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    I use Federal power shok 130 grain in the 270 calibre and i would recommend it. Accurate and good stopping power in my experience with it.
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    Worth reminding the 7mm mob, that there is in fact, only one true 7mm, and it is called .270 Winchester!
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    Fed Blue box 150grainers shot best in mine before I took up reloading.
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    Hornady 130gr ssts shoot really well in mine. I'll use Highland or PPU stuff if I'm just goin out to pop goats cos it's a whole lot cheaper (still shoots MOA though).

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    $$ not an issue = Barnes Vortex ammo if you can get it.

    $$ an issue = Highland 130 SP.

    Had very good results with the 130 SST superformance and Fed Fusion also.

    Remington is the only brand I would avoid.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 300_BLK View Post
    $$ not an issue = Barnes Vortex ammo if you can get it.

    $$ an issue = Highland 130 SP.

    Had very good results with the 130 SST superformance and Fed Fusion also.

    Remington is the only brand I would avoid.
    I saw some of that in my local the other day. have you had any issue with pencilling using that TTSX tip?

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    Out of interest I chronographed some Sellier and Bellot 130 grain a few weeks ago and got 2770fps (With a 23 inch barrel) which I found disappointing.

    For factory ammo I would try Federal Fusion or just Winchester.

    But I reload for everything.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 300_BLK View Post
    $$ an issue = Highland 130 SP.
    @300_BLK I'm under the impression the local supplier is no longer selling this... My local no longer stock it & that's what I was told. Although the PPU stuff is supposedly the same???

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    Quote Originally Posted by mcche171 View Post
    I saw some of that in my local the other day. have you had any issue with pencilling using that TTSX tip?
    No, but that said I was shooting Fallow and they were all head or neck shots. I have had a lot of experience with TTSX in .224, .264 and .308 and they have all performed as advertised, 4 razor sharp petals and 90% weight retention. The wee .224 50gr TTSX has transformed the killing power of the 223 for boiler room shots on big Red stags etc.

    Quote Originally Posted by Pixie Z View Post
    @300_BLK I'm under the impression the local supplier is no longer selling this... My local no longer stock it & that's what I was told. Although the PPU stuff is supposedly the same???
    Correct, I have a few boxes left. PPU is manufactured in the same factory and Gunworks was advertising their SP projectiles for a while. Bloody awesome pills, soft as a Jube, massive lead tip puts some big holes in animals. Kill exceptionally well on goats and up. Cheap too
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    Quote Originally Posted by 300_BLK View Post
    No, but that said I was shooting Fallow and they were all head or neck shots. I have had a lot of experience with TTSX in .224, .264 and .308 and they have all performed as advertised, 4 razor sharp petals and 90% weight retention. The wee .224 50gr TTSX has transformed the killing power of the 223 for boiler room shots on big Red stags etc.



    Correct, I have a few boxes left. PPU is manufactured in the same factory and Gunworks was advertising their SP projectiles for a while. Bloody awesome pills, soft as a Jube, massive lead tip puts some big holes in animals. Kill exceptionally well on goats and up. Cheap too
    Yeah absolutely. The goats I shot the other day had a exit wounds about the size of an orange.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pixie Z View Post
    Yeah absolutely. The goats I shot the other day had a exit wounds about the size of an orange.
    .270 on goats?! I'm suprised there is anything left

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marty Henry View Post
    I too used to think the 270 a waste of time, my first cf was a sako forester in 270, came with a couple of hundred cac nzfs ammo. Accurate but killing seemed erratic, skin pops or no expansion, sold it and got a zkk fox 222. Problem was the bullets that cac used not the gun. Yes they are noisy, burn loads of powder and there are lots of better choices including the parent, but theyve been round for nearly 90 years and wont be going away anytime soon.
    they shoot even betta if you use a couple boxes waikato for a bipod

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    Quote Originally Posted by 300_BLK View Post
    .270 on goats?! I'm suprised there is anything left
    It's the only rifle I own (at the moment), so it'll do for goats. I'll pick up a .223 in the near future. Still take the back legs & backstraps.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pixie Z View Post
    It's the only rifle I own (at the moment), so it'll do for goats. I'll pick up a .223 in the near future. Still take the back legs & backstraps.
    You should see what the 338 Lapua does
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    Shoot all my goats with a 270, waste is minimum, I was thinking of getting a 223 but I can.t see the advantage.

 

 

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