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270 Win, which bullet weight?
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<blockquote data-quote="SSG Graybush" data-source="post: 2616935" data-attributes="member: 115190"><p>Your kids are gonna be shooting, <300 yards. Why switch? If anything maybe go to a 130 AB to flatten it out, but why really for minimal gain, or a 129 gr LRX if they may hunt elk. I would think flatter is better at close ranges. But a buddy used a 130 BT and it did pretty good on a cow elk, but it didnt hit any bone. It penetrated about 20" with a fist size hole just under hide with my 270 wsm at 100 yards.</p><p> In my 270 wsm the 130 BT and 130 CH are so explosive at only just over 3000 fps am going to the 129 LRX to minimize the damage. On deer at closer ranges. Plus incase I have to go through a elks shoulder. The 130 CH blew up a mules front quarter and made soup of lungs at 50 yards. But again initial explosiveness worries me about good penetration on a larger animal. There was no penetration by any piece of the core of the bullet past initial entery wound.</p><p>In your 270 win your getting 2800 to 2850 fps am guessing with the 140 BT. Thats probably just about right for good performance. Stay there or go to a 129/130 gr solid or AB or Partition. But going heavier doesnt make sense, you dont need a higher bc for long range performance, if only shooting under 300 and it wont be as flat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SSG Graybush, post: 2616935, member: 115190"] Your kids are gonna be shooting, <300 yards. Why switch? If anything maybe go to a 130 AB to flatten it out, but why really for minimal gain, or a 129 gr LRX if they may hunt elk. I would think flatter is better at close ranges. But a buddy used a 130 BT and it did pretty good on a cow elk, but it didnt hit any bone. It penetrated about 20" with a fist size hole just under hide with my 270 wsm at 100 yards. In my 270 wsm the 130 BT and 130 CH are so explosive at only just over 3000 fps am going to the 129 LRX to minimize the damage. On deer at closer ranges. Plus incase I have to go through a elks shoulder. The 130 CH blew up a mules front quarter and made soup of lungs at 50 yards. But again initial explosiveness worries me about good penetration on a larger animal. There was no penetration by any piece of the core of the bullet past initial entery wound. In your 270 win your getting 2800 to 2850 fps am guessing with the 140 BT. Thats probably just about right for good performance. Stay there or go to a 129/130 gr solid or AB or Partition. But going heavier doesnt make sense, you dont need a higher bc for long range performance, if only shooting under 300 and it wont be as flat. [/QUOTE]
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