I am in the process of picking a deer load for my .270 It shoots prety much any bullet acuratly, so, I am just looking for terminal performance.
I, as a rule don't think I need an X bullet or a partition, I am leaning twords an accubond or a Hornady sst.
I might consider a 140 grain such as a sierra hollow point.
I think I will load up 20 130 grain SSTs over
61 grains of H-4831, get sighted in at 200 yards. Might change my mind later but thats what I ned to do for now, then get out in the woods and shoot under hunting conditions.I must admit the red tip is just sexy.
...tj3006

You don't even need the sexy red tip. I have killed several deer with the standard Hornady 130 bullet as well as the 130 gr remington core lokt bullet. Over a healty dose of H4831 they are killer bullets. i have always used the 130 gr but am considering the 140 gr bullet. my hunting partner only shoots the sierra gameking 140 gr bullets in his .270. Neither of us have ever noticed a difference on the deer we have shot with either bullet weight.

Thomas,

I like the Hornady interloks and Remington corelokts in 130 grain weights for deer. I have had 2 130 grain Sierras blow up on deer...one at 30 feet (which wasn't unexpected) and one at 210 yards...neither struck bone. I know some swear by the Sierras...not me.

Has to be the Nosler Partition

I like the old Hornady 130 interlock.....it still does the job fine.

If the "deer" you're talking about are whitetails, then any "non-premium" 130/.270 bullet is the "best", so long as it shoots well in your rifle. The standard cup-and-core bullet gives just the right combination of expansion and penetration for under-200 lb animals like whitetails. You neither need nor want the pentration of an X-bullet or some super-tough bonded bullet. Most guns are accurate with Nosler Ballistic Tips and Sierras. The Nosler Partition will work well, but there's really no need to spend the extra money. But if your gun shoots Speers, Hornady's, or whatever best, by all means use them!

My preferred deer bullet is the 140gr Hornady Interlock in my 270. Its is very accurate and seems to kill extremely well.

130 grain NBT. Accurate, Flat, and Devastating on deer.

I've compared the SSTs to the NBTs and they are more explosive, the ssts have a thin jacket and the NBT has a thicker jacket w/ a solid base. I've shot through Bucks on strong quarters w/ the NBTs and they have never failed to penetrate and cleanly put the animal down.

Last kill from my 270 last season was on a nice 220lb bruiser at 60 yards quatering to. He was in full rut w/ a swollen neck. 130 grn NBT over 60grns H4831, Bullet impacted mid neck, traveled through neck into vitals came throught the ribs behind off shoulder and stopped just short of exiting. Mushroomed w/ a chunk of lead in still in the solid base. What more could you want. I've shot piles of whitetails w/ NBTs from several rifles and they always given me great performance on medium game. I've only had 3-4 remain in the animal, all were either both shoulder hits or strong quaters and the bullets rested on the far side pooched out under the hide. The majority all exited w/ the typical small entrance and 1-2" exit. I've heard alot of horror stories about NBTs and I've never witnessed them myself and that's after more than enough to form a valid opinion on their effectiveness on whitetail sized game. The only poor performing whitetail rounds I've ever witnessed were RemCLS that were light for caliber and pushed fast, NPTs, and Failsafes. The latter two failed to open properly on lung shots through medium sized whitetails. Does that mean they were bad bullets? No, just used for the wrong animal at the time.

Good Luck

Reloader

I think Stonecreek hit it on the head! Any standard cup/core 130 grainer will kill deer if your gun likes them and you do your part. The 270Win has been my main gun for 35 years, taking everything in Alaska except brown/grizzly, and many deer over the years. I shot 130/150gr CLs or the occasional 150gr NPs, and never noticed a problem. In 05 I killed 9 whitetails with Rem factory 140gr Ultra CLs. Never found a bullet and all one shot kills. No complaints with that bullet, but never got a bang-flop. This year I'm shooting handloaded 130grNPs, just for something different. BUT, I know the NPs are not necessary as the CLs work just as well. JMO.

ditto, ditto,
130 cup and core bullet in 270 + deer= venison. Most leathal effective combo. only down side is meat loss.
es.

There is nothing more effective on deer than a 270 using 130gr Nosler Partitions, period.
Don't overlook RL22. I have mover from I4350 to H4831 to RL22 now. Works great with 130s and 150s in both velocity and accuracy.
I do agreee that there are many adequate bullets out there, just that the 130 NP is most effective, and will work on elk if well placed.

How long you gotta be around to lose the "new guy" label??????

