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Just re-read Gil Sengel's 270 article in the Feb 2003 issue of Handloader and it makes me want to go out and buy a 270 Winchester right now!; load it up with a 130 grain bonded bullet!!; and hunt everything from mice to sheep to moose!!! Man, I did not need to re-read that article this close to Christmas!!!!
Someone shoot me please, or a least convince me that the 270 ain't good for nothing except back-up QB to the 30-06 and the 280...
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I used a 270 for over 30 years with excellent results. The only difference was that I used 150 gr bullets. They will hit at the same point of impact at almost any range and will hit harder when they get there. It's a natural.
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Perfect! Owe I thought we were playing word association  Mike
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Gay. Oh, we aren't playing word association? 
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Hater You know it's incredible, sleek, efficient, doesn't kill on both ends. Mike
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Gay. Oh, we aren't playing word association? I think bisexual is the correct term, only because it does everything.
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Any mention of the .270 always brings up the "G" word, plus an argument about 130 versus 150-grain bullets. But almost every bullet company that makes .270 bullets has been making 140's for years now, and believe it or not they kill stuff just as well as the 130's and 150's.
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Speer Hotcores were always my go-to bullets when I needed something guaranteed to work. They've never made them in 140.
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140 is the way to go. Best of both worlds.
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Someone shoot me please, or a least convince me that the 270 ain't good for nothing except back-up QB to the 30-06 and the 280... Horse doodoo!  People who try do that are funny characters,not to be taken at all seriously.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Any mention of the .270 always brings up the "G" word, plus an argument about 130 versus 150-grain bullets. But almost every bullet company that makes .270 bullets has been making 140's for years now, and believe it or not they kill stuff just as well as the 130's and 150's. So, which is best? 
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Rock Chuck,
Good to know the 150 Hot-Cor is the only .270 bullet guaranteed to work. Learn something new every day....
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Any mention of the .270 always brings up the "G" word, plus an argument about 130 versus 150-grain bullets. But almost every bullet company that makes .270 bullets has been making 140's for years now, and believe it or not they kill stuff just as well as the 130's and 150's. So, which is best? 30-06 with a 180...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Rock Chuck,
Good to know the 150 Hot-Cor is the only .270 bullet guaranteed to work. Learn something new every day.... Please point out exactly where I said that. It's an excellent bullet but I'm having a hard time finding the word 'only' in my statement.
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Any mention of the .270 always brings up the "G" word, plus an argument about 130 versus 150-grain bullets. But almost every bullet company that makes .270 bullets has been making 140's for years now, and believe it or not they kill stuff just as well as the 130's and 150's. So, which is best? 30-06 with a 180... I've bought 140's before and never loaded them. I just can't do it. Loaded up 150's and shot them at the range, never shot a single head of game with them. Guess I'm stuck on 130's. Bsa how is that 270 shoooting??
JOC was right. The 270 Winchester on a Model 70 is a great combination as is the 30/06 and 375 H&H
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I've been using 110 grain TTSXs in one of my .270s and they work good. I just bought another .270 and I think 'll shoot a few deer with the 85 grain TSX at warp speed with it just to see how I like them.
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Between my sons, nephews Dad, friends, and myself. We have successfully used 85gr-150gr bullets from hollow points to monometals on prairie dogs to Elk.
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Between my sons, nephews Dad, friends, and myself. We have successfully used 85gr-150gr bullets from hollow points to monometals on prairie dogs to Elk.
Who makes an 85 gr .277 offering?? I've apparently missed something! When all I owned was a single .270, I ran the 90 gr Sierra on varmints and the 130 Hornaday on deer. For elk, it was generally just a good ole 150 Core-Lokt. The .270 may not be everyone's idea of a "do all-end all" cartridge, but for the newbie it's a really good place to start.
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I fool around with a lot of cartridges, but the .270 Winchester is the only one for which I have more than one rifle (I'm down to only three right now).
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Who makes an 85 gr .277 offering?? I've apparently missed something!
Barnes. At that weight and moving it at near 3500 FPS I bet you'd need a bullet that tough too. A little faster with a 130 out of a 300 WM gets Bambi's attention. 80/85 grain TSX/TTSX out of a .243 at a little slower works good too.
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