270 winchester bear loads

[machine]

Going to be hunting bears with a 270 come august.I'm thinking about using federal vital shock loaded with 130 grain game king bullets.Should I step it up to 150 grains and not shoot as flat?what factory bullets do you 270 shooters like for bear?

[carpsniperg2]

the 130 will be fine just shoot what the gun groups best with plenty of bears have been killed with a 130g bullet

[bobcat]

There's really not enough difference in trajectory between the 130 and 150 grain in the 270 to make a whole lot of difference. Either one will kill a bear. But I would favor the 150 as long as it shoots as accurately in your rifle as the lighter bullet.

[h20hunter]

Big fan on the Barnes Triple Shock. I like a very solid bullet when hunting dangerous game. I'm a believer in the shoulder/lung shot for bears and want a bullet that will really hold together as it hits bone. Overall, whichever one shoots the best.

[bearmanric]

i like 130. i'm shooting 130 gr Rem corelocks. in my 270wsm stainless stalker. very accurate . Rick

[Archery King]

130 my favorite

[C-Money]

I shoot 140 accubonds in my .270 win. But like said before, shoot what your gun groups best!

[saylean]

Used a .270 on my first bear...should be a fine load.

Good luck, shoot straight.

I use a 165 grain in .300 wsm nowadays...although this season, I will be using a bow.

[SkookumHntr]

-Go with the 150,  270 is alittle light for bear so use the heaviest bullet you can! Even better if you can get ahold of a 30 cal in anything! Bears are tough animals!

[halflife65]

I've shot a couple of bears with a 270.  One when I was deer hunting and had 130 grain Sierras and the other when I was spefically hunting bears with 150 gr Nosler Partitions.  Both seemed fine.

I think that a .270 is a fine caliber for black bears.  If you were hunting grizzlies/brown bears, maybe not.

[SkookumHntr]

the 130 will be fine just shoot what the gun groups best with plenty of bears have been killed with a 130g bullet

And plenty lost! Use the 150 grn Noslers. Still not ideal but if its the only gun you got use the heavier bullet!

[billythekidrock]

I have killed a lot of bears with my .270, mostly with 130s. Shoot what shoots best and you should be fine.

[C-Money]

I don't want a caliber war thread here, but I don't see how a black bear would not be vaporized by a well placed shot from a .270 regardless if its a 130, 140, or 150. Black bears are not Brown/grizzles. I have never killed a bear, but have been in camp when a bear was killed by a friend with a .270, and the chest was very heavily damaged.

[Curly]

Wasn't Ralph Flowers' gun of choice a .270?  I wonder what grain bullet he used.........probably 130 since they are the most popular.

[Curly]

And plenty lost! Use the 150 grn Noslers. Still not ideal but if its the only gun you got use the heavier bullet!

Could always go with the 160gr Nosler Partition.........but 130, 150 or 160......doesn't really matter.  Like Carp and others said, whatever shoots best.