Who’s shooting this round?

I just got a deal on a T3 stainless in 270 Win, and after debating screwing on a 6.5 Creedmoor barrel, thought I’d explore the 270 with this as a do it all rifle for eastern WA state.

Thoughts?

Hornady 270 Win 145 Precision Hunter Ammunition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1p-jdbxPNE

Based on my experience with the 6.5CM 143 ELD X, I would certainly give it a try.

140 grain Bergers shoot tits in my 270 at just under 3,000FPS

HUNTZ,

Can you share the tits load?

145 eld-x is all i use in my 270 Winchester. RL26, Winchester brass, forget which primer. My notes are in Alaska I’m still in Mississippi. Getting over 3000 f.p.s with that load combo. Only thing I killed with that bullet is a caribou.

I worked up 60.0gr of RL26 with the 145gr ELDX. Gives 3136fps out of my 22 inch M70FWT. Nosler brass, Rem primers. As always, approach with caution.

Somewhere around 59-61 grs. of R26 and a magnum primer. If your gun likes this then you can stop right there. Other possibilities if R26 doesn't pan out are 7977, R23, VV165, VV560 and R22, 7828. If you do not shoot in hot weather then R26 will usually have the top velocity. I am using the 103 6mm and 6.5mm 143s but have not used them on game yet. They are a little Tweaky to fine tune but just follow Bergers VLD loading and seating instructions and you should get them to settle down. Not sure but I think both are jumped around 0.30" would have to check my notes. Seat them to max magazine or throat length and then back them down in fairly large increments then zero in on the optimal seating. R26 & the 270 Win. sort of took some of the shine off my 270 WSM.

I look forward to some field reports. The ELD-X have more jacket thickness then the SST but not as much as a Nosler BT. The interbond band is sort of a wink and a nod on the ones I have sectioned.

Double post oops.

Sure thing,I use Hornady cases,Federal LR magnum primers,140 grain Berger VLD hunting bullets and 62.4 grains of Ramshot Magnum powder.Maxload right out of Ramshots reloading Manual.This is from a 22" Tikka barrel.I have it sighted 2 1/2" high at 100 yards and hold on center of body out to about 325 yards.Puts the smack down on Mule Deer.( NOT JB)

I would like to see that also. Accuracy is necessary but so is bullet performance.




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I’ve a T3 and it shoots the 145s well. I only have h4831 on hand here so only driving them to 2875 or so. No issues on deer so far.

I've tried that ammo at 100 yds and looked promising but at 300 yds it really opened up in my Bergara. I went back to my handloads with H4831SC with 140's.

I worked up some handloads, shoots quite well out of my 270's. I believe I went to 61 grains behind it without issues. With so many good bullets available these days have nor used them on Elk, but should be just fine.
Yup, pushing 3100 fps from a 22" tube by my notes.
I use Hornady brass and would be the only reason to by factory stuff- I find Hornady exaggerates a tad ...hence the 6.5 Creedmoor. Cheers

That is similar to the original 150 grain round nose loading that was intended to ruin less meat and act as a woods load. In the Rem. Corelokt version it worked really well for it's intended use. I wish I had a stash of the old bullets.

Given the outstanding choices we have today, it's quite difficult for me to not choose mono, partitioned, or bonded bullets vs. standard cup/core. You can pretty much match BC and/or penetration offered by C/C while almost totally eliminating the opportunity for Kersplosions that don't get to the vitals.

I correspond with a guy that lives in Alaska and does lots of hunting and knows other hunters that hunt a lot. They used a 6.5 Creed and the 143 grain ELD-X on a bunch of our Sitka deer, moose, one grizzly bear, black bears, caribou and etc. and have nothing but praise for the ELD-X as a good hunting bullet. It may be a cup and core bullet, but it is a very good cup and core bullet. So I can see no reason it would not be a good choice for the 270 Win. and if I lived state side and had a .270 I would try that bullet.

They are a bargain in my opinion and I bought two hundred of them for my 6.5 Creed for the grandkids to use.

