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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Instinct on November 12, 2014, 02:42:04 PM

Title: 270 trophy copper or accubond
Post by: Instinct on November 12, 2014, 02:42:04 PM: Hey I was just wondering what bullet choice ya guys would use for deer, bear, an elk. Currently use the 130gr federal trophy copper (my gun loves em) but was also thinking maybe switching to 140 accubond hand loads.
Title: Re: 270 trophy copper or accubond
Post by: h20hunter on November 12, 2014, 02:44:34 PM: If your gun loves 'em and they are proven why mess with a good thing?
Title: Re: 270 trophy copper or accubond
Post by: jackelope on November 12, 2014, 02:45:19 PM: Quote from: h20hunter on November 12, 2014, 02:44:34 PM
If your gun loves 'em and they are proven why mess with a good thing?

This.

Although I'm sort of a die-hard accubond guy.
Title: Re: 270 trophy copper or accubond
Post by: carlyoungs on November 12, 2014, 02:47:36 PM: I had the same thinking you have now. I group cheap winchester great out of my 270. I tried 140 accubonds because everyone talks about how good they are. I could not get them to group better than 3 inches. I started thinking it was me and I was a terrible shot. So I went back to the winchester and my 3 shot groups were touching again. Tried the accubonds again and same thing. I would say shoot what you are shooting now. Dont fix it if it ain't broke.
Title: Re: 270 trophy copper or accubond
Post by: grundy53 on November 12, 2014, 02:57:45 PM: Quote from: jackelope on November 12, 2014, 02:45:19 PM
Quote from: h20hunter on November 12, 2014, 02:44:34 PM
If your gun loves 'em and they are proven why mess with a good thing?

This.

Although I'm sort of a die-hard accubond guy.
:yeah:
Title: Re: 270 trophy copper or accubond
Post by: chester on November 12, 2014, 03:54:48 PM: See how they shoot, my .270 loved the 140gr accubonds. Great bullets tho

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Title: Re: 270 trophy copper or accubond
Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 12, 2014, 04:12:30 PM: Quote from: grundy53 on November 12, 2014, 02:57:45 PM
Quote from: jackelope on November 12, 2014, 02:45:19 PM
Quote from: h20hunter on November 12, 2014, 02:44:34 PM
If your gun loves 'em and they are proven why mess with a good thing?

This.

Although I'm sort of a die-hard accubond guy.
:yeah:

:yeah: :yeah: :yeah:
Title: Re: 270 trophy copper or accubond
Post by: Jason on November 12, 2014, 04:30:35 PM: 57gr of h4831sc behind a 140gr Accubond :tup: deadly and accurate in my boys .270
Title: Re: 270 trophy copper or accubond
Post by: hub on November 12, 2014, 11:19:40 PM: The 130AB ,140AB and the 150 LRAB shoot extremely well for me using a lot of bullet jump. If I load close the lands accuracy suffers. :twocents:
Title: Re: 270 trophy copper or accubond
Post by: mkcj on November 13, 2014, 12:49:02 AM: There is a lot of talk on reloading forums about bonded/mono bullets and the older style bullets even the partition, It seems for the most part copper/bonded bullets like to be seated off the lands farther than cup and core bullets. But if your not reloading and can't play with length best to stay with what's working, at least until you can range test others. My son has a 270wsm and it won't shoot Barnes bullets but loves AB's so I need to see if seating the Barnes a little deeper will help.
Title: Re: 270 trophy copper or accubond
Post by: Biggerhammer on November 14, 2014, 07:06:33 AM: Since I started shooting and hunting with the Nosler Accubond when they first came out. I never had a reason to change, they have been accurate and performed well on deer, bear and elk.
Title: Re: 270 trophy copper or accubond
Post by: C-Money on November 19, 2014, 09:20:06 AM: I use the 140 accubond in my .270 win. Wonderful bullet. I have killed a lot of deer and one cow elk using the 140 accubond. Very deadly. I am loading RL 19 powder for my 270.
Title: Re: 270 trophy copper or accubond
Post by: Tyler_C on November 22, 2014, 08:00:30 AM: Barnes Tipped TSX
all copper. 130 grain. Possibly the best factory load in the world for deer in a .270 win.
Title: Re: 270 trophy copper or accubond
Post by: stealth on December 01, 2014, 08:04:04 PM: 150 grn nosler part. my gun loves them and they perform well
Title: Re: 270 trophy copper or accubond
Post by: WoodlandShooter on December 02, 2014, 11:47:51 AM: go with the heaviest, highest BC bullet your rifle will stabilize
Title: Re: 270 trophy copper or accubond
Post by: hub on December 02, 2014, 04:37:04 PM: Quote from: WoodlandShooter on December 02, 2014, 11:47:51 AM
go with the heaviest, highest BC bullet your rifle will stabilize
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Would that be the 150 LRAB. :hello:
Title: Re: 270 trophy copper or accubond
Post by: WoodlandShooter on December 02, 2014, 05:12:03 PM: hard to say, Litz had trouble getting it stable in a 10 twist
Title: Re: 270 trophy copper or accubond
Post by: 270Shooter on December 02, 2014, 05:19:05 PM: The only thing I don't like about solid copper bullets is the possibility of poor expansion on long range shots. This is why I prefer the accubond over the Barnes and the like. I shot 150gr partitions this year and they were great as well, only thing I killed was and antelope though
Title: Re: 270 trophy copper or accubond
Post by: mountainman on December 02, 2014, 05:32:33 PM: Quote from: Tyler_C on November 22, 2014, 08:00:30 AM
Barnes Tipped TSX
all copper. 130 grain. Possibly the best factory load in the world for deer in a .270 win.
:yeah:
Title: Re: 270 trophy copper or accubond
Post by: coachcw on December 02, 2014, 05:44:46 PM: 140 sst's ! if the accubonds wont shoot.
Title: Re: 270 trophy copper or accubond
Post by: wsmnut on December 02, 2014, 05:45:40 PM: My Grandmother killed lots of deer and elk with her .270 in the 1950's and '60's. Just Winchester and Remington factory ammunition loaded with the cup and core bullets of the day. Those bullets are still here and still filling freezers. Premium bullets are not required! Fun though...
Shoot what your rifle likes, and insure proper shot placement. Keep your knife sharp!

Good Luck!

Wsmnut