.270 non lead

[tom]

evening ,after some advice from the Scottish stalkers please
I have a .270 at the moment that I use for hind culling in Sutherland .
I am Using lead still when we go up but expect down the road we will have to use copper one day .
So my question is at ranges at 250m-300m max is anyone using copper to good effect at this sort of range ?
If you are what are you using ?
I ask as I may be changing my rifle and this would be a good time to change calibres if I need to ?

 

[Feugh]

Do you reload?

 

[NullMac]

Sako 270 load with the 110 TTSX is popular. I think they have switched to their own Blade bullet.

Was speaking to one of the guys at a gunshop near you the other week. Their most common calibre is 270 by far. One young dude is running a PRC, that's it.

 

[webley701]

evening ,after some advice from the Scottish stalkers please
I have a .270 at the moment that I use for hind culling in Sutherland .
I am Using lead still when we go up but expect down the road we will have to use copper one day .
So my question is at ranges at 250m-300m max is anyone using copper to good effect at this sort of range ?
If you are what are you using ?
I ask as I may be changing my rifle and this would be a good time to change calibres if I need to ?

What could be much better than what you have? You already have an ideal rifle for ‘non-lead’ bullets plus there’s lots of choices of factory ammunition if that’s a consideration.

 

[paul o']

Shot my old .270 browning A bolt way out there 5-600 practicing kills shot so I have no problems out to 350 plus using fox 130gr home rolled very effective but driven at 3037 fps

 

[Shootgun]

Sako Powerhead Blade, no problems whatsoever up to 350 meters. Haven't tried it further on live quarry.

 

[slider]

No better calibre than the .270 for your needs. Sako Powerhead Blades do a great job

 

[tom]

Do you reload?

No factory only

 

[tom]

Thanks all ,
So from what people have said so far
Sako blades .270 are being used on red hinds
At 250 -300m to good effect ?
No other non lead have been mentioned?

 

[tom]

What could be much better than what you have? You already have an ideal rifle for ‘non-lead’ bullets plus there’s lots of choices of factory ammunition if that’s a consideration.

It’s not the calibre I need to know about it’s what non Lead works at those ranges as copper is clearly different than lead .

 

[webley701]

It’s not the calibre I need to know about it’s what non Lead works at those ranges as copper is clearly different than lead .

You asked specifically about calibre - quote: “I ask as I may be changing my rifle and this would be a good time to change calibres if I need to ?”

As you appear to have missed it - I wrote - ‘you already have an ideal rifle for non-lead bullets’. The reply was with reference to the context you’d stated.
Additionally there’s a good choice of non-lead .270 Win factory ammunition available (if you don’t load your own).

The .270Win has enough case capacity to achieve sufficiently high impact velocities at the distances you mention to ensure a wide range of non-lead bullet types will work effectively. You don’t need to change to a different ‘calibre’ (cartridge) unless you just fancy a different one. Yew Tree TRL’s or the Virtus bullets will do the job in a .270 (to pick just two bullets).

 

[tom]

Ok I understand what you mean now ,
So those bullets you just mentioned are factory ammo ?
A lot of people above have mentioned the sako blades .
Thanks

 

[wytonpjs]

I have an x-bolt in .270 and drive 110gr TTSX out at 3150 fps with devastating effect. I have just picked up some Sako Blade bullets in 120gr configuration to see if they are as good or better than the Barnes given the experience of factory loaded ammunition users.

 

[Siggy]

I used 130 gn Fox in my .270 and it worked every time.

Sorry to disappoint, but some authorities recon the .270 is ideal for shooting non-lead...so you will have to think of another excuse for whatever itch you want to scratch!!!

 

[Borders Mike]

I think the world of copper bullets has moved on or developed rapidly over the last few years as lead is being phased out in a lot of places. IMHO some companies (Nosler I'm looking at you) haven't put the R&D in, but I don't think you will go wrong with Hornady, Barnes or Sako copper bullets. I have seen mixed results with Fox and avoid them myself.
I think it's now accepted the key with copper is velocity, so drop about 20% in bullet weight to keep the speed up and my experience ranges out to 350yrds aren't a problem.

 

[Stevie/P]

@tom cast your mind back to 2020 Sako AV 270 Winchester

5 shot group
Barnes Ttsx copper 110grn

Tis your old rifle
Any regrets

 

[VSS]

@tom cast your mind back to 2020 Sako AV 270 Winchester

5 shot group
Barnes Ttsx copper 110grn

Tis your old rifle
Any regrets

I'm guessing that's the same rifle I was interested in at the time? Looks like you got a good one!
I travelled down to Devon to look at 2 rifles, bought the first one, so never got as far as Tom's.

 

[Stevie/P]

I'm guessing that's the same rifle I was interested in at the time? Looks like you got a good one!
I travelled down to Devon to look at 2 rifles, bought the first one, so never got as far as Tom's.

Yes it turned out to be a great rifle and it’s accounted for a lot of fallow and muntjac I did contemplate selling as I have two of the same calibre a true classic shame you missed out Tim.

 

[Mungo]

evening ,after some advice from the Scottish stalkers please
I have a .270 at the moment that I use for hind culling in Sutherland .
I am Using lead still when we go up but expect down the road we will have to use copper one day .
So my question is at ranges at 250m-300m max is anyone using copper to good effect at this sort of range ?
If you are what are you using ?
I ask as I may be changing my rifle and this would be a good time to change calibres if I need to ?

I’ve seen Hornady CX used to very good effect in exactly the context you describe, from a .270.

In fact, it doesn’t seem to behave detectably differently to lead.

 

[VSS]

Yes it turned out to be a great rifle and it’s accounted for a lot of fallow and muntjac I did contemplate selling as I have two of the same calibre a true classic shame you missed out Tim.

I'm quite happy with what I got, so didn't "miss out" as such.
My head was telling me to buy @tom's Sako, but my heart wanted the Parker-Hale to match the 243 that I already had. The rest, as they say, is history! No regrets. Certainly not as accurate as the Sako, but it does the job just fine and I love it!