I am willing to try them and put some never used 7977 to work.

Can anybody share their experience with this combination?

Looking at Hodgdon-IMR data with 140 and 150 gr bullets, I plan to work towards a 100 pct capacity or slightly compressed load, or 3,000fps, whatever come first.

I believe Mule Deer has worked with this powder in the .270 but anubody else's experience will be appreciated.

Gracias,

I do, haven't loaded any yet. For timber hunting Elk with a .270 the ole' Remington 150 gr round nose core-lokt should do just fine.

According to Mule Deer’s article in Reloader, working up to 60 grains of 7977 should get you near 3,000 FPS.

Actually, Mule Deer loaded Federal's 136gr Edge and 140gr Bonded Tip, and 170 Berger Elite with 7977, but used Re26 with the ELD-X.

It is a shame I can´t find it overseas since he got 3,079 fps anda 0.76" group, which sounds encouraging!

I am pushing a Berger 150 gr VLD just under 3000 fps it is a great shooting bullet can’t wait to take it Elk hunting.

Any love for the Barnes 129gr LRX factory ammo? I see Midway has em on sale with a $3 rebate per box too.

Modern ammo is certainly changing things.

The lowly 270 is the poor mans version of the 6.5 PRC if you go with factory ammo. Not much of a difference at all.

OW! that hurts!

It’s just Calvin being Calvin.

Mr. Scenarshooter would likely disagree, Calvin. 😬😎

Basically my way of saying that out to 500yds, there is really no difference between the factory 270 145 Eldx Ammo and the Factory 6.5 PRC 143 Eldx Ammo. And just about everything with the 270 is cheaper and readily available.

We agree on that!

I’ve never shot an animal past 375-ish yards, so I’m thinking the 270 may meet my needs.

The 129 Barnes LRX ammo is listed at 3140 for the 270 Win. Pretty hard to go wrong with that for a factory ammo shooting rifle if shooting a mono is wanted.

David,

The .257 Roberts may meet your needs. Or at least that's my experience.

The big advantage of the 6.5 Creedmoor compared to the .270 Winchester at such "normal" ranges is about 2/3 the .270's recoil--and very fine accuracy with inexpensive factory ammo. The lighter recoil makes practice shooting more pleasant--IF you shoot more than the average hunter. The accurate factory ammo makes a difference if you don't handload.

I shot a Mule Deer cross-canyon @ 560yds 10 days ago with a .270Win/140TSX @ 3050fps. 1-shot, the legs sucked up, the deer landed on his chin, gave a couple kicks, and was done. I've taken 3 other deer @ 500-535yds w/270's and either the 140TSX or 150ABLR.

Got a 270 in yesterday, and put a SS 3-9 on it. Shot pretty well with the factory 145 Precision hunter ammo with several bullets going through the same hole. Didn't really shoot for groups but should have been an easy sub moa. About 1.7 mils to hit steel at 430 with .75" zero . 600 should be no problem. Tell you what, with a Ridgeline with brak, at 8lbs 3oz with scope, you don't even feel recoil. Pretty nice.


Going to kill a few bucks with it here in the next week.

My sons 270 is an old Rem 721 that has had the action trued and a Hart barrel installed by Mike Bryant. It shoots the 145 ELD-X very good. We are getting 3030 fps with H4831 in a 22" barrel, with a Silencerco Harvester for suppression. We have shot that combination out in the 1050 to 1300 yard range quite a bit. At 1000-1150 it is still doing very well accuracy-wise, but by 1250-1300 it is falling into trans-sonic and starting to open up. BC seems to be pretty true, it is a really good bullet if you are stuck with that 1-10" twist that nearly all 270's seem to have.

Out to the 500-600 yard distance it hits good and hard, better than the 6.5 Creed from an energy standpoint (though the Creed is better in the wind). Eventually the better BC of the 143 ELD-X reels in the 145 out of the 270, but not until it is past the distance that I would really shoot a deer with either of them. Personally I would draw the line with either about 800-850 yards for deer, and that would be under very good conditions.