Roy Weatherby liked bullet jump, just saying.
I like when energy stops at deer.
The 140 partitions at not max were aces.
Different variables though like Pa hill jack yardage
vs the long rangers.

My pet 270 is shot out and undergoing
gender cal. change. lol
But I have others.

When you shoot one out you learn what ya like.

I don’t know what you’re calling the Adams apple maybe the throat patch? You shoot a deer in the throat patch I don’t care if you’re using a 22 Long rifle solid knows it’s not just gonna stand there and look Stunned Not sure it will be standing at all. The kinetic energy behind a 270 no matter what bullet will drop a deer shot in the throat patch. Like I mentioned earlier I shot a 6 mm 87 gr and tried to go for throat patch hits for a reason. NTR. no tracking required. Had one deer that was a bad angle and it didn’t kill it instantly but it dropped like a rock. Laid for about a minute then tried to raise its head But then flopped

Let me rephrase it
IVE NEVER SEEN A DEER hit in the throat patch just stand there

I always thought the 85gr Barnes out of a 270 would make an awesome antelope combo.

If no vertebrae hit, neck shot can be bad.
Same with no rib bones hit.
Yeah they die..
Energy stop vs pass thru.

I'll take the Nos. Parts. over the Core Lokts
or GKs in 270 every time, from those experiences.

Meat? Straps loins and hinds,
it's not a cow.

But no dead deer pics on this reply so.

Well sir you are wrong. Might not happen very often but I caped out the deer completely myself I know exactly where the bullet hit and what gun was used. Sorry for the bad news. Facts are facts and opinions are opinions.

This deer wasn’t hit in the spinal column. Broadside at about 125 yards but I still take the neck shot. 130 gr federal factory ammunition. Not sure if that shot placement is close to the Adam’s apple but it worked on harvesting the doe. Some don't want to "ruin " the meat from a shoulder shot then neck shoot them. I do it because EVERY ONE of the deer I have neck shot are laying right there.

110 gr hornady hp's work well on deer, used them for years.

I would have considered building her a 6.8spc AR. Not much recoil with that.

It her dad's gun and she's really attached to it

My father and I have been loading and shooting 130 grain Nosler yellow tips for over 25 years. They are bad bad medicine on whitetails. We have been shooting 3-6 deer a piece yearly and have not lost a one. If you shoot one where you're not supposed to though you will lose some meat but not your deer.

Two great powders for .270 W are 4350 and 4831. Another guy spoke highly of Re19.
I've never loaded or shot anything lighter than 130 gr bullets.
Have fun.....

Well weve all heard how important shot placement is,,,



Ive killed a bunch of coyotes and antelope with 37 gn bullets, however the antelope took a few bullets Ive killed a few dozen big game animal with 166-220 gn bullets,, Doesn't matter the caliber. All too many times a 2nd bullet is what took to drop the ctitter.

A buddy of mine guides for trophy game his comments were "why would anyone take the risk of loosing an animal because the bullet was too small ( under 220 gn.)" on a trophy of a lifetime. .

My father in law lost a 393 bull elk ( found 6 days later)
My buddy had clients wilth well placed shots loose their meat; on B and C critters even with proper bullet placement just not trackable fast enough.
In the wide open west often you have the advantage of sight,,, and watching an animal go down
Often not the case

A bunch of my antelope, many of my deer, most of my elk and my moose received a 2nd shot before hitting the dirt ( oK Im gotta brag,,, Im also fast and accurate and if its still upright it gets another ) To fo life over again,, a 22 caliber for coyotes/vatmeits A 140 grain plus on antelope , 160 gn plus on deer ( and still sucpect a 2nd shot) and ,338, 220 plus for bear moose and elk
Size does matter ( bullet and energy) `

Its those good shots that dont bleed that can be the real problem
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I'm not a fan of Berger bullets for hunting.

I have only shot 2 critters with the barns x not tipped but hps in 7mm08. But onw was a hog shot high shoulders pine and the other was the same placement on a deer. Even a fmj would have gotten the same result of dropping. I can say the exit holes didnt impress me much.