270 Bullet selection

[HeavyStepper]

I'm starting the process of working up elk loads for my 270 win. My first instinct says 150 grain partitians, but everybody seems to be sold out of them. I have an old box of 150 gr nosler partitian gold but only have 50. I hate to work up a load for something that is no longer made, but they may fly just like the normal partitians but that is a guess. I'Ve had great luck with the 130 gr speer grand slam so does anybody use these in 270 150 gr for elk? I also have thoughts about going to barnes bullets but have no experience with them at all.

Any thoughts would be appreciated. I will enjoy working up a new load no matter what.

Thanks

HS

 

[6mm Remington]

I would think that the Partition gold would fly just about like the regular Partition, or pretty close. It might take just a bit of tweaking, but I would think it could work out. The 150 gr. Partitions in the .270 would be a great elk load, but then nothing wrong with the 130 or 140 gr. either in my opinion. Same weights in Nosler Accubonds would be great too.

I load for a buddy and H4831SC and IMR4350 both work very well!

 

[HeavyStepper]

I'll look into the accubonds too. I have friends that really like them for whitetail.I have 4350 and 4831 as my starting powders.

 

[bdan68]

For elk, the Barnes bullets are tough to beat. Last time I loaded up some 270 rounds, Barnes bullets weren't available. So I went with 140 grain Accubonds. I'm getting 1/2 inch groups at 100 yards with my Browning A bolt. If I had the box of Partitions that you have, I'd be tempted to load up ten or twelve rounds for testing, and hope to get lucky. My A bolt shoots almost any bullet well enough with 58 grains of H4831 for elk hunting accuracy. Even if you used 20 of those bullets up, you'll still have 30 left, and that should be enough to last for several years.

 

[dan maule]

For elk, the Barnes bullets are tough to beat. Last time I loaded up some 270 rounds, Barnes bullets weren't available. So I went with 140 grain Accubonds. I'm getting 1/2 inch groups at 100 yards with my Browning A bolt. If I had the box of Partitions that you have, I'd be tempted to load up ten or twelve rounds for testing, and hope to get lucky. My A bolt shoots almost any bullet well enough with 58 grains of H4831 for elk hunting accuracy. Even if you used 20 of those bullets up, you'll still have 30 left, and that should be enough to last for several years.

It hard to beat Barnes

 

[OldGuy]

I have taken mature bulls with the 130 gr. partition bullet from the .270, not to say all bulls die the same. Somewhere along the way, I switched-over to the 150 gr. PT finding it worked very well, giving complete penetration on most broad-side shots. Something the 130 gr. did not give ... sometimes. Distance of the shot and angle of the hit are controlling factors on penetration, no matter the bullet choice.

All the best,

 

[Silentstalker]

I shoot a Weatherby chambered in 270 Win. I shoot 150 gr. Ballistic Tips and Partitions. They both shoot very well. Under 1 inch easily. They also group very close on target with one another.

Your Partition Golds are an even tougher bullet than the Partition. They will shoot almost identical to the Partition. I would load them up and use them. You wont regret it. Nothing wrong with the Accubonds or Barnes either. I just prefer the heavy for caliber Partitions. They always get the job done for me!

 

[HeavyStepper]

Good deal. Thanks for all the input. Now i just need to get started working them up.

 

[SansSouci]

Hi HeavyStepper,

For deer, I use 130 grain Sierra GameKing. I did load 150 Partitions for elk, but I didn't take my .270 Win with me last elk season. Deer seem to disappear from sight when hit with 130 GameKings. I've never had one run after being hit with a 130 grain GameKing. And they are probably the most accurate bullet I have fired out of my .270 Win.

 

[duckbum]

i have had good luck with 150 partitions ang gamekings.

 

[Slugz]

If your looking to maximize the numbers and get the tightest group Accubonds or Barnes will be hard to beat. Last rifle elk I took had the perfectly mushroomed projectile in the offside skin with exact spec weight retention.
Due to Barnes slightly longer bullet you may have to adjust a little due to less head space.

 

[6mm Remington]

Both IMR4350, H4350, and H4831SC are both great powders for the .270. With my buddies 270 I used Federal Magnum primers to work up a load using H4831SC and a 130 gr. Nosler Partition. It should work just as good with the 150 gr.

 

[Tim Hughes]

I have handloaded .270 win for many years and killed several mature bulls with those loads. I started with Barnes X bullet in 150 gr and shot my first 6 point bull in Wyoming. One bullet expanded as promised into a perfect X, while the second struck a bone and failed to expand at all. I switched to Nosler Partition 150 gr and killed two 6 point bulls in Idaho and Montana with perfect expansion and weight retention. I have since switched to Nosler Accubond 140 gr for deer and antelope. My current elk rifle is a .300 RUM and I load 180 gr Accubonds. I killed my best bull elk last season in Montana. I use Reloader 22 powder for both. I really like the Accubonds for their accuracy and down range performance on game at any distance. I was going to try the new Long Range Accubonds but have not heard good things about their performance on game within 200 yards. I am very happy with the accuracy of the regular Accubonds so I think I will just stick with them.

I love the .270 Winchester! It is the first rifle my Dad got me when I was 12 years old and I got each of my sons the same thing when they turned 12. I think it is the perfect cartridge for North America big game. I recently taught my younger son to handload .270 Win and passed on my favorite load recipe. I think he's hooked?

 

[mcseal2]

My last bull fell to the 270 win with a 140gr accubond over 58gr of H4831SC. Two shots broadside both penetrated fully, one shoulder shot and one through the neck because the shoulder and lungs were no longer visible. I don't like to stop putting lead in an elk until it's down, to many bad places they can find to die in. I've been very happy with 130-160gr accubonds loaded to around 3000fps in 264 win, 270, and 7mm Rem Mag. The weight retention on the bullets I recovered has always been around 60-65%. Don't recover to many though and I like that!

 

[lucky guy]

130 gr TSX or TTSX over RL17 at 3150 works for me. Never had one go more than a few yards or recovered a bullet.

 

[coastalarms]

Accubonds have been having some great results for folks and have grouped better for me than the Partitions... not so much with the Long Range versions (although I have not personally shot them). I still have boxes and boxes of 160grn Partitions that I use, as well as 140grn Accubonds. Haven't had the chance to knock anything down with the Accubonds...the partitions have my confidence, kinda hard to switch when you know something has worked well for you.... and as always: placement trumps bullet choice 99% of the time.

 

[bigshot]

if your looking for some Nosler Partitions go to Shooters Proshop on line store they have 270 cal partitions in different weights in stock starting around $14 to $16 dollars for a box of 50 ct. (If you dont mind shooting seconds). They also have over runs for a great price. I have been shooting seconds (Nosler Accubonds) for a long time now and never had a problem with them.

 

[Catahoula12]

I use Nosler 140 accubond, on top of Hodgedon 4350... Hornady brass and Federal primers in my .270 Winchester. Have taken 2 Arizona bulls and 2 cows. Very pleased with results

 

[Lone Ranger]

I am mainly a whitetail hunter and have taken several nice bucks with a .270 shooting 140 grain Nosler Accubonds. All have been one shit kills. Last year I took a real nice 5x5 bull in Colorado at 320 yards with the same bullet. It dropped flat like a pancake with 1 shot. The 140 Accubond is a excellent bullet.

 

[AKaviator]

I like that bullet too, but I'm curious about your results on the deer!