stubblejumper

I sincerely hope that you were being sarcastic,as I have never read anything as foolish on any hunting forum before.

Switchback_XT

I was not being sarcastic at all. While I was gutting the deer I took a close look at the lungs and hart. I found that the 130 grain cheap bullets out of a 22 inch barrel did all of their expantion in the entrance wound side of the 1st lung they encounter. They then poked a small hole through the rest of the deer.
On any deer I shot with the .270 they ran FAR off, some times to a completly different spread of woods.
Many that I shot but missed the heart were wounded but still out there runin around today.
That is why I say the 150 grain would be his best bet given the choices. If I were to recommend a bullet I would point him twards the Barnes solid slugs. They are the only bullets ever to have 100% weight retention after expansion.
Actually LOOK at the damage your bullets did, and pay close attention to WHERE it did its damage. Just because it poked a hole does not mean its gud enough. those little holes can be covered up by the skin moving. Then you have no blood trail at all and likely no deer at all.
Personally I look for a round designed around 200 grain bullets before I will accept it as a deer round. Then they don't take to many steps after the shot.

stubblejumper

If you feel that you need 200gr to kill a deer properly,what do you feel is appropriate for elk and moose?600gr?800gr?



I have killed far too many of our large bodied Canadian deer with 100gr to 140gr bullets to give your statements any credibility.

13pointjomc

I killed a 13 point back in November with a.243 with 100 grain bullets,a .270 with 130s is PLENTY for any size deer.

srwshooter

i find the 140grn bullets kill quicker then any other bullet weight in the 270win . i 've killed way over 150 deer with them in the last 20-25 yrs.

hornady 140gn

Teach Deer

Shoot whatever is most accurate in your particular rifle. My Savage .270 prefers 130 grain Federal loads.

Personally, I like 130 grain loads in .270 (150 grain in 7mm and 180 grain in .30-cal).

If you ever go after "fully grown" bucks, you can always use a Nosler Partition...one of the most devestating bullets I have ever used.

deerman69

I kill deer with a 243 with 110gr bulletts and never had a problem with 1 shot kills. It was one of my late fathers favorite rifles. Out of respect for him I always try to shoot at least 1 deer with it every year.My main rifle is a 7mag weatherby I use 175gr in that one and my wife shoots dads old 257 roberts with 115gr and my girl uses a 270 with 130gr and has never had any problems. I would try both and see which one seems to shoot the best in your set up. Good luk deerman

Bible_Man

You said your girl shoots a .270 with 130 grain bullets...how does she handle the recoil? My wife may use the .270 some. She is fairly petite and I have wondered how she would handle it.

fishinty

Both of them will do the job.

Bible_Man

I went ahead and bought several boxes of the 130 grain. Talk to a guy that has the same CVA Optima Elite interchangeable barrel system with a .270 that said what he had got to perform the best out of his was REM CORE-LOKT 130 grain. A little cheaper too. Thanks for all the input and suggestions. I never questioned the ability of a 130 grain bullet dropping a deer...I was just questioning the performance. Thanks for your answers as I will always be trying to learn.

Do still wander what you all think about my wife shooting the .270. She is 5'7" and weighs 120-125. I suppose one way of finding out is to just put her behind it and let her pull the trigger!