My favorite is the 130 grain Nosler Solid Base if you can find them. If not, the Ballistic Tip works well also. I use 60-61 grains of RL-22 or H-4831 in Winchester cases. Hard to think of something much simpler or any more efficient.

I just happen to have several boxes of the 130s and 150s of the old Solid Base Bullets. I will shoot a deer or elk with them also. Not sure if the "new" Solid Bases performed like the old or not. They shoot to the same poi as Partitions and need 0.5 grains more powder to match NP muzzle velocity. I do not mention them too often due to scarcity and---- no mine are not for sale.
I would recommend Solid Bases if you do not need the performance of the Partitions. I have some 180 SBs that my RL77 in 308 Win really likes. Great mountain and timber combo out west. The Partition is still the top performer as far as I am concerned (if and when you need it).

I have shot a deer with the 130 Hornady SST and it worked perfectly.

However, I later switched to using either the Nosler Partition or the TSX. The reason is that in California, bear season runs with deer season and I always spend the extra $25 to buy a bear tag and have it with me. We also have pigs (wild boar) in many of the areas where you deer hunt.

One year (2002) I was deer hunting and came across a 385 lbs. black bear, facing me at approximately 75 yards. Put a 130 grain Partition in his chest and followed up with another through his lungs as he turned broadside. He only made it about 10 feet from where he was standing at the first shot and he died very quickly.

I was glad to have something stronger than an SST for that first frontal chest shot.

Now, if deer is the only thing on the menu, pretty much all .277" 130 grain bullets will work just fine. Most of the bullet manufacturers make their 130 grain bullets knowing that they will most likely be used on deer.

Tim

For an animal the size of a deer (even a big one) it just doesnt seem to matter. Pick a color of box you like and go with that!

130 grn. sierra game king over 59 grns H4831sc. Has killed each and every animal I have put it in DEAD!

Hornady 130 gr interlock. Scarey accurate, cheap to buy and everybody stocks them. You don't need carriage trade bullets to kill a deer.
I wouldn't hesitate to use em on an elk either, but I kill them with pointed sticks now. BT53

Lots of guys shooting .270s !
great too get the benifit of so much experence. Seems the Balistic tip gets a lot of play in this post. My ol FN shoots them well !
I just did up a batch of the 130 gr ssts over 60.8 grs of H-4831SC.
I looked through my load notes and my rifle seems to like the H-4831 better than the RL-22 but either would do fine. I am tempted to try some other powders but I am getting right around MOA with these and If I chroney around 3000 to 3100, It ill do as good as anything.
You can shoot a black bear during deer season here too, (Oregon)But I never see um and they don't often get over 200 LBS. Love a rug though !
...tj3006

I have yet to see a pig or deer walk away from a Speer 130-grain Grand Slam, pushed by 59grains of IMR-4831 or 60 grains of AA3100... The GS isn't tough enough for an elk, but for deer and/or pigs, it is lights out...

As others have mentioned, it's tough to pick a bad 130 gr bullet for the .270 for deer sized game. The hornady SST has a reputation for being a soft bullet, but I saw a couple of good sized Mulies taken with it a few years back at fairly close range in the .270 with Hornady factory loads. It exited on 1 and the bullet was balled up under the hide on the offside on the other (both quartering towards shots). From my sample of 2, I would say it worked pretty well.

-Lou

It's LRH270.

Sierra 130 SPBT over 4350; it worked for Jack O. and it's worked for me:

9 antelope (out to 390 yards)
1 black bear
1 elk (20 yards)
10-15 whitetail
4-5 mule deer (out to 466 yards)
2 Coues
2 javelina
who knows how many coyotes, jackrabbits, ......

It's going to Africa in 80 more days.

Serria 130 gr works for me in my 270 Win.

Another vote for the 130 grain Hornady Interlock. I've lost count of the number of feral hogs and deer I've taken with this bullet. Well over 100 animals with perfect performance on all of them. I think it is hard to pick a bad bullet for the .270 as they are all designed around this one caliber. Cant say that about the .28 or .30 calibers where the magnums come into play. Just pick a bullet that shoots good in your .270 and go huntin.

IdaRed
Since you know a little about Solid Base ---I also have a couple boxes of .270 100 grainers and wondered if they hold up enough for deer. They shoot very well, as all SBs do for me.

Hi Thomas. Guess you've had enough feedback by now but my main question is where do you like to place the bullet?

If behind the shoulder or only broadside and quarter away shots, then most any bullet from a corelokt to interloct will do.

