RE: .270 Which bullet?
 

My dad and I both have shot 130 gr. Sierra boatail bullets for a long time they worked very well and we never had any problems. One year we switched to hornady ballistic tips. They worked well also, but they tore the deer up way too much. One younger deer my dad shot tore completely in half when we were skinning it. The sierra' s hold together well and has helped me shoot a 168 6/8" non-typical whitail at 280 yards.

RE: .270 Which bullet?
 

From my own experience, I really liked the Remington CoreLokt and Federal Premium (pre-Ballistic Tip days). They shot .75" out of the Browning I had and were very good at taking down the deer. I shot some SST' s thru my 300 Win Mag and they were EXPLOSIVE! Destroyed alot of meat on a deer shot at 150 yards, and just about decapitated a coyote at 154 yards. I won' t shoot those again. I had made up some handloads using the Nosler BT and they were superbly accurate, .5" at 100 yards. But I never got to shoot a deer with them before selling that rifle. (yes, I' m still kicking myself). The SST' s performance is causing me to shy away from them and the ballistic tips in favor of Partitions and some others.


Very good advise on practicing at 300 yards if you' re gonna shoot that far. One thing that wasn' t mentioned (maybe I missed it) is the wind at that range can play havic with light weight bullets. In my experience, at 300 yards, the 130 grain bullets drifted 3" in only a 10 mph crosswind. So practice those shots.

RE: .270 Which bullet?
 

The Hornady interlock bullet is an excellant round for deer and I have taken several with the 140 grain boattail.This year I' m going to try the SST also in 140 gr. It is also offered in 130 and 150 gr weights as well.The new Inter-bond looks to be even better yet but has not hit the shelves around here yet.