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Light .270 loads - Which projectile?

07 Jul 2016
@ 10:01 pm (GMT)

Paul Yates

If you wanted to load up some .270 Winchester rounds for a combination of low(er) recoil but good/great killing performance within 150 yards, which projectile would you choose?

I'd like to keep recoil down around 13 ft.lbs in a ~7lbs. rifle. I can do this with a 150gr projectile and a M.V. of about ~2500 fps. This puts impact velocity at 150 yards at ~2250fps (depending on the BC of the chosen projectile).

My two options so far are 150gr Partition and 150gr SST (annealed).

BTW, in this scenario the target is bull moose and the potential shooters are all recoil-averse females (who will be restricted to broadside shots only).

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11 Sep 2016 @ 08:05 am (GMT)	Quote this Mike Davis Re: Light .270 loads - Which projectile? I hear you re cost of components......tight wad is one of my other names. we can get 10-15 projectile sample packs over here and you might well be able to get them where you live too. 150 grn partitions cost me $2 each but finding $30 was easier than $70 same goes for barnes types..... you COULD buy a sample pack and load them up then use 5-8 of them to ensure you have known POI then hunt with remainder......or indeed have them in your back up rifle,just a thought,sure would hate to hear you have had fail on a moose and risk wounding for lack of less dollars than a box of beer.
11 Sep 2016 @ 03:27 pm (GMT)	Quote this Paul Leverman Re: Light .270 loads - Which projectile? Moose really aren't that hard to kill. Very accommodating, actually. If they aren't running/walking away from you, they usually just stand there looking at you. The one trait that is their usual downfall, is that they turn broadside to you, and then just stand there, presenting a most opportune target. Good luck to you and your girls, keep us in the loop.
11 Sep 2016 @ 04:12 pm (GMT)	Quote this Bryan Webster Re: Light .270 loads - Which projectile? You are correct here Paul.
11 Sep 2016 @ 07:39 pm (GMT)	Quote this Bryan Webster Re: Light .270 loads - Which projectile? Just to add to what I posted above, I have also observed a large bull moose that was hell bent on running away after a missed shot by my buddy at about 250 yards in an open burned area. That bull got three shots behind the shoulder leading towards its front of the off shoulder with my 30/06 and yet put on yet another 300 yards before falling and giving up. All three of my shots at that scared bull I could cover with both hands stretched. Never underestimate the effect of adrenaline on an animal you want to put down. We had a bad time packing him out of that burn, to say the least, and if my parnter's shot had hit him where it woud have done some good things would have been a pile easier.
12 Sep 2016 @ 03:14 pm (GMT)	Quote this Paul Yates Re: Light .270 loads - Which projectile? Thanks for the continued feedback, guys! I am hoping that limiting the range to 100-150 yards will mitigate against the risk of wounding, and also maximize the performance of the projectile. I went out to check the zero on my own rifle yesterday (as I had not used it since last season) and shot a few groups with my 150 SST "pet load", some of the girls' light deer loads (Speer 130 BTSP), and some of the 150 Grand Slam "moose" loads. It was windy/gusty as heck so I can't draw many conclusions about accuracy, but I certainly shot a tighter group with the SSTs. The targets were set up on a dead pine tree about 14-16" in diameter, at 100 yards. Both the SSTs and BTSPs remained inside the tree, but the Grand Slams poked right through. Not scientific by any means, but this at least shows that the Grand Slam is a considerably stouter projectile than either of the others.
29 Sep 2016 @ 08:33 pm (GMT)	Quote this Paul Yates Re: Light .270 loads - Which projectile? Daughter number 2 knocked over mule deer number 2 yesterday. Same light "practice/deer" load did a great job at about 130 yards:
29 Sep 2016 @ 09:18 pm (GMT)	Quote this Nathan Foster Re: Light .270 loads - Which projectile? Looks like a nice center shoulder shot. Well done lass.
30 Sep 2016 @ 05:31 am (GMT)	Quote this Mike Davis Re: Light .270 loads - Which projectile? well done young lady,looks like its fat n tasty venison.