That's just what I was thinking. I'd rather have a bullet make two holes than just one, so unless you're shooting deer in an apartment building, I wouldn't worry about it. You have to be sure of your backstop no matter how much the bullet might penetrate anyway. Two holes bleed more, collapse lungs faster and, in my experience given a similar wound location and angle, kill as fast or faster. That's why I'm a fan of Barnes bullets. They expand fast, create a large diameter mushroom, and retain very close to 100% of their weight which drives them right through no matter which way they go through the deer. The only down side is that I never find a cool mushroomed bullet to show my friends, but I can live with that.

Mike

As for "brush busting bullets"... they are a pure myth. If your bullet hits a twig, it will deflect no matter how big it is or what shape it has. It's only a question of how much. I missed a shot at a deer across a creek bed because the 410 grain, .50 cal Great Plains FP conical bullet I shot at it glanced off a 3/8" tree branch. I say glanced because the branch was still dangling from after being hit, which is how I know I hit it. The shot was about 75 yards, with the deer about 15 yards past the branch. The bullet missed by about 10-15 FEET low and right. If a 410 grain .50 cal FP can get deflected that much by hitting less than 3/8" of tree branch, they a 150gr RN .277" bullet doesn't stand a chance. If I had a .270 I'd just stick with the tried and true 130 grain SP spitzers. If you want a heavier bullet, you could also try the 150gr Rem Core-Locks. This is what my brother uses from his .270 Win Rem 750 Woodsmaster and they are extremely effective on deer.

Mike

There is no such thing as a "tough brush bullet". It has been proven many times that no bullet can be counted on to go thru brush! My suggestion is to shoot around vegetation obstructions, not thru it!

One of the best white Tail bullets for 0-250 yrads is the remington 150gr CLRN. Its has lots of exposed lead at the tip scalopes and slits to provide extreamly fast expantion! And then it has as part of the corelokt feature very heavy midsection that stays together and just at the base tappers thin to make the corelokt.

Midway usa has these in stock and this one of the best performing 270win bullets there is out to say 275 yards.

Many people think you shoot brush with brush guns/bullets, NOT SO this refers to guns and bullets that perform best/better in the condition of hunting in brushy country. I have what I call my brush gun a marlin 336D in 35rem its killed deer &bear in brushy conditions where shots have been from 15 to 60 yards. Its only 38" long 6 lbs and wears a VXII 1-4x20mm with the largest FOV I know of. And I have shot no brush I am awhere of.

There is some simple facts of physics that help if brush is encounterd.
Medium velocity deflects less than higher velocity.
Heavier bullets with more mass deflect less than lighter bullets.
Bullets that have more of their momentum in mass kept their momentum better than one with more of it in velocity,and have better straight line momuntum.

Put all of these physical charictoristics together and you get the TIME PROVEN MEDIUM CAL, MEDIUM VELOCITY BRUSH CARTRIDGES THAT SIMPLE WORK. just some example are 35rem, 300sav, 30-30win.

maines pretty brushy. i like 35 cal pretty well and have had really good luck w/ the whelens and 350's and 06 all w/ heavy for caliber bullets. 250's 225's 220' round nose and spitzer. im looking foward to trying 250 noslers in the whelen this fall

I have a 270win and can't say enough good things about. Its taken white tails, mule deer, and moose and impressivly at that.

But my go to guns are a 35 whelen, a 358win, and a 35rem and their ausome on game performance with surprisingly lower felt recoil than most lighter faster magnums. (350rem pretty much the same as the whelen).

TJEN, i may have asked you this before but cant remeber. what are you using for loads on big deer out of your whelen? (175-275lbs) im thinking i want to try the 250gr nosler PT but im worried i may not get enough expansion. i also was thinkin about loading up a mildly hot load for the 250gr hornady RN.......the re4son i say 250gr is cuz i have my 350 shooting 225's and i see it pointless to have two guns hurling the same projectile at about the same velocity. ive got 7 '06's and each one is shooting a different bullet of different weights.

Just wanted to comment that I have had much success using a 180 gr. rn with my .06 and the Winchester 130 gr. PP in my 270. the last three deer dropped where they stood with the 270s. All my shooting is between 65 and 80 yards. What I'd like to know is Where can I get 270 core-lokt 150 grain, RN or SP bullets. I have one box of store bought but I want to reload my own. I have looked all over the internet with no luck.
Thanks

Remington has them too. I have some Core-Lokt shells that use a round nosed bullet in them. I am not sure if they sell them in bulk or not though. I didn't see any on Cabela's website.

Try 57 grs. of H-4831 with your 150's. Kills 'em dead.