re: Best .270 Ammo?

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Shot 3 deer with it, Recovered one. Had heavy blood just not enough to knock down, Yeah yeah I’m gonna catch shite about shot placement and what not, I was using the Remington Core Lokt

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Core Lokt is good enough, especially if it groups well. In a 130gr bullet from a 270Win, it should be night night for a deer. All the vital organs will turn to jello. Pick a spot on the very back end of the shoulder blade midway up the side of the deer, and squeeze.

Do that and you can recover the deer within 10-25 yards of where you shot him. Practice at the range and verify you will be able to do that reliably. Take a few different loads with you and check their grouping, and then sight in the one with the best group.

I agree with most on here about regular cup and core lead bullets. I normally use soft point 130gr Sierra gamekings as they are the most accurate in my gun. Your results may vary.

The only way to get a bang-flop is to hit or shock the central nervous system. A high shoulder, or a neck shot, or a head shot. Those are taken by more advanced hunters… there’s much less margin for error on these shots. I’ve personally never taken a neck or head shot. High shoulder shot will anchor them where they stand most of the time, as it shocks a nerve bundle called the brachial plexus, and it also gets both lungs.

After you take a shot on a deer, be sure to wait 20-30 minutes before getting down to go find it. If you know you hit it but made a bad shot, wait an hour. You don’t want the potentially wounded and dying deer to hear you coming and jump up and run a mile rather than just laying there to expire.

Good luck!