I just tried my first box of Win Power Max .270 130gr in my Herter's J9. I was re-zeroing the rifle at 100y and began with Win Power Points as they are 4.00 a box cheaper. After 6 shots I was 4" high above the bull with the Nikon scope and rifle tracking exactly as they should. When I switched to the Power Max 130s I immediately noticed that they shot 2.5 inches flatter, despite the ballistics chart shown on the back of both boxes which I compared before ever going to the range. So on adjusting my scope to get the Power Max shooting 3" high at 100 I shot a 1.25 group which was kind of nice.
The interesting thing was hearing the bullet strike the dirt at 305. It was more like a huge slap, indicating that the point may have expanded some as it passed thru my target material. I was shooting at a 100y and the back stop dirt piles were 305y. I was ill when I went to the range so I took no time to actually shoot at 300y which I usually do; I hope to do that next Sat to confirm my own ballistic thoughts. I'm thinking this ammo may give me better service and smaller groups than the previous 270 130btsp and 130 Superformance ammo I was testing all year. Maybe that boattail aint all its cracked up to be...
One thing I'd like to add is that 75yrs ago Jack O'Connor wrote extensively about using "Western Open Point Expanding" 130gr ammo in his 270 for everyhting from jackrabbits to elk muleys moose and sheep. New technology aside, I think the Power Max is so similar to that old Western ammo that it's a real tribute to what the old man knew and wrote about.
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