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.270 Short Mag = Meat tenderizer
I shot my first deer with my .270 Short Mag, and I'm convinced it's to much gun for me!! It devastated my poor doe!! I was shooting 140gr Sierra Gamekings BTHP half grain under max in Sierra load book with H4350. Great accuracy under an inch but,recoil is pretty stout but not bad, I think I'm gonna look for another .308 or maybe try a reduced load?
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It pretty much blew the whole front of the deer away from a mid shoulder shot. LOL
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My .250 Sav dosen't do that. penny sized whole in, Silver dollar sized whole out. Dead dear every time. Got 3 so far. 2 large bucks and 1 smaller doe.
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She go far? ::). Never seen one tore up that bad :o
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...Try the 135gr Sie. SPGK's they're so hard they'ld probably go through an elk...My .338 Fed with 200gr BT's won't even blow that big a hole...lol..
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Question-----How did you get the hand grenade into that bullet? :o :o
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DANG!!!!!!!!
I didn't know gamekings could be used for varmint bullets! ;) ;D
Bet ya didn't have to track her very far! ;D
At least you got some meat outta it!
Try the Barnes TTSX bullets next time and see if it won't kill them without tenderizing them at the same time. ;)
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Sierra Pro hunters do a nice job with mine. Much easier on meat than those bad boys!
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I shot a doe last year with a .308 loaded with 130gr TSX's and made a real good quartering toward me neck/shoulder junction shot, the deer died instantly and did'nt take a step. I'll be using Barnes again next year,But I still got a buck tag so maybe if I get one of those I can end up with one deers worth of meat.
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Did the Barnes do that same kinda damage?
If you like the TSX, you'll love the TTSX!
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No the Barnes worked well, quarter size hole in and no exit turned heart and lungs into pudding.
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WOW!
My Winchester 270 WSM shot the 140 Nosler BTs so well, I never used the GameKings.
If you aim right, you might be able to kill and field dress in the same shot.
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Originally Posted by Pa Hog
No the Barnes worked well, quarter size hole in and no exit turned heart and lungs into pudding.
No EXIT ,I've never had a tsx stay in a deer ,no matter what annle it always exited with a halfdollar sized hole.
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Nope no exit, in neck/shoulder junction hit far side shoulder then bounced into chest cavity. Could'nt find exit wound or bullet
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Go with 140 accubonds. I killed several deer with my 270 WSM. Always left a nice quarter sized hole on the off side.
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Jeez Justin! Just aim for the neck. ::)
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The 270 short mag is a powerful cartridge and needs a tougher bullet than the gameking in my opinion....but you found that out. :) Shoot a tougher bullet and you will love the results.
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I had a doe come within 20yds and stop on Saturday and did'nt want to shoot it cause I knew what it would look like afterwards!
EFBell recommended Accubonds so I'm gonna give them a try if I get to red-tag this year.
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I had excellent results with the 140 Accubonds running 3341fps. I also used the 140 Berger (3300 fps) on an elk and was very pleased with the results, it went in and blew a hole through the heart and lungs without any meat damage.
I never got a shot on a deer with the Bergers but I expect they will do well after seeing how they work.
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shot 3 deer this year with 110grn barnes ttsx very happy with results, none took a step. but i scewed up on the last one in a hurry when i left cabin and grabbed 3 110grn v- maxx, took her one white spot below chin at about 100yds wow what an exit hole. nothing left from the throat back. sorry no pics, and no recovered barnes.
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I added the 110 TTSX to my list, I got them shooting real nice around 3700fps. I'm using them for coyotes this season to see how they work. I was looking at the V-Max also but I don't need to blow them away like P-Dogs.
I think the 110 TTSX would do some real nice work for close to medium range deer.