Non-lead ammunition for 270win with 20" barrel

[Cranborne]

I have a Tikka T3X with a 20" barrel. Lead ammunition does a good job on everything up to stags on the hill. Starting to look for at non-lead factoey options, but I'm told some struggle to get the required velocity to be fully effective in a shorter barrel. Any recommendations would be welcome.

 

[Border]

Fox bullets, Sako Blade and Barnes TTSX are available as loaded ammunition and should work fine.

 

[paul o']

Fox 130gr 56gr n160 79.5 col or R22 at 58gr should give you this sort of result! Brass cheap PPU.

 

[slider]

I use Sako Poweblade 120g in both of my .270's with equally good results. A 29" T3 and a 22" Browning X bolt

 

[Dave_45]

My friends tikka t3 20 inch was sending Sako blade 120gr at 3050 fps

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Worked extremely well

 

[Cranborne]

Thanks for the replies. Sako Blades are available locally so I'll pick up couple of boxes to try.

 

[Grannysmith]

I use barnes ttsx 130s
Never had a problem except the price

 

[merlin]

My son has a.270 T3x (I'm not sure of barrel length, whatever they come as from the factory is his!) and he uses Sako Powerblades.

They've been very effective on red stags

 

[wytonpjs]

Barnes TTSX hand loaded to replicate factory VOR-TX. 110gr travelling at ~2900 fps in my 20” Tikka T3X .270

This 10-pointer dropped on the spot this morning as he came into the call.

 

[Heym SR20]

Fox 130gr 56gr n160 79.5 col or R22 at 58gr should give you this sort of result! Brass cheap PPU.View attachment 440238

How do you manage to shoot anything with groups like that?. The bullets are not through the same hole. And the BC is useless so you won’t be able to shoot at over X Hundred metres so you might have to get put of truck and waddle a wee bit to get in range.

(Sarcasm alert, and doing the Trolls work for them. )

 

[Heym SR20]

Barnes TTSX hand loaded to replicate factory VOR-TX. 110gr travelling at ~2900 fps in my 20” Tikka T3X .270

This 10-pointer dropped on the spot this morning as he came into the call.

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You mean the bullet didn’t make him run directly to the pickup truck and then gralloch himself before jumping in.

 

[paul o']

How do you manage to shoot anything with groups like that?. The bullets are not through the same hole. And the BC is useless so you won’t be able to shoot at over X Hundred metres so you might have to get put of truck and waddle a wee bit to get in range.

(Sarcasm alert, and doing the Trolls work for them. )

Yeh its a pain in the arse having to waggle to prove you have shot all 10 round off . not bad for a very old browning Abolt!