Wheatley

I like the 130s for deer and 150s for elk with mine. Although I have shot elk with the 130s as well. The BST 130s do well with my rifle.

I have a Savage 110 and I do agree that they kick like a mule! But I love it while hiking up and down mountains. the light weight is nice.

gonewest

You've got a great great rifle. Now to top it off spend 400 or so on a good 50 mm 3x10 scope or so. I would try Hornady Custom Load 130 Interlock bullets. They shoot almost like reloads in one of my .270's. You can get them for around 23.00 a box not bad. They are cooking about 3060 fps and like mentioned 1-2 high at 100yds will be right on at 200yds about 7 in. low at 300yds. Practice at different ranges and maybe try a few different bullets but one thing is for sure YOU DO NOT NEED ANY OTHER GUN FOR DEER!!!!! Good Luck and have fun. You will knock down any deer from Alberta to Alabama.

Chuck7

Appreciate all the replies fellows..
C7

Duckbutter48

Honestly man their are very few offerings in factory rounds that aren't good out of a 270 out to 300 yards for deer sized game. Just realize you prob shouldnt sight it in at 100 etc..and feel like it'll be good for all of the rounds your buddy gave you. If you put them into groups of identical rounds you should sight it in for each group.

Its not just up and down POI you have to worry about but also left and right. I can reload say 3 different loads with identical bullets just different amounts of powder or bullet depth and the left to right and up and down can be off 3-5 inches sometimes.

If you purchase new shells, the cheapo Winchester, Rem CL's or Fed's 130-150 will all work perfectly fine for what you are trying to accomplish. Buying the expensive ammo doesnt automatically mean better groups and premium bullets aren't really needed on deer sized game.

Good luck and make sure you take the time to pull stock off, pull bolt out and clean it. Any new or new to you gun should get some TLC before you shoot it. Double check all screws are tight when you put it back together. I just never trust someone else's rifle until I take it apart clean it well and put it back together.

PAMOOSECOP

That .270 will do what you want it too! I use the 130 grain bullets in mine but only in reloads. I have never shot a factory load out of me 700 BDL in the 30 plus years I have used it. Taken whitetails to 300 yards with it and it does the job. Very Accurate rifle and don't worry about shooting it out, it will last a life time. I used to use mine for silohuette shooting and would fire 40 plus rounds per match. Have fun!

Chuck7

Thanks agian for all the information..been very helpful

Doe Dumper

Its good to see the 270 getting so much love. Its been a wonderful game slayer for a LONG time. If you use one long its hard not to be smitten with it.

CAM2

i agree. i've shot deer with many types of weapons and several different rifle catridges. i seem to keep going back to the .270. i also like the 130 grain bullets.

helmsman

chuck - if those reloads you have were not loaded for your specific rifle, i'd either throw them away (if you don't reload) or (if you do reload) pull the bullets, get rid of the powder and primers, and re-use the brass and bullets.

as others have stated, any decent 130gr bullet (that your rifle shoots accurately) will kill deer. if you already have some factory stuff, shoot some groups and see what your rifle likes.

good luck.

IndyHunter83

Welcome to the expensive part. The easy answer is that there is no easy answer. My suggestion is buy some cheap stuff _ 130 gr. to sight it in and then buy about 4 or 5 different types of ammo and see what runs through em the best. Remember to look at precision.