Bullet head suggestions for a .270 for wild boar

[Selous]

Some questions? Are you doing driven boar or shooting from a high seat? Do you need to use non lead ammunition? What is the maximum range you are anticipating? The Berger bullet you use isn’t really a progressively deforming bullet, nor a bullet that pokes a hole into the animal then loses all integrity and flies apart! what makes you think you need something that expands faster? I could understand wanting something that expands more progressively…

 

[Heym SR20]

150gn 7mm Fox monolithic out of 7x65r at 3am in the snow at about 80 yards flattened this boy. About 100kg gutted. I would use the 270 equivalent.

 

[mikek207]

150gr factory 270 tends to produce less energy than a 130gr factor mainly due to the loss of 300fps at the muzzle

Personally I would run a 130-140gr bullet of stout construction
A monolithic copper/brass
A Partition
A Prohunter
An Interlock
Something bonded etc

A semi frangible that is designed to expand at long range lile the SST would not be my first choice
You might be punching the through an inch of mud before you get to a fleshy part.

Thanks for the advice

 

[Acm]

The recommendation is 150 gn for boar in Scotland but thanks for the advice

I have to agree with @takbok having used 100 & 120grn copper bullets and also 156grn lead bullets in my 6.5x55 for big game, I would (and do) choose the 120grn mono coppers over over the bigger softer slower lead bullets.

 

[Grannysmith]

Any suggestions for a very quick expanding accurate 150gn for a .270? I’m currently using Berger hunting vld’s very accurate bullet but I’m worried they won’t expand quickly enough.
Suggestions welcome.

I have head shot many wild boar with hornady sst 150 gn

 

[mikek207]

I have to agree with @takbok having used 100 & 120grn copper bullets and also 156grn lead bullets in my 6.5x55 for big game, I would (and do) choose the 120grn mono coppers over over the bigger softer slower lead bullets.

Thanks for your input, is it Scotland that you hunt big game?

 

[John Gryphon]

Anyone care to argue with Encyclo Brit? Only a fool would dive in and argue.

Bullet | Ammunition, Velocity & Accuracy

Bullet, an elongated metal projectile that is fired by a pistol, rifle, or machine gun. Bullets are measured by their calibre, which indicates the interior diameter, or bore, of a gun barrel. (See bore.) Early bullets were round lead balls that were loaded down the muzzle of smoothbore weapons and

www.britannica.com

 

[Acm]

Thanks for your input, is it Scotland that you hunt big game?

I’ve shot reds in Scotland, bigger reds in England and Europe, and hundreds of fallow in England which are comparable to Scottish reds in size, plus wild boar in the U.K., Sweden and Germany. I’d pick a good copper bullet for them every time. The 120grn hornady cx and 120grn Barnes ttsx are great. What is it you want from a large heavy for caliber lead bullet?
Penetration? Copper will penetrate more
Reliable expansion ? Copper won’t blow up on dry hard mud, hair or bad angles.
Exit? Almost guaranteed with a copper bullet.
They have limitations, but the .270 shoots them really fast, they will work really well.

 

[mikek207]

I’ve shot reds in Scotland, bigger reds in England and Europe, and hundreds of fallow in England which are comparable to Scottish reds in size, plus wild boar in the U.K., Sweden and Germany. I’d pick a good copper bullet for them every time. The 120grn hornady cx and 120grn Barnes ttsx are great. What is it you want from a large heavy for caliber lead bullet?
Penetration? Copper will penetrate more
Reliable expansion ? Copper won’t blow up on dry hard mud, hair or bad angles.
Exit? Almost guaranteed with a copper bullet.
They have limitations, but the .270 shoots them really fast, they will work really well.

Penetration isn’t the issue, I’m looking for suggestions for maximum wound channel

 

[John Gryphon]

I’m looking for suggestions for maximum wound channel

Winchester Power Points mushroom religiously.

 

[takbok]

Penetration isn’t the issue, I’m looking for suggestions for maximum wound channel

You're overthinking this. A 110gr copper bullet or 130-150gr jacketed bullet will do all you need. There are very few 270 bullets that won't work. I don't think that the pigs are that big up here.

Most people with a 270 use one bullet and shoot everything from Roe to Red deer with it with great results.

 

[Dougal McGuire]

Federal Fusion 130 grain works fantastic on wild boar for me. There is a 150 grain version but I haven't used it. Quick expansion and deep penetration.

 

[enfieldspares]

If the OP is near to Leicester I have a box and a half of factory RWS Evolution .270 cartridges that are a 154 grain capped bullet. Like the old Westley Richards. He can have them for what I paid for them which was around £44 a box from memory. Maybe less, maybe more. Which if the OP or anyone else is interested I'll get them out of my ammunition cabinet and check. Here's what they are...which also is that 10 gram weight (154 grains) required by law in some European countries if the OP is going where that applies.

RWS .270 Win. EVO 10,0g | RWS Ammunition

Discover the RWS .270 Win. EVO 10.0g now: Convincing penetration. Quality, made in Germany.

rws-ammunition.com

 

[Tim.243]

You're overthinking this. A 110gr copper bullet or 130-150gr jacketed bullet will do all you need. There are very few 270 bullets that won't work. I don't think that the pigs are that big up here.

Most people with a 270 use one bullet and shoot everything from Roe to Red deer with it with great results.

This is it... they are not a Cape Buff

 

[mikek207]

Winchester Power Points mushroom religiously.

Thank you

 

[mikek207]

You're overthinking this. A 110gr copper bullet or 130-150gr jacketed bullet will do all you need. There are very few 270 bullets that won't work. I don't think that the pigs are that big up here.

Most people with a 270 use one bullet and shoot everything from Roe to Red deer with it with great results.

Scottish legislation recommends a minimum of a .270 and a 150gn bullet so I’d prefer to stick to 150gn’s

 

[mikek207]

If the OP is near to Leicester I have a box and a half of factory RWS Evolution .270 cartridges that are a 154 grain capped bullet. Like the old Westley Richards. He can have them for what I paid for them which was around £44 a box from memory. Maybe less, maybe more. Which if the OP or anyone else is interested I'll get them out of my ammunition cabinet and check. Here's what they are...which also is that 10 gram weight (154 grains) required by law in some European countries if the OP is going where that applies.

RWS .270 Win. EVO 10,0g | RWS Ammunition

Discover the RWS .270 Win. EVO 10.0g now: Convincing penetration. Quality, made in Germany.

rws-ammunition.com

Thank you

 

[User00056]

Most people with a 270 use one bullet and shoot everything from Roe to Red deer with it with great results.

I agree. 130gr Gameking Softpoints for me. I've also taken whitetail with them in the US, and they're notoriously tough

 

[VSS]

Scottish legislation recommends a minimum of a .270 and a 150gn bullet so I’d prefer to stick to 150gn’s

The words "legislation" and "recommends" don't really go together.
I suspect that the recommendation is guidance, not law.

 

[John Gryphon]

The words "legislation" and "recommends" don't really go together.
I suspect that the recommendation is guidance, not law.

has anyone got the actual print out pertaining to the laws?

Edit to add. I got bored reading it lol.

NatureScot Research Report 1312 - Review of the minimum bullet weight for the lawful culling of all deer species in Scotland

Year of p

www.nature.scot