130 grain Nosler solid base bullets in 270

[rickt300]

Last time I found these on sale at shooters pro shop I bought ten bags. At the time my 270 had been rebarreled to 35 Whelen.  Now however I have rebarreled an old Winchester 670 in 30-06 to 270 and plan to use this bullet at 2900 fps or so when I hunt Oklahoma this year.  Anyone have any experience using this bullet?

[yooper77]

Its just a basic 130 grain boat tail bullet.  Some say they are ballistic tips without the plastic tips.

Excellent for deer and antelope.  Oklahoma's small deer will be flattened with this combo.

I have used Sierra 130 grain boat tails with IMR-4831 with perfect mushrooming, but I perfer any 150 grain bullet with IMR-4831.

yooper77

[300S+W]

    I've been using 150gr Solid Base bullets in my .300 since I started reloading for it in the mid 80's(hope I've got enough to last me). Before that I used the 140s in a 7mm RM and used 100s in a .25-06 until they quit making them. As far as I'm concerned they were/are the BEST cup and core bullet. They're accurate and easy on meat damage(even on small game like groundhog)at all ranges,even on shots up close at magnum velocties. They act like a Partition in that they can lose the core which does the physical damage but the long soild base keeps penetrating. I'll be honest in saying that some hunters like more damage to their game than these bullets provide. NOT me.

til later

[Siskiyou]

I have a few boxes of 130-grain and 150-grain Nosler Solid Base bullets in .277 dia.  They are easy to load.  My rifles normally like a maximum load of H4831 with 130-grain bullet.  This has pr oven true with 130-grain Hornady, Remington C-L, and Remington Bronze Point. This was not the case with the Nosler 130-grain Solid Base. 

I purchased the majority of the Nosler Solid Base bullets during a period when I was seeking a better bullet for my .270’s.  At the time the 150-grain Norma Match became my favorite bullet for the Remington 760, and the 130-grain Hornady for the Savage 110CL.  The 130-grain bullet was replaced with Hornady BTSP 140-grain bullets.  On paper I found that the Nosler Solid Base was not as accurate as the Hornady bullet or the Norma Match in my rifles.  I stopped my load development with Nosler Solid Base bullet because Nosler quit manufacturing them at that time. 

At the time I was loading for the long run because of a heavy work schedule, when I had time I loaded enough ammunition so that I would not be caught short two or three seasons out.  When they were no longer being manufacture it left me straddling the fence because I had not done a great deal of development with them, but I had a few boxes of them.  As time has pasted I have accumulated a few more boxes of the Solid Base bullets in .277 and .243.  I still plan on revisiting them on another day, and try working with a different powder.  At one time this was my dream bullet, but it did not meet my expectations on paper.

My overall favorites bullets in the .270 are the Hornady Spire Point bullets in 130, 140, and 150-grain for deer and antelope.  I have owned and hunted with .270’s for over fifty years. I prefer 140 and 150-grain bullets over the lighter 130 grain bullet because of better penetration.

[saltydog]

If you did not already have them I would advise you to move to the .277 Hornady 140 gr. BTSP's as they are very accurate. Spend $20 for a lb. of Hodgen's new H1000 - you will find your 270 cartridge is filled just right to almost the top with the charge to give the velocity you are seeking. I have found the old solid base bullets as with the "old style" partitions while not being of match level accuracy "knock the crapout of ", er I mean exhibit excellent knockdown performance when used on medium and large game in the field.

[BBF]

never had a 270 but used the solid base 140 gr 7mm bullet. They did a great job for me out of a 284 Win and held up better then the Ballistic tips

[Graybeard]

I've never used a 130 in a .270 Winchester. The only bullets I use are the Hornady 140 BTSP and the Nosler 150 PT. Both have given inch and less groups at 100 in every .270 rifle I've owned and that's been several.

[rickt300]

I have used the original version of the solid based nosler and have some on hand. Comparing them to the seconds from Shooters pro shop they are a sleeker bullet with less exposed lead and no cannelure. I considered this my favorite bullet in the 270 in the days before they were discontinued. I shot a small (under 100 pound) feral hog last weekend and the new version exited without leaving a huge hole but only ribs were hit. I had a model 670 Winchester rebarreled and went to the gun range to sightin, then to the lease. The tasty little pig was only 40 feet away when hit.

[rickt300]

Went back to the range yesterday to shoot several rifles and my 35 Remington Contender. One of the rifles was the 270 shooting the solid base 130's. I had 20 of them and as they were mosly loaded in brass fired in another rifle I wanted to shoot up some other older reloads and these cases so as to get them fitted to my chamber. I shot these 20 and 15 other various loads thru the rifle. The solid base bullets were loaded on top of 48.0 grains of H414 and primed with CCI 250 primers. A very mild load getting between 2800 and 2900 fps mostly to keep recoil down as the rifle will be used as a loaner . It was warm outside so I would shoot one round, wait a minute, shoot another then wait 2 minutes and shoot the third round for a three shot group. The range was busy and this was all the time I had between relays. The barrel still got pretty warm anyway.  This is pretty boring shooting and I was afterall just emptying brass. 20 shot group discounting 2 flyers went into an inch and a quarter. Scope is a 3x9 power Bushnell Banner set at 4 power. I think it will do pretty well for Tommy this year.

[AtlLaw]

Don't know about the 270 aspect, but I like the old Nosler Solid Base.  Got 2 boxes of 162 gr. 7mm left.  As I remember, like someone else said, they were the BT's predecessor.

[nodlenor]

I just loaded some 130gr ballistic tips today. Haven't shot any yet. I'll let you know how I like them as soon as I get a chance to use them. First time I've loaded Noslers for my 270 but I've used them in my 25-06 and I liked the results.

[rickt300]

Well the first bullet test with the solid base bullets on deer happened yesterday. The bullet opened up to .715 at it's widest point and penetrated a bit more than 20 inches of deer including part of a hindquarter. It weighed 111 grains. Range was 90 yards, not bad for your basic "cup and core".