...

Managed Recoil by Remington duplication load, utilizing 110 grain bullet.... 35 grains of IMR 4198....large rifle primer, no filler...

usable with a 130 grain ballistic tip, or some of the bullet meant for the 6.8 SPC... same powders and same charge maxes...

utilize it a lot for kids/new hunters...more than capable...

Coldbore. I shot several deer with real light 270 Win. loads. I used 130 gr bullets with IMR 4064 and H 380. I even went a grain below most reloading books.. They didn't kick much especially with my Rem. 7600. I think ya might be surprised how pleasant it is and also know you are shooting a bullet made for deer and not varmints. It knocked the deer down just like a hot load at close range.

Living on the central coast of Socialist CA, I was forced into using non-lead bullets years ago, supposedly to protect those ugly f---ing condors.
Well, anyway, I started using Barnes TSX's and the results were amazing. I'm a .270 fan, and the 130's were the first ones I tried. Not only do they shoot good (actually great!), they are an absolute killing machine.
I got a new Luxus Model 11 .270 last summer, and wanted to try some lighter bullets. The Barnes 110 TTSX, out of the 26" barrel shot tiny 1/2" clusters with IMR4350, and chrono'ed over 3400fps.
I had it on a Utah mule deer hunt last Oct., but wasn't able to field test it, though I have no doubt it would do the job.
Recoil seems quite a bit less than with the 130's, and the speed should really open those TTSX's up, from what I hear from the guys that have used them on game.

If that new 760 is wearing a steel butt plate like the old one, a nice recoil pad can help a lot along with the light bullets to reduce felt recoil.

I went to 58grains, 57grains shot good too