Bullets

[Barton]

Hi I have a couple of questions one … I am starting to reload and I want one bullet for whitetail to elk and everything in between that North American has to offer except brown bear … I am useing a 130 grain bullet out of my 270 I am comfortable shoot 300 and that will be my max … I just don’t know what I should use either the 130 interlock or the sst by hornady.. I would like to hear from guys who have had experience with these rounds and any stories of wieght retention.my shot placement is always behind the front leg..I know thier is better bullets out thier but I want to stick with cup and core bullets I have killed many deer with core lokt a and I know a few guys who shot elk with these kind of bullets

 

[Bill Norris]

Nosler AccuBond

+ 1.

 

[johnfred1965]

With elk in the mix, I would step up to the Nosler Partition. My buddy and I load the .270 with 130's for whitetails (overkill) and 150's for everything except the bears. That's what a 338WM is for!

 

[Bill K]

Nosler Partition, it will handle anything you want and has taken a lot of game, since introduced. Good accuracy and fine penetration at angles for large game. Will handle black bear, but you really need something larger for brown bear.

 

[CJ6]

Use a bonded bullet, whichever shoots best. I use Hornady, Swift, Nosler and Woodleigh. Yes Nosler Partions work too, but a bonded is always my 1st choice. In 270 I'm using the Horn. 150 Interbond and N-165

 

[tominboise]

As mentioned, the Nosler Partition or the Accubond. Another one I would consider would be one of the 130gr all copper bullets, like the TTSX.

 

[nockhunter]

If you can find them try the Speer 130g or 150g Grand slam bullets. The Speer hot cores do real well also 130g and 150g.

Mike

 

[arlaunch]

Are you mostly a Deer hunter or an Elk Hunter?

 

[Kittitas George]

In my experience Nosler Partitions work best. I've been shooting them for many years, deer, elk and antelope, nothing walks away. I'm sure there are other bullets that work well, lots of changes in 60 years, but I'm not familiar with them and have never used them. I can't get up the mountain any more, but if I could, I'd still use Nosler Partitions in my 25-06, 270 or 300 WinMag.

 

[Prose]

The Sierra Tipped Game King (Gamechanger) is a good bullet. Unobtanium though.

 

[Toptom]

Out of the two you listed they are both good but for hunting we mostly reach for the interlocks. But we also load a few with sst just hard to beat the classic interlock design and always performs.

 

[Bill Clifton]

The Sierra Tipped Game King (Gamechanger) is a good bullet. Unobtanium though.

Yep those are old school performers right there. Still getting the job done with all the new fangled options and they are accurate as well.

 

[AZmark]

I've used a 270W for about 50 yrs and have handloaded all that time. Bought both my sons 270's when they started hunting. I have taken probably close to 25 elk bulls and cows, both my sons have also about 6-8 elk taken each. All three of us have taken numerous deer.

Like you I wanted one load for both deer and elk and tried the Nosler partition 150 gr using either 53 grs of IMR4831 or 55 grs of H4831. My loads shoot well in all three rifles.

When Nosler came out with the 140 gr ballistic tip I tried that for deer one season. Shot 2 bucks with that load and while it definitely killed them in their tracks it made an absolute mess when exploding on the shoulder and peppering the insides with shrapnel. The partition almost always punches through with the controlled expansion. Anyway I havent used anything but the 150 partition from that day forward.

My last bull was shot at 324 yds and the partition exited, bull fell in its tracks.

 

[searcher]

Barnes TTSX. It will not only probably do an "as good or better" better job on Elk-sized critters, but it can legally be used in the states which require lead-free - and that list is growing. That they tend to be very accurate doesn't hurt.