Is there a reference on this site that lists all of the bullets, and there intended use? For example, I can buy Winchester power point for $15 as well as Federal Premium TSX for $45? I just want a simple round for a .270

How things have changed. When I was a boy my dad pawned a Ford Model A radiator for an old beat-up 30.06 with lots of rust and an bent tasco. Not having lots of money I would buy the cheapest ammo I could get my hands on. I didn’t even know the difference between 150 and 180 grainier. And I remember distinctively my grandpa giving me an old cardboard box full of rounds that were probably left over from the war. Each had a different bullet. Some round, pointy, silvertip, some were shinny, others not (I liked the pointy ones). Now, I spend over $2000 on a Finnish rifle with German optics, am I am trying to determine if I need a: partition; core-lok; accubond; triple shock; silvertip; boattail; scirocco; gameking; a-frame, trophy-bonded… I completely agree the fun this could bring to the hand loader, but if I want to shoot factory ammo at mule deer it can get confusing.

Take a look at the Hornady Light Magnum load. IIRC it is a 140 BT at 3100 fps and is accurate in most rifles. For my money it is the best 270 factory load out there.

i believe any 130gr factory load (that shot well in your rifle) would be sufficient for both animals. i am sure rem core-lokts would work, as would win power points. there is no telling how many animals have been slain with those 2 rounds. you may want a premium bullet for mule deer and lopes, but i don't think they are needed. settle on what your gun shoots the best and go hunting.

On the low end perhaps remy corelokt 130's, upper end 130 partitons or my favorite 140 accubonds, all depending which your rifle likes. My sako finnlight shoots nice small groups with the accubonds and has gone 7 for 7 in the last two years.

Another vote for the 140 grain Accubonds.

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Originally posted by LBGuy:
i believe any 130gr factory load (that shot well in your rifle) would be sufficient for both animals. i am sure rem core-lokts would work, as would win power points. there is no telling how many animals have been slain with those 2 rounds. you may want a premium bullet for mule deer and lopes, but i don't think they are needed. settle on what your gun shoots the best and go hunting.

This is a good post!

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Originally posted by LBGuy:
settle on what your gun shoots the best and go hunting.

+2

The Win Silvertips tend to be very soft, however they should get the job done on Deer and Antelope...

I like most the premiums and super premium bullets, Hornady interlocks, Federal Noslers, Rem Corelokts, in factory rounds all seem to work plenty good in the .270 WCF...

I think a premium box of ammo is a good investmant and the cost of ammo shouldn't make a lot of difference since you probably only fire one or two rounds per animal..

I killed a decent mulie this year with a factory federal plain jane 130 bullet.

The only precaution, IMO, you need to worry about it if you happen to hit bone. If you do not aim for shoulder bone on a broadside shot, just about any accurate bullet will get the job done, no worries.

However, if you happen to aim for bone, I'd opt for a stronger bullet, partition, tsx, ttsx, interbond, accubond, scirocco, etc.

Then again, I've put ballistic tip bullets through deer bones since 1989 or so and always wound up with a dead deer right there. Go figure.

The good thing about a 270 and the popular 130, 140, and 150 bullet weights is that no matter the brand or weight, they all hit pretty much in the same small area, so sighting in is a cinch.

There isn's a deer or antelope alive in North America that could survive a well-placed hit from a 130 gr. factory-loaded .270 round, fired at a distance of 250 yards or less, and loaded with Winchester Power Point or Remington Core Lokt bullets.

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i believe any 130gr factory load (that shot well in your rifle) would be sufficient for both animals. i am sure rem core-lokts would work, as would win power points. there is no telling how many animals have been slain with those 2 rounds. you may want a premium bullet for mule deer and lopes, but i don't think they are needed. settle on what your gun shoots the best and go hunting.

Exactly what I was thinking when I read the title of this thread.

When I wasn't reloading much for a few years, I shot a bunch of different 270 factory loads. The nice thing is, they all worked.

I have had good success with remington corelokts when I didnt reload

I don't shoot a .270, my dad has since I started hunting. 130 gr corelokt got the job done for years and years on whitetails, more recently he switched to sciroccos and loves them. they are very accurate in his rifle for a factory load. whatever shoots the best in your gun, use it.

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Originally posted by LJS:
Another vote for the 140 grain Accubonds.

Me too.

The Rem CL or Win power points will work just fine for mulies or pronghorn. I have taken mule deer, antelope and cow elk with the 270 and handloaded 130 gr win power points, they would not be my first choice for elk, but they will work.

Although I largely eschew factory loads in favor of my own handloads for any serious hunting, a friend gave me about five boxes of older Rem 130 Corelocts. I use them in a Browning BAR (which is finicky with handloads, anyway) in which they shoot well and generate velocity in the 3050 vicinity from its 22 inch barrel. I would be comfortable with them on either type of deer, having killed some rather robust feral hogs with them quite sufficiently dead.

Thanks everyone for your input! I will definitely put it to use in that I happened to park outside my local gun shoppe tonight and wouldn't you know, they had a Weatherby Ultralight .270win on clearance. Being that I have a soft heart, and that I hate seeing those red tags on such a beautiful rifle, I made them take it off. It will be a bit before I bring it home in that I need to convince my SO that this is a necessary part of both our lives. We did weigh it at the store and sure enough its 5 3/4 lbs. w/o glass. I am looking at a 3x9 Conquest w/ talley lightweight's.

My 270 really likes the 150gr Nos Partition Fed factory load. Not too expensive either.

I harvested ten animals in So. Africa last year including the tough wildebeest, hartebeest and gemsbok with Federal Premium 150 gr Nosler Partitions. They are accurate and very impressive killers.