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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
.270 win to .35 whelen
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<blockquote data-quote="Engineering101" data-source="post: 924883" data-attributes="member: 63138"><p>HarryN</p><p> </p><p>I sort of glossed over a very important comment that you made. Sorry I missed it the first time. You said:</p><p> </p><p>"a) As CA shifts more and more toward copper bullets, I would like to retain or increase the knock down power - so pushing more toward larger calibers."</p><p> </p><p>That tells me that you are under the impression that going to all copper bullets degrades the killing power of a given rifle. I have to tell you that I think the opposite is true. You put a 130 grain Barnes TTSX in that 270 of yours and it will kill much bigger and tougher animals than will say a Sierra Game King. A Barnes bullet will generally blow a hole clean through whatever you are shooting and retain almost all of its weight. For big tough critters penetration is the name of the game. I shoot Barnes in all my rifles as my number one choice. For example I have a 6 mm Rem stuffed with 80 grain Barnes TTSXs. I used to use 100 grain Sierra Game Kings. With the Barnes in their if figure I just upgraded kill-ability by maybe 100 pounds of animal. So... I would also rethink why you don't just use the 270. With Barnes bullets it will hammer anything you are likely to encounter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Engineering101, post: 924883, member: 63138"] HarryN I sort of glossed over a very important comment that you made. Sorry I missed it the first time. You said: "a) As CA shifts more and more toward copper bullets, I would like to retain or increase the knock down power - so pushing more toward larger calibers." That tells me that you are under the impression that going to all copper bullets degrades the killing power of a given rifle. I have to tell you that I think the opposite is true. You put a 130 grain Barnes TTSX in that 270 of yours and it will kill much bigger and tougher animals than will say a Sierra Game King. A Barnes bullet will generally blow a hole clean through whatever you are shooting and retain almost all of its weight. For big tough critters penetration is the name of the game. I shoot Barnes in all my rifles as my number one choice. For example I have a 6 mm Rem stuffed with 80 grain Barnes TTSXs. I used to use 100 grain Sierra Game Kings. With the Barnes in their if figure I just upgraded kill-ability by maybe 100 pounds of animal. So... I would also rethink why you don't just use the 270. With Barnes bullets it will hammer anything you are likely to encounter. [/QUOTE]
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