This is a great elk bullet; and should performon deer as well. I have used it in the .270 Ackley at about 3300 fps. Even though the Accubond had a plastic tip, it is not a ballistic tip. Accubonds are a bonded bullet with enough penetration to break an elk's shoulder and still penetrate into the lungs. Two otherproven .270 bullets for deer/elk are the Swift Scirocco (original, not the Scirocco 2) and the Trophy Bonded.