bhensley

I know there are many different brands out and many different styles of ammo out there. I now use Winchester SuperX. I only shoot a max of about 80 yards where I am at now but I am going to be moving back to KS in a few months so next year I will be making much longer shots. I have a Savage .270 win for my deer rifle.
Could you all give me some advice as to what is best for different ranges and so on? Any advice is helpful. This is my first year with this gun so I have only tried this one brand through it as I really don't have a good place to practice and keep blasting off shells. In the past I used a Rem 7mm mag and had someone who reloaded ammo for me to use so I never had to try out a bunch of different styles. Thank you for the help.
Brandon

bhensley

23 hits and no one knows anything about ammo? Seems funny that whenever I start a thread on here no one want to give advice (accept an occasional few and I appreciate that) Maybe if I changed my name it would help?

DM

First of all, it's really NOT about how far your shooting... What's it's about is useing the right bullet for the job. This includes the type of bullet and it's weight in the caliber your useing.

For deer and a 270 Win. you will have good luck with 130 grain and for bigger annimials move on up to 150's. For really tough animials move on up to 150's but choose a premium bullet like Nosler partitions....

DM

Duffy

There are books written on this subject so it is hard to give a brief summary for your question.

Different brands (companies) will sometimes shoot differently in any given gun, so you may have to try a few to find what your gun will shoot with some consistancy.

The BULLET loaded in a cartridge will shoot differently as well. And the weight and KIND of bullet (design) will have different effects on different game animals. Some bullets are light and fragile and will be good for shooting woodchucks and coyotes but very poor for shooting big deer. Some bullets are heavy and stout and are great for moose and elk but not so good for smaller deer.

Someone who uses a .270 will probably give you some specific loads that work well for them.

Robin down under

bhensley

Thank you fellas.

longrifle1000

This is what I would suggest. When you can get to a range that matches what you expect to shoot at, take along 6 or 7 diffent boxes of ammo and see which one shoots best. Every rifle is different, and what my gun likes, your may not. I would try the SST's, Federal Fusions, Barnes, and Nosler Ballistic tips and Partitions, etc. Good luck

JagMagMan

I agree with DM! You've got to match the bullet to the game hunted! Whitetail's are not hard to bring down. For a .270, a good 130 gr. Soft Point or Nosler Partition will be perfect!

tschaef

I like to to shoot the Winchester Powerpoints just because of the CXP ratings right on the box. It tells you what that bullet was designed to do. I'm afraid to tryother bullets because I fear I will shoot a moose with a bullet designed for coyote, or vice versa.
I've never had a problem with my "bullets for dummies" strategy.

Chantecler111

And I thought I was the only person who uses the CXP guide.

gopher slayer

try some federal or winchester 140 gr nosler accubonds. its a good mix of penitration and expansion. My friend took 4 deer this year with them and they worked flawlessly.