More than 20 years after its introduction, this member of the Winchester Short Magnum family still provides useful power to ...

Winchester officially released the .270 Win. in 1925 with an advertised muzzle velocity just north of 3,100 fps shooting a 130-grain bullet. O’Connor with a broomed Dall ram ...

The 145-grain .270 bullet (left) vs 178-grain .308 bullet (right). Outdoor Life It might surprise some .308 fans to see that the lighter .270 bullet still carries more energy down range because of its ...

A standard propellant for decades for handloading the .270 Win., Hodgdon H4831, was paired with Nosler 130-gr. Ballistic Tip bullets to produce this group (r.) from the Savage Ultralite.

That 700 would stack 130-grain Remington Bronze-Point bullets on top of each other at 100 yards, and by deer season I’d gone through several boxes. The only ammunition I had left on opening day ...

270 vs 308: Ammo Availability. ... 270: 130-grain Remington Core-Lokt. The 130-grain bullet has always been popular in the 270 Winchester, and for deer a 130-grain bullet is more than enough.

Slugs like Hornady’s 145-grain ELD-X elevate the cartridge’s ballistic and wind-bucking potential, and some .270 Winchester rifles can be found with 1-in-8-twist barrels that are able to handle long, ...

Before we begin, you need to know this. A gun expert or ballistics wonk I am not. But I do know a good gun when I use one, and I live to hunt big game. There isn’t a hunter I know who doesn’t ...