I have tipped over a number of deer with my 270 and 130 gr Ballistic Tips. Other bullets I have found are accurate and work well on deer are Seirra Boattail in Federal Premium & Hornady Interlock spbt. I have used the Hornady SST-similar to a NBT, but in a 7 mag and they performed very nicely in the field and accuracy wise (another bullet to consider when chasing deer, I believe it is available in Hornady Custom Ammo in 130 grain offering only!)

Well, I' ve used the standard Hi-Shok 130 grain on deer size game for the past 15 years. There have been absolutely zero issues with it' s performance on the range or on deer. I can shoot it with excellent accuracy out to 300 yards and it has performed flawlessly on deer from ranges of 20 yards to my longest shot of 270 yards. I have never lost a deer and they' ve never traveled farther than 60 yards. You can get them on sale for $10.00 a box at Bass Pro or Walmart on occasion. What a deal!!!

Having said that, I have still considered trying out the 130 grain Hornady SST. They' re still reasonably priced at $18.00.

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My 270 really likes the Winchester Supreme 130-grain Ballistic Silver tip ammo. The bullet is a Combined Technology, Nosler/Winchester ballistic tip bullet.
The salesman is right about the Nosler Partition, they are built more for larger game. The Nosler partition will work every time for deer but you really do not need them. A ballistic tip or remington core-lokt will work just fine.
Good luck,

I stopped at the sportmans warehouse the other night to see what is avalible. And did a little more research. I found the Hornady customs in the interlock 130, is actually cheaper than the Federal Sierra' s by a couple bucks. I don' t belive I need to spend the money on Partitions for deer. So I am going to start out with the interlocks, federal sierra' s in 130, and 150 and will hopefully find a fit with one of the three. As far as Grain, I am not sure. I guess being I am trying 3 different ones the gun will do the talking. And from what I have heard about the new Tikka' s I shouldn' t have much trouble finding one. I hunt in woods with a bit of light brush, but pretty open. Along with the field edges and swamp. Not really sure if the 130 deflects much more than the 150? Thanks

Mine likes 150 gr.

Forget about the ole wives tail about deflect on lighter bullets, all bullets if obstructed will deflect, so the point is moot!

You said it let your gun tell you what she likes to throw...but don' t be suprised if she throws more than one nicely. Just match your results with what you require. Personally I switched 130gr due to the need for a flat trajectory for some longer distance terrain and never went back to the 150' s. Everybody' s different.

Good Luck and have fun with your new toy!!!!

Whitetail deer really are not very " big" big game. With a .270 Winchester using any bullet weight from 130 to 150 grain in a " Premium" bullet you will shoot completely through a Whitetail from any angle. When using bullets from 130 to 150 grain with " standard" bullets you will do the same thing " most" of the time. In a lifetime of whitetail hunting you will probably NOT completely shoot through your whitetails with that .270 less than a hand full of times total.

So find a load your rifle likes....and stick to it. (If you find yourself hunting heavy and or thicker skinned game then look particularly to the premium bullets or the heavier weight standard bullets.) When we lived in Alaska my wife frequently carried a .270 Winchester loaded with 160 grain Nosler Partitions or a .358 Winchester loaded with 250 grain Speer HotCor Bullets.

As I posted earlier, I went out and sighted in a new scope this past weekend using the standard $9.95 per box 130 grain Federal Hi-Shok. I' m getting right at 1" groups at 100 yds. Is there really any good compeling reason you guys can come up with to try any other load, considering the accuracy? The only other load I' m thinking of trying is the Hornady 130 SST. I have never had a failure with the ' cheapie' loads, but I might have longer shots (up to 300 yards) this year. What do you think?

Formula if you want a flatter trajectory, accurate and a little better expansion for those longer pokes I would strongly suggest trying the Hornady SST or any other Ballistic tips. All I use for deer now in 270 & 7 rem mag.

If you really think a longer shot might be possible give the SST' s a try. If they don' t shoot as well as the cheaper Hi-Shoks you have lost very little other than a few bucks and some time, (if you call practice a waste of time or money?!?). I have never used the SST' s but I have been seriously thinking of trying them myself.

Let us know how it turns out! Good luck.