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.270 whitetail bullet shopping again, for the last time.
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<blockquote data-quote="orifdoc" data-source="post: 1967496" data-attributes="member: 115070"><p>After reading all of these replies, it almost looks like every bullet on the planet is loved by some and despised by others. All of us have different shot placement preferences (shoulder, behind shoulder, headshot, neck), different rifles (grandpa's 30-30, 300 RUM, 308 win, and such), and hunt different critters at different ranges. Those who love Barnes probably shoot 3000-3100 fps. They expand just fine out to 500-600 yards if you do that. Those who don't like partitions and their little hand-grenade explosions probably shoot fast magnums. I'm not aware of ANY bullet that functions equally well for rib shots at 100 yards and at through-shoulder shots at 1000 yards. The velocity difference is enormous.</p><p></p><p>I tend to favor through-bone shoulder shots with bullets that expand but hold together enough to not blow the animal to pieces. TTSX and TSX have worked very well for me in that arena. When you start hunting elk with a .243, bullet choice and placement becomes much trickier. Use a .338 with 210 gr bullets for deer within 300 yards and just about anything strong enough to penetrate a little will do the trick.</p><p></p><p>Pick a decent bullet that shoots well in your gun and place the shot well. Most of the time things will work out perfectly from there. Bullet failures do happen, and a few bad experiences are unfortunately just part of hunting. My son shot a nice kudu bull broadside in an open field once. We found an entry wound in the left shoulder and two exit wounds, one on the right shoulder and one in the left ribs. Go figure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="orifdoc, post: 1967496, member: 115070"] After reading all of these replies, it almost looks like every bullet on the planet is loved by some and despised by others. All of us have different shot placement preferences (shoulder, behind shoulder, headshot, neck), different rifles (grandpa's 30-30, 300 RUM, 308 win, and such), and hunt different critters at different ranges. Those who love Barnes probably shoot 3000-3100 fps. They expand just fine out to 500-600 yards if you do that. Those who don't like partitions and their little hand-grenade explosions probably shoot fast magnums. I'm not aware of ANY bullet that functions equally well for rib shots at 100 yards and at through-shoulder shots at 1000 yards. The velocity difference is enormous. I tend to favor through-bone shoulder shots with bullets that expand but hold together enough to not blow the animal to pieces. TTSX and TSX have worked very well for me in that arena. When you start hunting elk with a .243, bullet choice and placement becomes much trickier. Use a .338 with 210 gr bullets for deer within 300 yards and just about anything strong enough to penetrate a little will do the trick. Pick a decent bullet that shoots well in your gun and place the shot well. Most of the time things will work out perfectly from there. Bullet failures do happen, and a few bad experiences are unfortunately just part of hunting. My son shot a nice kudu bull broadside in an open field once. We found an entry wound in the left shoulder and two exit wounds, one on the right shoulder and one in the left ribs. Go figure. [/QUOTE]
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