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Help me choose a .277 bullet... (.270 Win)
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<blockquote data-quote="dfrahm" data-source="post: 1953909" data-attributes="member: 55117"><p>So my hunting rifle for several decades was / is a .270 Winchester - in a Remington 700 stainless mtn rifle because the 721 was too heavy. Every elk but one that I've killed was shot with this rifle and 130 grain bullets. Longest was 300 yards +- because just slinging lead to be shooting was wounding animals. Where I hunted then was wide open BIG country. Before I reloaded it was all Winchester factory ammo - and I still have targets showing that was a great load for my rifle. After getting started in reloading I tried many bullets on paper - some that I bot, others that friends gave me a few to try. Bottom line was I wanted some ammunition that I could kill elk with (and deer too) up to 300 yards, I didn't want to spend more time and money on powder (tried about 8 different kinds in different loads) and bullets (see above) and ended up loading a few hundred each of 130 grain partitions and accubonds. So that's my bottom line. As a P.S. last year I missed at 125 yards (bullet didn't matter, they were moving and my friends 300 magnum went off about 2 feet from my right ear taking my concentration away). Later we found them again and I shot one standing still at 465 with my heavy Bergara 6.5CM. The first picture shows my rifle where I shot from and the dead elk and the herd moving off. The dead elk is 305 yards away according to my GPS. The herd might look close but they are a long ways away! The second picture is the same country different hunt. This elk was about 200 yards, but shows the huge country which tempts people to shoot 'long range'. Hope you all are getting excited about the upcoming season - got to go shoot my bow now<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]206798[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dfrahm, post: 1953909, member: 55117"] So my hunting rifle for several decades was / is a .270 Winchester - in a Remington 700 stainless mtn rifle because the 721 was too heavy. Every elk but one that I've killed was shot with this rifle and 130 grain bullets. Longest was 300 yards +- because just slinging lead to be shooting was wounding animals. Where I hunted then was wide open BIG country. Before I reloaded it was all Winchester factory ammo - and I still have targets showing that was a great load for my rifle. After getting started in reloading I tried many bullets on paper - some that I bot, others that friends gave me a few to try. Bottom line was I wanted some ammunition that I could kill elk with (and deer too) up to 300 yards, I didn't want to spend more time and money on powder (tried about 8 different kinds in different loads) and bullets (see above) and ended up loading a few hundred each of 130 grain partitions and accubonds. So that's my bottom line. As a P.S. last year I missed at 125 yards (bullet didn't matter, they were moving and my friends 300 magnum went off about 2 feet from my right ear taking my concentration away). Later we found them again and I shot one standing still at 465 with my heavy Bergara 6.5CM. The first picture shows my rifle where I shot from and the dead elk and the herd moving off. The dead elk is 305 yards away according to my GPS. The herd might look close but they are a long ways away! The second picture is the same country different hunt. This elk was about 200 yards, but shows the huge country which tempts people to shoot 'long range'. Hope you all are getting excited about the upcoming season - got to go shoot my bow now:) [ATTACH type="full"]206798[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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