RE: 270 win question
 

You better make sure your rifle like them heavier pills. I have a 270 that doesn't like anything but 130's. Anything else and it goes from a 3/4 moa wepon to 2 moa.

RE: 270 win question
 

Shato nailed it. Make sure that your gun will shoot with your choice.

I have one .270 that really likes 130s and spreads 140s and 150s out. Another .270 seems to favor the 140s and 150s. Both are 22" barrels but maybe the twist rates are different.

RE: 270 win question
 

I also agree!!

RE: 270 win question
 

Try both at the range on paper.Then buy the one that shoots best out of your rifle.

RE: 270 win question
 

I've used 150 gr. speer bullets for years on deer. It's a hammer. I have experienced less meat damage with 150's, but with 130 gr. core lokt's it's not too bad. I'd pick whichever bullet shoots the best.

RE: 270 win question
 

Either one will result in a dead deer but the 150gr will pound more bush than the 130gr.The .270 is not a brush gun anyway.

RE: 270 win question
 

Some of the classic 130 grain 270 bullets expand quite rapidly and do a fair amount of damage. Of course thats one of the reasons the 270 is considered such a good whitetail rifle. However the downside can be that under some cercumstances the 130 won't exit. Many times thats not so bad because the bullet does so much damage the animal doesn't go far. After all blood trail from an exit wound isn't so important when you have a bang flop.

I like to have an exit so there will be a better blood trail. You can achieve a larger precentage of exits either by choosing a heavier bullet of similar construction like corelock 150or premium bullet like an interbond,accubond,NP or TSX of the 130 weight.

RE: 270 win question
 

With elements of bullet construction being equal, the 150 grain is obviously going to give a little more penetration than a comparable 130 grain. But in this era of super bullets, weight is really no longer all that critical for penetration. The 130 grain Barnes Triple Shock or 130 Swift A-Frame will shoot through a deer end-for-end. And 130 grain Nosler Partitions will shoot through both shoulders of a bull elk. Why not stay with the lighter bullets and enjoy the flatter trajectory - using different bullet constuction types for different game?

Having said that, here are my picks for .270 bullets - based on 35 years of experience:

Antelope: 130 Nosler Ballistic Tip, 130 Hornaday SST

Deer: 140 Nosler Ballistic Tip, 140 Sierra BT, 140 Hornady Interlock

Elk: 130 Swift Scirocco, 140 TBBC, 140 Nosler Accubond

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My 270 like 130 corelocks ......Shoot Winchesters all over the place. They also seem to work ask the 4 deer in the freezer![/align][/align]

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Having used the .270 for years, these choices mirror my own. For deer lately I have been using 140gr SST's and took the 140 TBBC on my Elk hunt. If you look at the numbers on paper, the 140 is the best weight all around, but there isn't a deer walking this Earth that can tell the difference ! Find what your rifle likes the best and stick with that load.