Does anyone know if someone makes a 180gr bullet for the 270? I believe that there is a couple that make a 160gr (Nosler and Speer I think). Seems as if I saw a 180gr by Speer at one point....

I am shooting 150's out of mine now for deer. I'll probably try the 160gr Nosler soon.

Thanks.

The only bullet I know of is the 180gr Barns orignal. I use to get them from Midway,but I herd that Barns might drop them. They worked good for me for Elk in my 270. Fuzz

Barnes still lists the 180 .277 on their website. Nosler still makes the 160 semi-point. Barnes used to make a 160 gr spitzer that you will still see in some older gun shops on occasion. Speer used to make a 170 gr round-nose. Not sure why nobody makes a 160 grain spitzer for the .270 anymore. A pointed 160 would have a very high ballistic coefficients & the .270 Win has the case capacity to drive it at good speed (not to mention the weatherby & wsm).

-Lou

Standard factory rifles in .270 do not come with twist rates sufficiently tight enough to properly stabilise a .270" jacketed lead spitser boat tail longer than 150gr. The length limit for round nose flat base jacketed bullets would be about 160gr and, with copper monometallic bullets, around 140gr.

Curious.... Seems I could get closer to the "all around cartridge mystique" with a 180gr bullet. Heck, I'd settle for a 160-165gr spitzer!

Thanks.

Nosler makes a 160 Partition. "Z"

wpm - Sounds like you just want a 30/06 and don't know it yet.

If you choose the correct 130 gr. bullets for the job you will not need a 180 gr. or a 30-06, unless of course your trying to get more flight/air time in.

Nah.... No 280 or 30-06 for me. My father-in-law gave me his dad's custom built 270 on a Mauser action for Christmas this year. The gun was built for him at least 20yrs ago.

I'm not a real velocity freak. I like big bullets at a moderate velocity. I'll give the 160's from Nosler a try.

Just for your info: I have been loading 160 gr NP in my 270 using RL22. Velocity right at 2880 fps (24"). The BC for that bullet is .435 which is pretty darn good. Even as a semispitzer it has plenty of down range boop and the trajectory - per Nosler's ballistic tables is flat enough - plus I have always preferred the performance of semispitzer bullets. Very accurate load = 3 shot = 1/2".

Something you might consider is to go with a 150 Swift. Even though it is slightly lighter than the 160 or 180 it is bonded and has a good Ball. Coef. and Sec. Den. plus any extra velocity you can get will not be detremental to the bullet.

When I started shooting a 270 Win.,like most other people I guess I started with the 130 grain bullets and now short of coyotes or antelope use 150 NOSLER PARTITIONS or SWIFT A FRAMES and they both work great. If I want a bullet that opens a little faster I use the Nosler and if I want penetration I use the Swift. Good Hunting, "Z"

If you are trying to extend the normal envelope of the 270, meaning bigger game with good terminal performance, look no farther than the 140 grain Failsafe bullet. My old FN mauser loves 'em. Groups are 1/2 inch bigger than 150 grain Nosler BT's but in my informal testing they out penetrate 200 Nosler Partitions out of my 300 H&H.

A 150gr in a .270 will penetrate any deer from any angle, what else would you want?

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