270 bullets for a youth

[TheHunt]

My nephew (100 lbs) will be shooting a cow elk this fall.  He has a 243 but I have a 270.  I think a well placed shot with a 270 will do the trick.  Now for the bullet

I was thinking a 130 SST by Hornady. 

Thoughts?

[WSU]

I think a well placed 243 will do the trick, as will the 270.

[vandeman17]

I have shot my .270 since I was 12 and shot both 130 grain and 150 grains. Both will do the trick no problem! 

[Curly]

I don't know about the SST.  It would likely be fine if he can place it right behind the shoulder.  If he hits bone, I don't know how well it would do?

Isn't the old Hornady Interlock a better constructed bullet than the SST?  Or have they improved the SST since I looked into them years ago?

[Feanix]

I havent personally shot the sst (started with the interlock and didnt look back) but  fwiw, i have a friend who switched from IL to SST. Most of the SST's he recovered were shredded and only retained 20-45% of their weight where the IL's were 50%-75% weight retention and held together well. He went back to shooting interlocks.

Either gun will do the trick with a well placed shot. Personally i think a 140-150 gr through a .270 is awesome for elk. If recoil is a concern, a good 130 in the .270 or a 110-120 in the .243

[WSU]

In either gun, I'd shoot a bullet designed for weight retention.  Accubond, barnes, etc.

[headshot5]

Not a huge fan of SST's especially lighter end ones going fast.  I agree if nothing else use interlocks, or corelokt's or something if premium bullets are out of the question.  If premium bullets are in the budget get yourself some accubonds/partitions etc.  Biggest thing will definitely be shot placement, which should be quite a bit easier on a cow hunt.     

[TheHunt]

Money is not an issue.  I just want his first elk to be fun an not a complete cluster of disaster.   So SST's are out.  I am worried about recoil that is why the 130 grain bullet.

[Bob33]

130 grain TSX.

[doyourtime89]

My grandpa has killed more elk than anyone I know and he has killed them all with a .243.....from small cows to a 6x6 bull.  Not sure what ammo he shoots but he has been hunting long before all this fancy ammo has came out so I would bet he still shots good old Remington core lokt.  Its all shot placement.

[Feanix]

I am partial to Nosler bullets for hunting. Shot my first elk (cow) with my .270 with a 130gr partition. Accubond is the new and improved version of that time tested bullet and i was able to take my first bull (spike) with my .308 last year. Right in the boilermaker and it was devastating internally. Quarter sized entrance, no exit, lungs=jell-o.

[BOWHUNTER45]

I am happy to see that the .270 has gotten So much exposure in the last week or So  If there was just gun I had to choose from it would be a .270  I personally would stay away from the lighter bullets ..I have loaded a lot of .270 stuff and I would stick with 130 to 140 ...140 Being the better of the two ...just my opinion !

[Feanix]

My favorite caliber. Only reason i shot that spike last year with my .308 was because it was new and i wanted real world terminal ballistics on it to gain confidence. 2 other guys in elk camp shoot .270's. One shoots 150 core lokts and the other loads 140 gr accubonds

For the OP, 130's will definately do the trick and they will be slightly easier to build a load with to manage recoil. If you keep the shots inside 200, you'll be pretty much point and click at a wide range of velocities.

[huntnphool]

I think a well placed 243 will do the trick, as will the 270.

+1, but if you insist on the .270 then a 130gr. Partition would be my choice.

[Feanix]

Agreed, if your nephew is comfortable with his .243, it would be a fine choice.