.270 as an elk round

[Southern Elk]

My son will be shooting a .270 this fall and this will be his first season elk hunting. What would you recommend for an elk hunting bullet? I don’t reload, so I need to find some factory ammo. I currently have some Federal 130gr fusions, but I’m thinking He might need some thing in 150gr. and maybe a different bullet than the fusions.

 

[Kaitum]

I've shot a few elk with Federal partitions in 150 grains out of my .270. Worked just fine.

 

[TN2shot07]

Not sure how you feel about some of the monos, if the rifle likes 130 you might hunt down some of the hornady cx or Barnes ttsx’s.

Partitions/accubonds are always a good place to start, federal premium with their trophy bonded tips have been fairly easy to find lately too

 

[rwc101]

+1 for a 130-140gr Accubond.

 

[mthillrunner]

I’ve shot lots of elk with my 270, used 130 gr federal trophy bonded tips for past 10 years with great results

 

[MTLabrador]

I think the fusions would probably work just fine. I’ve had nothing but good results with the .270.

 

[MThuntr]

My son will be shooting a .270 this fall and this will be his first season elk hunting. What would you recommend for an elk hunting bullet? I don’t reload, so I need to find some factory ammo. I currently have some Federal 130gr fusions, but I’m thinking He might need some thing in 150gr. and maybe a different bullet than the fusions.

Here ya go...this will kill everything in the lower 48 and most of AK and Africa

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[Ultrahunter]

I've killed a few elk with a .270.

 

[Redman]

130 gr monos. With that set up there isn't much difference in a .270 and 7mm mag.

 

[old270hunter]

It's probably going to boil down to what factory ammo you can find, and then what the gun shoots. I'd be confident with any 140-150gr hunting bullet that shoots well in the gun. I've used bonded bullets and standard cup and jacket bullets to take elk with a 270, so I don't put as much thought into bullet construction as I do accuracy. So grab what you can and shoot some groups.

 

[Gr8bawana]

My son took his bull using Federal Premium ammo with 150 Nosler Partitions. I can assure you that 1000's of elk get killed every year using plain old dinosaur Core-Lokt ammo in 130 grain.

 

[S-3 Ranch]

My son took his bull using Federal Premium ammo with 150 Nosler Partitions. I can assure you that 1000's of elk get killed every year using plain old dinosaur Core-Lokt ammo in 130 grain.

270 win is a awesome elk hunting round, 130-150 IMO any federal round , premium or classic is bueno! If folks shoot elk with the hornday ELD that’s proof that even cheap cupcore will work on elk
not rocket science

 

[Flatbrimmer]

Hope Jr gets an elk!! Good luck on your hunt guys!

 

[nrpate05]

Every time I've taken my .270 elk hunting I've gotten skunked, so therefore, it is NOT a viable elk round.

 

[TRS_Montana]

I shoot elk with a 150 gr, buddy shoots them with a 130 gr. I think he has killed more, but I don’t know whose got a better avg. a good shot with any .270 round will kill an elk. Depending on your kid’s size and flinchyness, I’d go 130

 

[Hunting Wife]

All I use is a .270. My current rifle loves 130 gr Hornady SSTs. Killed elk just fine, beautifully expanded bullets when I’ve recovered them.

FWIW, my old rifle loved 130 gr Core-Lokts. Also no issue getting the job done on elk.

 

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[F250]

I have used both the 150 gr. Partition and the 150 gr. Fusion in .270 to take elk. Good luck hunting. Find an accurate round for the rifle and go hunting.

 

[.270Rem]

I plan on carrying mine this year and will use 130 Barnes TSX or TTSX in it. Don't see why the Fusion's wouldn't fill a tag for you and Partitions land high in the performance category too. Practice with what you have and/or can find/scrounge and have a lucky hunt.

 

[brymoore]

I’ve used 130gr, 140gr and 150gr bullets in 270 to kill elk. I’ve found 130s tend to blood shot meat and use 140s and 150s. The kills were all the same.

Nosler accubonds and partitions.