Thread: 270 preferred projectile weight

I’ve just bought a Remington 700 with a factory titanium action in 270 which must be quite a rare thing. Will be reloading for it and wondering what the best projectile weight would be for it. Plenty of experienced 270 shooters here. I have calibres above and below so don’t need to try and push it. Any advice from real world experience gratefully received.

140 ballistic tips

Or 145 eldx

ADI 2217 powder

Turns them into a very very useful machine

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

140 ballistic tips

Or 145 eldx

ADI 2217 powder

Turns them into a very very useful machine

Perfect, thanks. I’ll go find some of the eldx.

A std REM 700 barrel will shoot everything from 130 - 150 grains well.
Not much need for anything outside of this range.


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I used a lot of 130 sp when .270 didn’t have so many flash options then went to 140accubonds loading for a friends at the moment with 145eldx and Superformance seems to go well

145 eldx
140 grain hornady interlock. Great performance for a budget bullet. I ran 110 ttsx driven fast in my 695 which killed like hammer of thor inside 300. I run 145 eldx and 150 ssts now.

shot .270 for a number of years great caliber - only used factory and stuck to 150 grain for reds but 130 would be good for fallow and goats - shot a few goats with 150 and good but a lighter bullet would be better

145 ELDX, 110-130 Barnes.

110 TTSX

110 TTSX exited at 280 yards.

Yeah those Ti actions are quite interesting, don't actually save much weight but are shiny in a 'bling' sort of way if you know what I mean. Been looking around for one for a while and never seen one come up. They don't tend to from what I can see, always have a ready line of people wanting to purchase them.

Bullet weight doesn't matter................................It's a 270 @Micky Duck

I have hunted with my 270W quite a bit. Almost exclusively shooting 130 gn bullets of one or other flavour. It's been great for kills out to 400 yds. Can't precisely remember every animal shot but I think I'm right in saying I never lost one with 130 gn bullets. Did miss the odd one though  but very few.
Worked up a good load for the Hornady ELD-X 145 gn but haven't killed anything with it yet.

130 grain Hornady Interlock at 3100 fps will do anything you ever wanted from a .270 in a hunting rifle.

Not me as I haven't sorted my 270 after some initial disappointing results on paper, but after asking an old shooting mate who used one for years, he would only use 130s. Nothing recent but 70s thru to 2000s.
From his experience the 150s at the time were a bit tough on majority of animals.
130s did more damage all the time.
Again more suitable projectiles available now