hunter_kid20

best bullet to use for elk in a .270? thanks!

RaghornHS

I'm always perplexed by these questions. The best bullet is the one that shoots most accurate out of your rifle. Anything over 160 grains will kill an elk at reasonable distances.

Bocajnala

What he said! Find the one that shoots best out of your gun. And be able to shoot.Shot Placement is key!
-jake

beech18

A good shooting bullet is key along withwell constructed bulletworks even better. Any bullet can and will kill an elk long as they are used within their limitations. I prefer Barnes Triple Shocks or Nosler partitions on elk for theeventof an unexpected/unperfect senerio that could happen. Try for the heavier bullet weights. Good luck and happy hunting.

300ultramagshooter

Try some Nosler Partitions

txhunter58

+1 on Noslers. These won't let you down out to 250 to 300 yards: http://www.federalpremium.com/produc...le.aspx?id=236

bsurplus2003

There right use the Nosler's I dumped my Bull with them, they will do the damage, so dont shoot in the neck if your planning on mounting it up, cause it will blow a hole in it.....

salukipv1

My .270 loves 130grs, so I might try to find like that 130 gr barns tsx....though my dad used noslers in 150gr out of the .270 for black bears...did the job.

Any premium bullet I think would get the job done, from 130-150gr. I'm not sure even if I handloaded I'd jump to 160grs or not, I'd want a flatter trajectory. Less it was certainly going to be up close...then maybe.

Hurricanespg

I do not personally use the .270, but I know several people who have had excellent results with the Winchester XP3 ammo.

Howler

I shot several elk with my .270 back in the day that I rifle hunted, and I used both the 150 gr. Nosler Partition and also used the 140 gr. Fail Safe. The 2 elk that I shot with the Fail Safes both were pass throughs, no recovered bullets and all the elk I shot with the Noslers(8 of them)weren't pass throughs. Always found the bullet under the off side skin. BUT, they both worked very well.