What are the ballistics of a 270 Winchester?

bullet out the muzzle at a sizzling 3,450 feet per second or it can be used as a big game cartridge sending 130 grain bullets out the muzzle at speeds of 3,100 feet per second with sufficient power out to the 400 yard mark for deer sized game.

What is the highest grain bullet for 270?

The . 270 Winchester caliber was conceived to propel bullets ranging between 120 and 160 grains in weight, but the best performances are achieved with bullet weights ranging between 130 and 150 grains. . 270″ 100-grains bullets are also available, but albeit extremely fast, they lack almost any kind of practical use.

What is the best .270 bullet for deer?

Top 5 270 Ammo

• Remington Core-Lokt Ammunition 270 Winchester 130 Grain Core-Lokt Pointed Soft Point Box of 20.
• Hornady Precision Hunter Ammunition 270 Winchester 145 Grain ELD-X Box of 20.
• Barnes VOR-TX Ammunition 270 Winchester 130 Grain TTSX Polymer Tipped Spitzer Boat Tail Lead-Free Box of 20.

What’s the performance of a.270 Winchester Short Magnum?

Performance. The .270 WSM sits roughly halfway between the .270 Winchester and .270 Weatherby Magnum in power. Hand loads and more especially the Hornady Light Magnum loads for the .270 Winchester can come close to .270 WSM velocities however, the WSM is able to achieve its goal velocities with relative ease.

Which is the best grain load for a.270 Winchester?

The various entry level 130 grain soft point loads are ideal for light framed game, the premium core bonded or Barnes TSX 130-140 grain loads are suitable for heavy bodied medium game. Hand loads for the .270 are capable of producing outstanding performance and can be further adapted too suit a wide range of situations.

What’s the maximum muzzle velocity of a 270 Winchester?

From the factory standard 24″ barrel length, realistic maximum velocities for the .270 WSM tend to duplicate factory loads at 3300fps with 130 grain bullets, 3200fps with 140 grain bullets and 3100fps with 150 grain bullets.

What kind of cartridge is the 270 Win?

The .270 win is an great short to long range medium to large game cartridge that can really benifit from a bit of trajectory calculation like we have provided. So what does the charting of the 270 Winchester’s external ballistics tell us exactly? It tells me that bullet shoots pretty flat with just a 3.03″ drop at 200 yards.