Best .270 ammo/ bullet for whitetails?
01-09-2009, 06:55 AM
#12
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: grottoes,va.
Posts: 764
RE: Best .270 ammo/ bullet for whitetails?
i've been loading 140gn hornady and seirra bullets in all my 270 rifles for 30yrs. i'm closing in on 200 whitetails killed with these bullets. someone said use a ballistic tip,i've seen more big deer lost due to ballistic tip bullets then any other bullet. if you hit a shoulder blade going in all you get is a 3 legged deer that can still travel miles. i used to load for 3 freinds that used the 140 bt .ALL 3 stopped using them after losing3 of the biggest bucks they had ever shot. i just had another freind tell me last week about a big deer he shot in PA. with a 7mm ultra mag with a BT .he shot it on the shoulder blade on monday,a guy killed it on friday on another farm. it was still walking,on 3 legs.
most of the 270's i've seen will shoot a 140gn bullet better than a 130gn.
most of the 270's i've seen will shoot a 140gn bullet better than a 130gn.
01-09-2009, 07:55 AM
#14
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ponce de Leon Florida USA
Posts: 10,079
RE: Best .270 ammo/ bullet for whitetails?
srwshooter, you have seen the same thing as I have with the usage of a ballistic tip. A lot of people swear by them, but sooner or later I think they will lose deer due to the break-up of a ballistic tip.
01-09-2009, 10:00 PM
#19
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: North Louisiana
Posts: 3,050
RE: Best .270 ammo/ bullet for whitetails?
ORIGINAL: tyleryeags
i like the federal premium 180 grain
i like the federal premium 180 grain
01-10-2009, 08:53 AM
#20
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Person Co. NC
Posts: 884
RE: Best .270 ammo/ bullet for whitetails?
Best for what?
accuaracy? Depends on your individual rifle. Personally had good luck with hornady interbonds, and federal premium ballistic tips, winchester ballistic silvertip was OK.
price? Remington corelokts are cheap and are very tough bullets, heard good things about federal fusions too .
shoulder shots? Accubond, interbond, any other bond, corelokts and fusions are strong enough for this too. (NO BALLISTIC TIPS)
rib shots? Ballistic tips are very good at this, anybullet will work though.
flat shooting? I like the hornady light mag 130g interbond for this, only looses 33" at 500 yds.(most are 38-42")
accuaracy? Depends on your individual rifle. Personally had good luck with hornady interbonds, and federal premium ballistic tips, winchester ballistic silvertip was OK.
price? Remington corelokts are cheap and are very tough bullets, heard good things about federal fusions too .
shoulder shots? Accubond, interbond, any other bond, corelokts and fusions are strong enough for this too. (NO BALLISTIC TIPS)
rib shots? Ballistic tips are very good at this, anybullet will work though.
flat shooting? I like the hornady light mag 130g interbond for this, only looses 33" at 500 yds.(most are 38-42")