RE: Best .270 ammo/ bullet for whitetails?
 

Mine happens to shoot the best with 130gr. winchester.

RE: Best .270 ammo/ bullet for whitetails?
 

i've been loading 140gn hornady and seirra bullets in all my 270 rifles for 30yrs. i'm closing in on 200 whitetails killed with these bullets. someone said use a ballistic tip,i've seen more big deer lost due to ballistic tip bullets then any other bullet. if you hit a shoulder blade going in all you get is a 3 legged deer that can still travel miles. i used to load for 3 freinds that used the 140 bt .ALL 3 stopped using them after losing3 of the biggest bucks they had ever shot. i just had another freind tell me last week about a big deer he shot in PA. with a 7mm ultra mag with a BT .he shot it on the shoulder blade on monday,a guy killed it on friday on another farm. it was still walking,on 3 legs.


most of the 270's i've seen will shoot a 140gn bullet better than a 130gn.

RE: Best .270 ammo/ bullet for whitetails?
 

150gr Rem Core Lokt

RE: Best .270 ammo/ bullet for whitetails?
 

srwshooter, you have seen the same thing as I have with the usage of a ballistic tip. A lot of people swear by them, but sooner or later I think they will lose deer due to the break-up of a ballistic tip.

RE: Best .270 ammo/ bullet for whitetails?
 

For Dear?.........130gr NP

RE: Best .270 ammo/ bullet for whitetails?
 

i like the federal premium 180 grain

RE: Best .270 ammo/ bullet for whitetails?
 

srry typo i mean 140 grain

RE: Best .270 ammo/ bullet for whitetails?
 

Hornady 130gr SP

Devistating

RE: Best .270 ammo/ bullet for whitetails?
 

180 grain in a .270? I personally believe the best overall weight is 130 grain. I shootthe Win. ballistic silvertip WSM in my Browning and Hornady Custom 130 grain SP interlock in my Ruger. The 130 grain is great for all ranges, near and far.

RE: Best .270 ammo/ bullet for whitetails?
 

Best for what?

accuaracy? Depends on your individual rifle. Personally had good luck with hornady interbonds, and federal premium ballistic tips, winchester ballistic silvertip was OK.

price? Remington corelokts are cheap and are very tough bullets, heard good things about federal fusions too .

shoulder shots? Accubond, interbond, any other bond, corelokts and fusions are strong enough for this too. (NO BALLISTIC TIPS)

rib shots? Ballistic tips are very good at this, anybullet will work though.

flat shooting? I like the hornady light mag 130g interbond for this, only looses 33" at 500 yds.(most are 38-42")