As having killed a fair number of deer with a 270 I will say that bullet selection greatly effects its overall performance. I'll give you an example: When I first started hunting with a 270, many years ago, I used 130gr Remington Core-lokts. Generally, deer shot behind the shoulder and through the ribs didn't show much signs of being hit and left weak blood trails. Not every time mind you but, a fair number times. Later I switched to Federal Premium loaded with the 130gr Sierra and noticed a drastic improvement. Better blood trail, when need, and deer reacted more noticeably to the shot. These are just my observations and opinions but several of my hunting buddies have noticed the same thing...
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