jason miller

$20 says your 150 grain Fusions will blow right through any elk within 300 yards. On the website, Federal claims that the manufacturing process eliminates component seperation. Make sure your friend can shoot, and as long as he doesn't try any severe angles he should be fine. If you're still concerned, Federal loads: 140gr. Accubond, 150gr. Partition, 130gr. TSX, 130gr. Partition, 140gr. Bear Claw, and140gr. High Energy Bear Claw. All of these willhandle any game animal in North America with proper placement. Most people tend to underestimate a well-placed shot with a quality bullet from a small to medium rifle. A friend of mine kills an elk every year with a 50-60 lb. longbow(he shoots several different ones in this weight range), wooden arrows, and Snuffer broadheads. He regularly shoots completely through elk, even when hitting ribs. My point is that if you can make a hole through an elk's heart and/or lungs, it will die. If youknow your friend's nephew can hit a target that size, let him have at it. A bigger gun won't make up for a poor shot.

stubblejumper

Ammunition manufacturers make many claims,but a good percentage don't hold water.

Follower

Maybe the tried and true Nosler Partition doesn't seem that sexy in the overall scheme of things anymore, but Federal still loads the 150 grain NP's in .270 Winchester. Can't really see that you need anymore than that as long as the elk gets shot somewhere in the chest cavity.

XTP

Couple years ago me and a buddy went for elk, both armed with .270's. Mine was fed 150 grain Hornady Interlock.
He took a huge bull, put two rounds of 150 grain Nosler Partitions into him and he only went a few yards. The second round was only because a neighboring property would not allow hunters on their land, even if to recover an animal. So the plan in that particular field was to keep shooting 'til it fell down. One pass through, one recovered on the far side... both through the vitals, end of story !!

skeeter 7MM

Federal Premium 150gr Nosler Partitionor 130gr Barnes TSXFederal Premium would be my first choices.

Others:
Federal Premium140gr TBBC
Rem. Premier 140gr Aframe
Hornady Custom 150 gr Interlock SP
Winchester Supreme 140gr Failsafe (if you can find any)

I have personallyharvested elk and moose with the 270 win using 140gr failsafe and 150gr partition. Buddy of mine has shotthe majority ofhis elk and moose with the 270win, for as long as I have known him using only the 150 gr partition for everything. Never seen more then 1 hole in any of his animals, it's lungs or nothing with him. Key factors are placement, proper bullet and knowing yourlimitations.

Cloudwalker

What James B said: 150 gr. partitions

eldeguello

My understanding is that the "jacket" on a Fusion is just a thick electro-plating of copper added to the core. If so, it is actually part of the core, and cannot slip off like a regular jacket. Therefore, Federal's claim is accurate!

stubblejumper

I prefer to see some actual recovered bullets before judging a bullet.As I said,some claims hold up,many don't.