Picked up my son a new Browning A Bolt in 270win. I'm very familiar with the round but have never owned one which means I've never loaded that round. I have bullets in 130gr and 150gr. I have shot a handful of factory ammo through it and it seems to prefer the 150s.
I need some help on where to start. Target is Alabama Whitetail, feral hogs are a good possibility also. Shot are 200 yards or less. Here's what I have.
130gr Nosler Balistic tips
150gr Nosler Balistic tips
150gr Nosler Partitions
130gr Barnes TSX

Powders are H4350, Varget, H4831, Re15, Re17, IMR4064, IMR3031.

Accuracy trumps speed for me.

For shots of 200 yds or less, I'd start with 150s and H4831. Probably lean toward the BTips since we're talking deer sized critters.

I,d also load the RL17 with any of the bullets you have. My 270 Winchester gives best accuracy with the 130gr bullets and the Reloder 17. It can also be used
with the heavier bullets. H4831 is a very good powder for any of those bullets, also more temperature stable in temperature extremes along with H4350.
Load some up and give them a try.

My experience with the .270 only goes back 42 years, about 20 rifles and lots of game. I've hand loaded for the cartridge from the first one.

The classic powder for the .270 is H4831 (including H4831SC, which I prefer for it's better metering and density).

My favorite load is 60.5 gr/H4831SC, Federal 210M primer, 130 Nosler Partition, Nosler brass. It clocks an average of between 3025 and 3050 fps in my three rifles whose barrels are from 22" to 24". I seat to magazine length as it runs out before I hit the lands.

For 150 grain loads, I use 58 gr/H4831SC, Federal 210M primer, 150 grain Nosler Partition, Nosler brass. This averages just under 2850 fps.

Great thing about these loads is that in my pet .270, a custom on a Mauser action, the group centers at 100 yards are only about 1/2" apart (the 150s are lower), allowing me to interchange ammo depending upon the game and conditions. This rifle is superbly accurate with the 130s, yet the 150s still average MOA.

If my rifles like the Partitions, that's all I use, antelope to elk. I have one, a factory 1952 Husky on an FN Mauser, that isn't keen on Partitions, but absolutely loves the 130 grain Nosler Accubond. I use the same load as above.

I see you have a stock of Ballistic Tips, and have found them to be very accurate in any .270 that showed any inclination to shoot any load well. I'd not hesitate to use the 150 BTs on elk sized game, but I sure like and have had great results with the Partitions and Accubonds.

H-4831 and 150 Partitions all day everyday provided your rifle will shoot em, I'd sell the rest and buy more 150 NPT's if the rifle likes em.

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Classic loads for the 270 Win, can take anything on the NA continent (well, maybe stunt shooting for Kodiak).

If you want more speed for the 130 try MagPro. For more speed with the 150 try RS Magnum or RL26. But 50 -100 fps will not improve much on ballistics.

You have 130gr NBT's and H4831.
There's you deer killing combination.

Two hundred yards and in I think about any combination you come up with will work. Really hard to argue against H4831 with the .270 Win., but my personal .270 is more accurate with H4350. Within 200 yards (or even 400 yards), I would take that all day long with a 150gr NP, or even BT.

ALLongshot: You hit the correct nail on the head with the first bullet you listed - the Nosler 130 grain Ballistic Tips!
I have killed all manner of game with my 270's using the 130 grain Ballistic Tips including Mule Deer, Antelope, Whitetailed Deer, Antelope and a six point Bull Elk!
The accuracy in my 270's with this bullet is impressive indeed.
Best of luck to you with whichever you choose.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

I'm new to the 270 having picked one up just a few years ago. Tried a variety of powders that happened to be on hand from some of the new Endurons to the old tried and true H4831. My rifle told me it likes 130TTSX and H4831 a lot.

Any bullet you listed is fine for your purposes. Everyone above already mentioned good powder choices. I notice a difference in recoil between the 130s and 150s. 130s are milder to shoot. That might be a consideration depending on your son's recoil tolerance.

