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I’ve been reading on this & various other forums that deer hunters love the .270 Win. I too grew up reading Jack O’Conner’s monthly column & I have a life time of hunting experience with this venerable cartridge. Factory loads are everywhere & if you are a reloader, your bullet choices are many. Start with a 90gr Sierra & go up to 170gr Berger or Speer.
Here is something that you don’t see mentioned much but pushes the envelope even more for the .270 Win. AR-15 shooters love their highly customizable rifles & as their popularity grew more AR’s began to show up in deer camp. Many of these hunters felt like the only draw-back was the .223 cartridge which they deemed too light & even outlawed for deer in some areas. Military experiments spawned the 6.8mm SPC as a more powerful cartridge suitable for the AR rifle platform. Many hunters jumped on the band wagon because only a bolt, barrel & magazine was needed for the conversion.
This surge in popularity caused bullet makers to take notice & a bunch of new bullets soon evolved. 6.8mm (.277”) varmint, match & deer bullets! Here’s a partial list:
So what does this all mean for the .270 Win? Well, you can’t make a .270 Win into a .270 Weatherby but you sure can make it into 6.8mm SPC! The 6.8 has a case capacity of 36 grs of H2O & the .270 Win has a capacity of 67 grs. If you want to cut recoil down a quantum & still launch an excellent deer bullet, try a 100gr Accubond or 115gr Gold Dot with a reduced charge of Varget. Great for young shooters or any recoil sensitive hunter.
My own experience with my various .270’s, all with 1-10” twists, bullets down to 90gr stablize just fine. As a matter of fact, I’m getting the smallest groups in one rifle with a 90gr bullet.
JIMHO & perhaps some food for thought!
Here is something that you don’t see mentioned much but pushes the envelope even more for the .270 Win. AR-15 shooters love their highly customizable rifles & as their popularity grew more AR’s began to show up in deer camp. Many of these hunters felt like the only draw-back was the .223 cartridge which they deemed too light & even outlawed for deer in some areas. Military experiments spawned the 6.8mm SPC as a more powerful cartridge suitable for the AR rifle platform. Many hunters jumped on the band wagon because only a bolt, barrel & magazine was needed for the conversion.
This surge in popularity caused bullet makers to take notice & a bunch of new bullets soon evolved. 6.8mm (.277”) varmint, match & deer bullets! Here’s a partial list:
- Barnes 85gr TSX & 95gr TTSX
- Hornady 100gr GMX, 110gr V-Max & HPBT & 120gr SST
- Nosler 100gr & 110gr Accubond
- Nosler 85gr E-Tip
- Nosler 115gr Match
- Speer 90gr Gold Dot
- Speer 115gr Gold Dot
- GS Custom Bullets 80gr and 99gr HV
- Remington 115gr Ultra-Bond
- Lehigh Defense 100gr Controlled Chaos (CC)
- Cavity Back Bullets 105gr & 120gr MKZ
- Cavity Back Bullets 95 CB Tech
So what does this all mean for the .270 Win? Well, you can’t make a .270 Win into a .270 Weatherby but you sure can make it into 6.8mm SPC! The 6.8 has a case capacity of 36 grs of H2O & the .270 Win has a capacity of 67 grs. If you want to cut recoil down a quantum & still launch an excellent deer bullet, try a 100gr Accubond or 115gr Gold Dot with a reduced charge of Varget. Great for young shooters or any recoil sensitive hunter.
My own experience with my various .270’s, all with 1-10” twists, bullets down to 90gr stablize just fine. As a matter of fact, I’m getting the smallest groups in one rifle with a 90gr bullet.
JIMHO & perhaps some food for thought!