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I think it's a bit much for ground hogs, but I know people that use .270 for everything from prairie dogs to elk.
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Aye.
Every .270 owner in my family has loads ranging from 90 or 100 gr to 150 gr (plus 160s or even 180s for a couple guys).
Pretty much none of us still use bullets at the extreme ends of the spectrum, but we keep the loads around, "just in case..."
I run nothing but my "One Load to Rule Them All" now; with the 140 gr Partition. It's good for everything up to Elk (and Moose, if I actually feel like plugging a swamp donkey).
My personal prairie rat favorite is a Speer 100 gr HP (the one now so popular with 6.8 SPC shooters), pushed to about 3,400 fps.
It skips "chunkification" and goes straight to
RED MIST!!
I haven't fired one in at least 10 years, though...