270 Win Help
 

I have narrowed my bullet selection down to the Win 140 gr Accubond or tthe 150 Gr XP3. Shots will be out to 300 yards on whitetail deer. Any suggetions or other performanced opinions on bullets welcome.

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Before I switched to 6.5mmSwede, I used the .270 for many years with Fed.130gr Sierra Game Kings or Fed. 130grs Nosler Partitions.

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Like really big whitetails? I suggest just about anything for typical 120lb whitetail

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Larger whitetails, looking for flatest shooting and hardest hitting with best channel wound

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130 grain Barnes X or I believe now they call it triple shock.It is a Barnes x bullet that is coated,the bullet is blue in color.I have shot several deer with this load and it is excellent.

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140gr accubonds will be very flat. But don't overlook the barnes Triple shock. If you like shoulder shots, barnes is your bullet.

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In South Fl, the average is 135lbs to 145lbs (sometimes a little heavier), in Central Fl, the average is 155lbs to 165lbs (sometimes a little heavier) andin North Fl, the average is 175lbs to 195lbs (sometimes a little heavier). Most of my deer were shot in North Fl with the above cartridgesthat I posted.

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Wow RH, thats some big averages. I think the average deer in MD is only 140lbs.

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I looked at the ballistic chart on the Winchester website, it showed the trajectory real close at 300 yds between the Win 150 gr XP3 and 140 gr Win Accubond. I dont have any hands on feild data on the 150 XP3 since its so new. But the Barnes Triple shock is something I need to compare the ballistics on. Is Barnes the actual manufacturer of the entire cartridge? I need to compare the terminal and trajectory performance>

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A bonded bullet that is from 130 to 150 grains will work on the deer if it works in yer gun. If you dont reload I reccomend the federal fusion. EJ

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I use a .270 and have for years, the 130 gr. Nosler partition or Barnes X is the way to go. I have used both and neither have let me down. I like the Nosler at a distance, they fly a little better and offer great expansion even at a distance, just don't hit bone with one up close, makes a nasty, nasty mess.

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BC, don't let people fool you about FL.. We have thousands of acres of SugarCane Fields, Cattle farms, Horse Ranches,Water Melon Fields and God knows how many thousands of Produce acres which alldeer feed on. Not counting the thousands ofSalt Licks and supplementsthat are put out at the Cattle and Horse ranches that deer visit every night also the water supply. Remember it doesn't snow in FL and deer don't have toworry abouttheir food supply.

Plus all the store bought stuff that hunters put out before the huntingseason.

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I do reload and I highly recommend the 130 Gr Federal fusion. The 140 and 150's are just not needed for deer. The 270 gained its fame with a 130 grain bullet.

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Thats true. They got plenty of food down there.

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What about the Hornady Light Magnum in the 270 Win??

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You probably don't need a premium bonded bullet for this application. The regular old Nosler Ballistic Tip or Hornady SST is designed to set up fast on light boned game like whitetails and antelope. It will put them on the ground faster with a broadside rib shot, although hits outside this area may ruin some meat.

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I dropped nine good size Mulies with nine 130 grain Federal Fusions. For deer, I won't load as long as I can get the Fusions. In fact, I bought a case of the same lot number for my 270. I have had good performance from the 130 grain Sierra Pro-Hunters as well.

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Barnes is the bullet maker, if interested look at Federal Cartridge, they load Barnes TSX, Nosler's, etc in their Premium ammo line.

You do know looking at the ballistics is nothing more than a guess in your rifle, right? The only way to truly compare is to shoot them out of your rifle, over a chrony at a variety of distance and compare/contrast actual values achieved. Buying based solely on published value may lead you in the wrong direction! Just my advice.

Now as far as upto 300 yard shots on whitetails with a 270, just about anything 130-150 will work. I personally always used 130gr bullets in my 270 win for deer, by far my favorite deer bulletwas and still is the Nosler Ballistic Tip. Like mentioned for rib shots it works very well and I haven't had any troubles anchoring our whitetail and mule deer which easily top 200 lbs on the hoof as an average (with many closing or topping the 300lb mark) with NBT in the pipe. However the Accubond, etc are also excellent choices. I suggestion narrowing your list by bullets that by design meet the criteria or of utmost interest to you, then shoot the one that produces the best accuracy on the ranges intended for use.

IMPO a softer bullet is preferable for deer. Unless your aim point is the shoulder, then a failsafe, barnes, etc will also work really well without yielding large meat loss. The bonded bullets such as the Accubond, Hornady Interbond, etc and the always proven Nosler Partition just might be the perfect comprimise for both rib or shoulder shot animals. I strongly suggest doind some design research on these bullets this will help you understand how they are supposed to perform and if that fits into your situation vs just looking at published ballistic info.

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With about 35 years experience with the 270 Win., I've found the Nosler Ballistic Tip to be terrific on deer. I've taken a whole bunch of both whitetails and mulies with the 130 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip from ranges point blank to 400+ yds. Only 2 deer ever need a second finishing shot. BTW, the 130s will probably shoot better than the 140s or 150s. My Rem 700 will not shoot either one of these but will shoot tight little groups with the 130s.
My pet load is 55gr of IMR4350, CCI200 primerwith this bullet. Caution: Max. Load

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Ive always used 150 gr Remmington Core Lokt bullets with my .308 and have had good success and plan too with my new 270

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Nosler BT's and accubonds are awesome on whitetail. The 130 in BT and a 140 in accubond will give about the same results IM experience. The 140's give me the desired speed. the BC on a 140 is better and if reloaded, can shoot as fast as 130 factory rounds.

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Best advice I can give you. Buy a box of each and shoot them both. See which gives best accuracy and use that one. I like the Nosler Accubonds but just about any bullet will kill a whitetail if you punch out both lungs. The bonded/premium bullets are good if you have to take a quartering shot or are trying to stop a wounded deer and have to give him a THS (*Texas Heart Shot).

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For use on deer, there's really no need to go with a (expensive) premium bullet with a .270. Hundreds of thousands of deer have been taken with Rem Cor-Lokts. I use 130gr Nosler BT's because my rifle shoots them well & I'm comfortable with them --

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I have used the Nosler BT, Hornaday SST, and plain old speer points in 130gr and all have worked great on whitetail and muleys here in Nebr. Never had one go more than 50 yds before they toppled over dead!!!!! Been hunting 30 years with 270win and can't knock it. I did use my 300 Weatherby 1 year, to much meat damage,so went back to the go to gun!!!! Zeak