However, if you like to bust bone, you may consider a tougher bullet. Partition, TSX, Aframe and the like.

I've personally had 100% success with a plain jane btip in all 3 weights and the highest velocity for the 130 was only 2800-2850 fps and they simply kill just fine. 2700 was average for the 150s. Most of those shots were in soft tissue only but the bullets worked fine, even at bow range.

I do like a 130 TSX over Re19 in a rifle I have and it is a bone buster. I aim for bone on purpose, just my thing. That said, I still used a 150 Btip from 7mag and doped a deer square in the spine/shoulder transition area at almost 300 without a hitch, so there you have it.

I've read where some do not like Scirocco bullets but I used one on a bear at 8-9 yards and it blew thru the shoulders and into the dirt. I can't imagine any bullet doing better than that.

Sorry for being "longwinded."

quote:

Originally posted by T Olt:

Don't overlook RL22.

I agree with that advice. RL 22 gives better results in terms of both accuracy and velocity than any of the 4350s or 4831s in my .270, a Remington 700 Mountain Rifle.

T Olt

I really can't give you any answer on the use of 100 grain Solid Base bullets for deer in the 270. I have used the 100 grain SB in a 243 with good sucess but never used bullets smaller than the 130 in the 270. Matter of fact, I don't remember using many bullets other than 130s in the various 270s I have had over the years.

The 270 is not borderline in speed or energy or bullet weight for deer. Any bullet you pick will work so get the one that is most accurate in your rifle and shoot with confidence. The sierra 140 gameking HPBT works really good. Ths sierra 130 spire point works really good and the 130 TSX works really good. The most accurate that I have used is the 140 gameking HPBT.

Another vote for the 130 gr Hornady Interlok. I tried the 140 gr Hornady BTSP and it worked as well I would go with which ever bullet grouped best in your rifle.

My son is shooting 130 TSX's.

Idared----yeah I have shot a few with the 100 gr SB from 243 and 6x284, and still have a couple boxes of those left.
The Solid Base shoots nearly same as Partition, is cheaper and okay for most animals. Recovered a 180 SB from a griz, lodged under skin on far side, but only 60 grains of copper left. I should have been using Partitions.
Again I will say the 130 NP from 270 is as good as it gets for deer.

Thomas

The best 130 Gr. bullet for a 270 is a Hornady 140 Gr Interlock spire point boat tail BC 486. Shoots within 46 fps of the Hornady 130 which has a BC of .460. If you run them through a ballistics calculator they are pretty much even trajectory wise and the 140 holds a very scant edge in energy. But the 140 does have just a little bit better sectional density.

There is only one bullet that can be the Best. Barnes 130 gr TSX
Every thing else will work but they are a distant second to the TSX!!!!
Dr B

quote:

Originally posted by Dr B:
There is only one bullet that can be the Best. Barnes 130 gr TSX
Every thing else will work but they are a distant second to the TSX!!!!
Dr B

Yep! Well, until someone posts the results of the MRX by Barnes that is. Only time will tell, but I agree with the TSX assessment!

My .270 is a tang-safety Ruger with a 3-9 steel Weaver. When I got it, I bought a box of everything and had the best accuracy with the Speer spitzers and the Nosler BT's. Since I had heard negative things about the performance of the Nosler's, I went with the Speer and haven't been let down by them. If your rifle likes one over the others, go with that bullet.

Dr. B,

Being conservative by nature, and not always wanting to have to defend my statements and positions, I try to shy away from subjective declarative statements such as "There is only one bullet that can be the Best. Barnes 130 gr TSX"
Having shot numerous flavors of Barnes,Combined Technology, Hornady, Nosler, and Sierra reloads in .277 caliber over the last 10 years on thin skinned game such as white tail deer I might argue the point.
Enlighten me please
GWB

I'd go for the 130 gr Nosler Part. Good penetration on an angle shot, should the need be. They seem to work great out of my Tikka T3.

It would not be too shocking for me to fire a few 130 grain tripple shocks in my .270. However, I would like to find a bullet that is a little less expensive, I use the tripple shock in my .257 roberts Ruger, but I would like to be able to shoot my deer load quite a lot and the .270 is a prety good deer killer with most any 130 gr bullet judjing by the responses.
Now a 150 grain tripple shock for Elk gets my atention. even though I have a .35 whelen and a .338 win mag , I would not hesitate to take my 270 after elk with a 150 t-shoxk
...tj3006

I shot clear through two deer with a good ole Hornaday 130gr Interlock.