Hi, looking for some advice. Have been loading 130 grain projectiles for my Sako75 (Hornady 130gr SP & 130gr Interbonds) which give good results. Thought I would try some Nosler Ballistic tip 140 gr to get a comparison. I use ADI 2209 or ADI 2213SC (Australian powders). Any thoughts, advice, experience willing to be shared is appreciated. I hunt mainly small & medium bodied deer (fallow, sika& red deer).
cheers

Hello 270, Welcome Friend.

I've worked some with the ballistic tip Nosler, and I find it to be generally very accuratte, and a dandy field bullet. The utility of using them in the field is that they do extremely well in the essentials, to the tune of spectacular at times- and in the field normally a fellow can put it in the sticking place without much effort.

I don't consider it a woods bullet, as the odd angles one has to take sometimes generally indicates a bullet capable of some heavy lifting, penetrating straight through dense muscle and bone, etc.- which this one is not, by my count. In my younger days- I busted around a 200 pounder no less than five times with these bullets in just this circumstance before it was time for the knife work. That kind of got under my skin.

I've loaded 140 fail safes, and I had gotten about 2800 fps from them, and for this purpose I am very satisified. My 130s will go nearly 300 fps quicker, depending on the load and the conditions, and while I'm normally not a speed guy, I will trade 10 grains of bullet weight for 200 + fps.

I'm curious about the bonded Hornady's, have you recovered any of these bullets? How do they compare in your opinion in terms of reliably taking game? Accuratte?

Best to you friend.

Steve

Hi Steve,
thanks for the reply :). I have shot 2 Red deer with the 130gr Interbonds, 1 head shot at 273metres (I know not the best shot to take at that range, and 1 broad side at approx 180m) Sorry, both bullets went right through and I didn't recover them. I have recovered 1 projectile from a dirt hill, while testing the load, weighed in at 118gr. I realise dirt isn't deer, but maybe it gives you an idea. I recently made a "Gong" target to shoot at with my .270, problem is at 220metres the bullets still go straight through 3.5mm steel plate!
Anyway jnr is in need of a nappy change, cheers from New Zealand.
Brendon

I have not loaded for the ballistic tip but I have for the Accubond using RL-22 got some good groups at some good velocities (2900+).

Hi, looking for some advice. Have been loading 130 grain projectiles for my Sako75 (Hornady 130gr SP & 130gr Interbonds) which give good results. Thought I would try some Nosler Ballistic tip 140 gr to get a comparison. I use ADI 2209 or ADI 2213SC (Australian powders). Any thoughts, advice, experience willing to be shared is appreciated. I hunt mainly small & medium bodied deer (fallow, sika& red deer).
cheers
giday i to am a kiwi and using a 270 and have done for a number of years like you i hunt reds sika and fallow for sika and fallow i use a .22 250 with 70 gn speer and i find them devastating not had awalker yet and no meat damage when taking a body shot but with reds i much prefer the.270 130 gn barnesx and 59gns 2213sc in my remington this is a good load and it shoots 1moa with no pressure signs again best to start load at 10% under and work up for your rifle checking both accuracy and pressure signs as you go cherr from TePuke.