I am 34 and I have hunted since I was 9 yrs old. I have killed my share of deer with a gun, muzzleloader, and bow. But until 2 yrs ago I was ignorant to bullet performance. I always shot Winchester ammo because that is what my uncle that I hunted with always shot. We both shot 243Win. Very rarely on broadside shots would the bullet exit, it would just explode and the ribs on the backside would be full of lead shrapnel. Deer ran about 100 yds that was the norm. Two years ago I tried some Remington Core-Locs. I shot a buck at about 125 yds that ran only 30 yards and fell over. I couldn't believe the exit hole(2 1/2&quot. I shot two more with the same result.

Four years earlier I had bought a 270 to shoot 300-400 yard shots if I needed it. I had already killed 3-3 deer over 300 yards, so I didn't expect a problem. I had a spike(dress 100 lb) feeding in a field at 310 yds. I was shooting 130 grs in the 270, and shot him through the lungs when he turned broadside. He jumped up kicked his side and went back to eating! I thought I was dreaming. I bolted another round and he turned and was walking away. When I saw the edge of the shoulder I fired again. No reaction. He walked a total of 105 yards from where I shot him at first and fell over. When we dressed him the first round hit him dead center up and down but caught the back of the lungs. The second hit him three inches behind the first and went across and broke his left front shoulder(that was the one that he never faultered). I was heartbroken I stuck the gun in the closet and went back to my 243.
I am eager to try the Remington rounds in my 270 this fall after seeing what they did in the 243. I also hear really good things about Federal & Federal Premium Rounds.

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