One of the top 10 calibers for the deer hunting is the 25 06 remington.
Best deer cartridge for 270.
6 5 grendel 123 gr.
7mm 08 rem 140 gr.
25 06 rem 115 gr.
The fact it tied the venerable ought six means this new comer is here to stay 30 06 springfield wikipedia free to use.
11 best rifle cartridges for whitetail deer.
270 win 130 gr.
30 06 springfield 150 gr.
Its muzzle velocity is 3440 fps and the energy is 2364 ft.
Here are the top choices.
The large and the small of 270 cartridges with bullets that work nicely in them from left to right.
Designed by necking a 30 06 springfield cartridge down to shoot 277 instead of 308 diameter bullets the 270 winchester shoots those smaller diameter bullets at a higher velocity with a flatter trajectory and less recoil than bullets from the 30 06 springfield.
30 30 win 150 gr.
257 roberts 117 gr.
Accubond 509 bc 287 sd at 2700 fps.
With a 200 yard zero winchester s deer season xp 130 grain ammo drops only 18 inches at 400 yards carrying more than enough killing power with its reliable extreme point bullet.
243 win 100 gr.
As an aside some might find interesting the parent case for the 270 is most often thought to be the 30 06 case.
Why they did so is a mystery to me.
Best deer hunting calibers muzzle energy chart.
6 5 creedmoor 130 gr.
It broke this speed barrier with a 130 grain bullet which arguably still remains the best bullet weight if you re using a 270 win.
A ranking of the greatest rounds for tagging a bruiser buck.
However winchester when developing the cartridge did not use the 30 06 as the parent case but rather the earlier and slightly longer 30 03 case.
1 remington core lokt ammunition 270 winchester 130 grain core lokt pointed soft point box of 20.
Accubond lr 27 nosler 6 8 spc hornady 100 gr.
With bullet weights in the 130 150 grain range and a muzzle velocity over 3 000 fps the 270 is a great choice for deer out to several hundred yards.