Author Topic: 270 winchester (Read 2625 times)

billy · « **on:** December 27, 2008, 04:50:43 AM »

What brand and bullet type is good at 25 to 250 yards,for knock down and penetration?

Kurt L · « **Reply #1 on:** December 27, 2008, 05:07:58 AM »

about any 130 should do good for deer and i have had
better results with those than the sierra 140bthp I tried this year.
they seem to heavy built for deer and have little to no expansion even going through the shoulder on one deer i shot.But the accuracy is great.

Bill In SC · « **Reply #2 on:** December 27, 2008, 06:15:46 AM »

The 130 Grain Hornady SP sitting on top of a stout charge H4831 has always put Venison in the freezer for me.

That bullet in a Winchester Model 70 shoots 1" or better @ 100 if I do my part.

I started loading for this caliber with the Hornady's and it shot so well and put the deer down, I never did any more load development for it. Been shooting that combination for over 15 years.

jro45 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 27, 2008, 08:00:00 AM »

I would say the 130gr bullet by Hornady would be your best bet.

nomosendero · « **Reply #4 on:** December 27, 2008, 08:11:13 AM »

Billy
Before I answer, what animals or things do you want to penetrate ? Makes a big difference.

LONGTOM · « **Reply #5 on:** December 27, 2008, 10:35:57 AM »

Try any good brand 150gr round nose.
That will put about any animal down as fast as any load out there.
At the ranges you stated it really doesn't matter to much what you are hunting, as long as it isn't the big bears.

LONGTOM

rickt300 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 27, 2008, 11:31:07 AM »

Winchester's 150 grain Power Point load is a very good one on game up to elk if good hits are made.

BBF · « **Reply #7 on:** December 27, 2008, 11:40:49 AM »

It is the close shots( 50 yards or less) that concern me with something like a 270 cal or similar bullet moving out at 270 Win velocity.
My recommendation would be a premium bullet, Nosler Partition would be my first choice. With conventional bullets, as heavy as possible for caliber.

billy · « **Reply #8 on:** December 27, 2008, 11:58:48 AM »

I have a model 70 in 270 and use federal 130 grain sierra gameking for deer hunting so far worked pretty good ,only down side four hits on a big doe to get her down,all good hits that got me thinking.

Graybeard · « **Reply #9 on:** December 27, 2008, 12:20:50 PM »

ALL bullets of 130 grains or more are specifically designed for the .270 Winchester and within that weight range there are NO BAD CHOICES so long as they are listed as hunting not target bullets.

My personal preferences are the Hornady 140 BTSP and Nolser 150 PT. They are pretty much all I use in the .270 Win.

NYSdeerslayer · « **Reply #10 on:** December 27, 2008, 01:12:08 PM »

Factory winchester 130 gr. CXP2's get my vote. (twice the expansion of rem. psp's) 100 yd Sub-MOA out of my remington pump. Hands down beats 130 gr. rem. psp's that I have shot and killed more deer than any other combo I own.

LONGTOM · « **Reply #11 on:** December 27, 2008, 04:28:35 PM »

I have to admit that I only shot factory WIN 130gr POWER POINT PLUS HIGH VELOCITY in my model 70s and my Handi.
Sadly they no longer make it but I do have a good supply.
When I first started with the 270 150 round noses was all I ever shot and they did a great job, both near and far.
As GB said-

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ALL bullets of 130 grains or more are specifically designed for the .270 Winchester and within that weight range there are NO BAD CHOICES so long as they are listed as hunting not target bullets.

LONGTOM

nodlenor · « **Reply #12 on:** December 28, 2008, 01:48:45 AM »

I've used 130s, 140s, and 150s on deer and they all work well as long as I do my part and put the bullet where it needs to be. I like Hornady's SSTs. They have done the job for me.

thumbcocker · « **Reply #13 on:** December 28, 2008, 04:18:24 AM »

130 gr. core lokt or 150 gr. speer.

nomosendero · « **Reply #14 on:** December 28, 2008, 05:30:58 AM »

I agree with GB that the 130 & over do well.

I have a personal favorite, the 140Accubond. My 270 has accounted for 8 big game animals in the last 2 years with this bullet. The bullet penetrates like crazy, expands well (did for me from 15 yds. to 410 yds) & is extremely accurate. It has a very high BC also, .496. I don't know how I could find a better performing bullet.

Redtail1949 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 13, 2009, 09:22:06 AM »

My friend has a .270 Winchester Feather Weight. He uses it for all types of hunting. In any of the larger game animals up to Elk he shoots 130 Grain Nosler and never has had a problem taking the animals.

Swampman · « **Reply #16 on:** January 13, 2009, 09:33:33 AM »

Remington 130 grain Core-Lokt. If you go heavier you give up the only so called "advantage" the .270 has over the .30-06.

Coyote Hunter · « **Reply #17 on:** January 13, 2009, 01:15:56 PM »

A 130g Partition or AccuBond would be my minimum choice. Muzzle velocities for a .270Win/130g are too high for me to consider a standard cup-and-core bullet.

john keyes · « **Reply #18 on:** January 13, 2009, 01:46:22 PM »

Quote from: Bill In SC on December 27, 2008, 06:15:46 AM

SP sitting on top of a stout charge H4831

that pretty much sums it up, I think we are done here......

Mt_Sourdough · « **Reply #19 on:** January 15, 2009, 04:38:17 PM »

I don't reload, so for me its the 150 grain Winchester XP3. For factory ammo, it has the highest muzzle velocity and ballistic coefficient combination for 150 grain 270 win. With the XP3 I get around 1" groups at 100 yards.
Three years ago, I shot a cow elk that was already wounded by another hunter. She turned on me when I shot $:-\$ . The bullet went through the the right side flank, shattering the pelvis, and then exiting out behind the front shoulder on the opposite side. That shot was at 100 yards and demonstrated exceptional penetration for a 270 round. The xp3 has enough energy for elk out to about 300 yards. Not many other factory rounds for 270 can do that. With that said, if my elk tag is already filled, then I stuff the 130 grain Hornady IBs into my 270 for a strictly deer round.

Swampman · « **Reply #20 on:** January 16, 2009, 12:47:26 AM »

If I were going to hunt elk, I'd get a .30-06.

Mt_Sourdough · « **Reply #21 on:** January 17, 2009, 09:38:30 AM »

Hey Swampman, I wont argue that point at all. When I got back into shooting and hunting three years ago, I went with what I felt most comfortable with. Last year I bought a 444 for an elk rifle in the timber. This year, I am going to replace the 270 with a larger magnum, maybe a 325 wsm or 338 rcm. The 270 will go to my girfriend and her kids. Swampman's logic is sound and a 165 gr or 180 gr bullet in a 30-06 is more powerful medicine for elk, albeit, shot placement is always rule number one while staying within limitations of a given bullet and cartridge. A 270 is a competent elk round, just not, in my opinion, an optimal round for elk. If I were hunting in deer only situations with possibilty of longer shots, then it is hard to beat the old 270.

*ROCK-MAN* · « **Reply #22 on:** January 25, 2009, 06:19:13 AM »

Hmmm,Being that knock down and penetration are two completely different animals that's hard to answer.For penetration you want a more solid built bullet like the Barne's but for knockdown I like the ole cheap Rem Core-loct bullets.They expand very well but don't always exit the animal but expend all of their energy inside.