Working up an Antelope load for a .270
07-15-2005, 04:04 AM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: A flat lander lost in the mountains of Northern,AZ
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RE: Working up an Antelope load for a .270
I dont know what terrain you are gonna be hunting, but if it were me and the terrain I hunt id want to go with the lighter end of the 270 bullet selection in the 130 grain class antelope being a smaller animal you really dont need to hit them with a sledge hammer, Accuracy and flat trajectory would be the ticket Id go with either hornadys 130 grain interbond or better yet the 120 grain barnes X bullet which should give awesome trajectory. as for powder id try H4831 with either bullet H4831 will put you over 3,000 fps. good luck
07-15-2005, 11:58 AM
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Join Date: May 2003
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RE: Working up an Antelope load for a .270
Funny you should mention the 120Gr X bullets. I have a box on my desk right here. The trouble is they have been discontinued by Barnes. I can't see working up a load for a bullet I can get anymore of. The store wouldn't let me exchange them for a different product after I bought these obsolete bullets off their shelf. . It's Buyer-Beware at 'Arizona Sportsman' stores.
07-17-2005, 09:19 PM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Western Nebraska
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RE: Working up an Antelope load for a .270
ORIGINAL: Roskoe
I shot a nice buck last year at 250 yards with the 130 gr. Hornady SST. Worked real well; exiting on a broadside rib shot and leaving only a 1" exit hole. Good luck. Roskoe
I shot a nice buck last year at 250 yards with the 130 gr. Hornady SST. Worked real well; exiting on a broadside rib shot and leaving only a 1" exit hole. Good luck. Roskoe