Just about any bullet made is designed for the 270 win. if your son is younger I would go with the lighter bullets to reduce recoil. 4831 is classic but R26 is my new go to powder for bullets 130 grains +.

I think the .270 is probably the easiest cartridge to load for. Your under 200 yard range makes it even easier. You could load the bullets backwards and still be dead on. Any of those bullets and powder will work.

My standby is RL22 and have had some good results with RL19,17 also. I really only tested until I had one hole groups and stopped.

Here is what I have, 54 gr. of Hunter, 140gr SST, CCI primer, 3000fps, is moa.
My reduced load of 50gr of hunter. at 2800 fps is sub moa.
24" TC venture.

I just loaded up a few test loads with 130gr NBTs and H4831 and 150gr NBTs and H4831. Now if I can just get a day when it's not 90 outside I'll go give them a try.
130gr started at 58gr and went up to 60gr in .5gr increments
150gr started at 54gr and went to 55.5gr in .5gr increments

Sounds like a winning plan to me. I really like VV N560 with 130's. I have obtained excellent accuracy with 55gr H4831SC and 150 NPT 210M combination.




GF1 were you really able to get to 58gr and a 150 NPT? I note Nosler max at 55gr. The hornady data does state 57.7. I would imagine there are batch to batch differences.

Good luck and shoot straight all.

Bob

Well my experience with the .270 is somewhat long but very thin. Got my first one in 1973 and tried 130 and 150 gr. bullets for Mule Deer and decided on the 150 gr. Sierra Game King with what was then milsurp 4831. No idea what the velocity was. Didn't even shoot the gun on game again until 2009 when I took it for an antelope hunt. I still used the 150 gr. GK and took a nice goat at 75 yards in New Mexico. Two years later I took it to New Mexico again as the back up rifle on an elk hunt. This time loaded with the 150 gr. Nosler Partition. Didn't have to use it.My load was Winchester brass and primer (standard) and the now long discontinued Winchester Magnum Rifle powder (WMR) I can use the Sierra GK or the Nosler PT using the same charge. Shooting three of each only enlarged the group by .50" so no change in sight in needed. Dunno why I just don't use it more as it's a good cartridge. I do much prefer using the .35 Whelen for elk though. Smacks 'em down right nice like.
Paul B.

RL22 and Berger 130 Hunting VLD's were 1/2 MOA in my BAR Safari II @ 500 yards. . Penciled through on coyotes tho.

For deer hunting, I would select the 130 grain Ballistic Tip. You don't need a tougher bullet than that. My preference with 130 grain bullets is IMR 4350 as I have so much of it. However, H 4350 is fine, too. According to the late Ken Waters, the most accurate powder with 130s is IMR 4831. I have found it to be very accurate as well. Of course, H 4831 is the classic Jack O'Connor powder.

Remember to start low and work up with your powder charges. One custom Mauser 270 I loaded for wouldn't take more than 53 grains of IMR 4350 under a 130 grain Ballistic Tip. My current 270 - and I have owned about 12 - is a custom FN Mauser. It has a 24" Shilen barrel. It won't take more than 55 grains of IMR 4350 with a 130 grain bullet. My current load is 54 grains under a 130 grain Barnes TSX for about 3,050 fps. 55 grains gives me another 100 fps.

Many factory 270s I have loaded for would accept 56 grains of IMR 4350. In my many factory (usually Remington) 270s, 57 grains of IMR 4831 was the fastest and most accurate load.

Good luck with your loading project.

Jus my .02 but of the powders you listed I would start with 3 4831, Rl17 and 4350 in tha order. Frankly it sounds as if we are hunting in similar circumstance and after using 130 core lock bullets with mediocre results I have decided to try the 150s . I have used core locks in other cartridges w great results and have decided that my issues may be the other rounds I have are loaded to 2700-2800 fps while the 270 is 3000+. At closer ranges I suspect that the impact velocity is still too high with the 130 gr bullets. So I might suggest targeting a muzzle velocity of 2800 as out to 300 yds anything higher has more potential issues at shorter shôts than reward at 250-300 for your intended target.