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SCan't beat a bit of meat eater and glenfarclas!
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SSlim01 replied to the thread .270win and lead free ammunition.Richard Prior, a well known British deer stalker, used to advise people 'get as close as you can, and then get 10 yards closer'.
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SMy .270, A Rugger M77 absolutely loves Barnes 129 grain LRX pushed by Accurate 4350. I've only shot deer with it, but I can put a...
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SSent my nephew last summer to South Africa with handloads using the 129 gr barnes LRX. Sable, kudu and on down the list without any issues.
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SI don’t know about marginal, it’s pretty good with 130gr barns TSX and Norma oryx 150gr on nilgai and aoudad My buddies wife just killed...
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SSlim01 replied to the thread .270win and lead free ammunition.Thank your advice and comments, they're appreciated.
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Shttps://www.africahunting.com/threads/the-270-winchester-in-africa.45457/...
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SCan’t speak for lead-free, but with the old Winchester Super X 150Gr Power Point factory load… my daughter has successfully used the...
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SI think the 270 remains what it is. A good deer cartridge. I’d use it up to Kudu if I ever took mine to Africa but I think better...
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SThe .270 is NOT marginal for plains game! It’s a sensible minimum for most plains game. Excluding Eland, it will cleanly take anything...
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SFirst hand I don’t know, I do have a friend that did plains game and shot 12 animals including zebra with a .270win & Barnes TTSX
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SI've read that the .270win is a marginal calibre for larger plains game. Has the development of lead free ammunition made it a more...
