.270 Winchester - The Standard Load (130 grains)

by AaronB, Sunday, November 17, 2024, 13:37 (3 days ago)

Hi folks.

I picked up some .270 ammo yesterday at the local shop. It was nothing special, just the basic deer-hunting ammo. The 130-grain Winchester Power Points were rated at 3050 fps out the gate. I was impressed by the fact that you could zero at 200 yards and the 100-yard impact would be only 1.8" high. Also, the 200-yard velocity is still 2550 fps. Seems to me that's a lot of zap.

Hunting whitetails in the northeast, I don't reckon I need to look any further than that for ammo, although heaven knows there's plenty of it out there... premium bullets up to 160 grains, solid copper jobbies, etc., etc.

You can get a Nosler Partition at 160 grains for it if you want to, but as I didn't draw a moose tag I doubt I'll do that. In any event, I would likely carry 180-grainers in my .30-06 for Bullwinkle if I ever DO draw a tag.

I have never shot .270 before, so this is a new experience. Am I reckoning correctly?

-AaronB