Thread: .270 cal questions

Originally Posted by Chris

If the sst's are explosive & have been compared to ballistic tip I won't be going near them .
Seen what a ballistic tip from a 270wsm did to a sika spiker ,hit high behind the shoulder,the back steaks from just behind the shoulder to front of hips where gone.The poor bloody animal needed a second shot to put it out of its misery ,flailing round on the ground in agony.
Ballistic tips are just nasty.

No one else felt like saying SHIT SHOT??? not the bullets fault mate..

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Brenik, have you tried the 140g Nosler Ballistic Tip ?

They are a great all rounder projectile for the 270 and 270 wsm.

Used the 130gn BT. They seemed to work fine too.

Originally Posted by hanse

No one else felt like saying SHIT SHOT??? not the bullets fault mate..

I do think it was the projectile & factory loaded ammo to boot.Long shot though was all of 30m & a light body animal .

Interesting about the comments of the SST's. I shoot 140gr in a Rem700 270WSM. I haven't had any explode yet, but the closest was about 375yards, very nice mushroom - see the photo(even took a nice Fiordland red stag two weeks ago at 582yards with one). They fly straight and true, and expand nicely once past a couple of hundred yards. If shooting closer, use a softpoint, hollow point or barnes when the efficiency of the projectile doesn't matter. Just make sure it has the energy to dispatch the animal as quick as possible(goes without say at longer distance too.

Sorry, have shot a couple of Tahr at 300 yards too. Straight through, but both dead on the spot.

Here are 5 x 140gn accubonds recovered from deer. Shots were between 15m and 210m. All weighed between 75gn and 85gn after having done their work. I only recover a small proportion of them as they will go through most deer broadside and do a lot of damage on the way.
Make of that what you will.

My 140 6.5 amax's do the same!

Was goat shooting over New Years and was using 130gr Hornady Superformance SST's, the majority of the shots were <150m, and i found that, even though they were hit right in the vitals behind the shoulder, the goats would still run before dropping. I am new to the ballistics game so i am not quite sure what to make of it, but i am guessing the polymer tips perform better once they have slowed down a bit?
Trying the same shots with lead tip projectiles (130gr) dropped every goat in its tracks.
Can anyone shead some light on this?

Too far back?

What are you on about ? If I didn't know better I would say you must be pissed.

Hahaha have never had alcohol in my life, not even one glass.

Had a nice post typed up and only the part i highlighted posted up

I was thinking wtf myself

Hahahaha yeah it read a bit odd

A bit twisted you may say

Originally Posted by SJ159357

Was goat shooting over New Years and was using 130gr Hornady Superformance SST's, the majority of the shots were <150m, and i found that, even though they were hit right in the vitals behind the shoulder, the goats would still run before dropping. I am new to the ballistics game so i am not quite sure what to make of it, but i am guessing the polymer tips perform better once they have slowed down a bit?
Trying the same shots with lead tip projectiles (130gr) dropped every goat in its tracks.
Can anyone shead some light on this?

Quite common with behind the shoulder shots. Hart or Lung shot animals can still make considerable distance before expiring.

You really need to hit bone to anchor them on the spot.