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Best .270 Win loads for pronghorn

64 of 66 .270 Win factory loads carry 800 ft·lb and expansion velocity for pronghorn; the best reach 850 yd (Hornady Superformance 140 gr SST). Ranked, with the drop chart for each.

Load	gr	Max ethical yd	MV fps	500 yd ft·lb	Shoulder shot
Hornady Superformance 140 gr SST	140	850	3,090	1,448	behind the shoulder only
Nosler Trophy Grade Long Range 150 gr AccuBond Long Range	150	850	2,850	1,406	yes
Barnes Harvest Collection 140 gr Sierra Tipped GameKing	140	800	2,960	1,331	behind the shoulder only
Browning Long Range Pro Hunter 140 gr Sierra Tipped GameKing	140	800	2,970	1,342	behind the shoulder only
Hornady Superformance 130 gr SST	130	800	3,200	1,395	behind the shoulder only
Hornady Precision Hunter 145 gr ELD-X	145	800	2,970	1,425	yes
Sierra GameChanger 140 gr Tipped GameKing (TGK)	140	800	2,960	1,331	behind the shoulder only
Barnes VOR-TX LR 129 gr LRX BT	129	750	3,140	1,332	yes
Browning BXS Copper Expansion 130 gr BXS Tipped Solid Copper	130	750	3,100	1,296	yes
Federal 145 gr ELD-X	145	750	2,890	1,326	yes
Federal 150 gr Fusion	150	750	2,850	1,253	yes
Hornady American Whitetail TIPPED 130 gr SST	130	750	3,050	1,248	behind the shoulder only
Hornady American Whitetail 140 gr SP InterLock	140	750	2,940	1,264	behind the shoulder only
Norma 140 gr Tipstrike	140	750	2,986	1,299	behind the shoulder only
Browning 130 gr Max Point Polymer Tip	130	700	3,060	1,234	behind the shoulder only
Federal 130 gr Trophy Bonded Tip	130	700	3,060	1,169	yes
Federal 130 gr Trophy Copper	130	700	3,060	1,181	yes
Federal 136 gr Terminal Ascent	136	700	3,000	1,246	yes
Federal 140 gr Berger Hybrid Hunter	140	700	2,950	1,406	behind the shoulder only
Federal 150 gr Fusion Tipped	150	700	2,850	1,215	yes
Remington 130 gr Core-Lokt Tipped	130	700	3,080	1,246	behind the shoulder only
Remington Premier Scirocco 130 gr Swift Scirocco Bonded	130	700	3,060	1,194	yes
Winchester 130 gr Ballistic Silvertip	130	700	3,050	1,184	behind the shoulder only
Winchester Deer Season XP 130 gr Extreme Point	130	700	3,060	1,234	behind the shoulder only
Winchester Expedition Big Game 150 gr AccuBond LR	150	700	2,900	1,466	yes
Barnes VOR-TX 110 gr TTSX BT	110	650	3,410	1,144	yes
Federal 130 gr Fusion	130	650	3,050	1,100	yes
Federal 130 gr Swift Scirocco II	130	650	3,050	1,158	yes
Federal 140 gr Trophy Bonded Tip	140	650	2,950	1,155	yes
Hornady American Whitetail 130 gr SP InterLock	130	650	3,060	1,132	behind the shoulder only
Winchester Copper Impact 130 gr Copper Extreme Point	130	650	3,000	1,103	yes
Barnes VOR-TX 130 gr TTSX BT	130	600	3,140	1,156	yes
Federal 130 gr Nosler Partition	130	600	3,060	1,151	yes
Federal 130 gr Power-Shok JSP	130	600	3,060	1,029	behind the shoulder only
Nosler 130 gr Ballistic Tip Hunting	130	600	3,075	1,207	behind the shoulder only
Nosler Expansion Tip 130 gr E-Tip	130	600	2,950	1,152	yes
Nosler Trophy Grade 130 gr AccuBond	130	600	3,075	1,212	yes
Nosler Trophy Grade 130 gr Partition	130	600	3,050	1,142	yes
Remington Premier CuT 130 gr Copper Tipped	130	600	3,010	1,073	yes
Winchester 130 gr Power-Point	130	600	3,060	1,029	behind the shoulder only
Federal 150 gr Nosler Partition	150	550	2,830	1,221	yes
Norma 130 gr Whitetail SP	130	550	3,051	983	behind the shoulder only
Norma 150 gr Oryx	150	550	2,854	911	yes
Nosler 140 gr Ballistic Tip Hunting	140	550	2,900	1,157	behind the shoulder only
Remington 130 gr Pointed Soft Point Core-Lokt	130	550	3,060	916	behind the shoulder only
Remington Hypersonic Bonded 140 gr Core-Lokt Ultra Bonded Pointed Soft Point	140	550	2,975	971	behind the shoulder only
SIG Sauer Platinum Hunter 150 gr Nosler AccuBond	150	550	2,850	1,245	yes
Winchester Power Max Bonded 130 gr Bonded Protected Hollow Point	130	550	3,060	930	yes
Browning Silver Series 150 gr Plated Soft Point	150	500	2,850	820	behind the shoulder only
Federal 130 gr Barnes TSX	130	500	3,060	1,035	yes
Hornady Superformance 130 gr CX	130	500	3,190	1,233	yes
Norma 96 gr Evostrike	96	500	3,543	813	yes
Norma 156 gr Vulkan	156	500	2,854	810	behind the shoulder only
Nosler Trophy Grade 150 gr Partition	150	500	2,800	1,099	yes
SIG Sauer 140 gr Marksman Hunter BT-SP	140	500	2,950	877	behind the shoulder only
Winchester 150 gr Power-Point	150	500	2,850	820	behind the shoulder only
Winchester Power-Point 250th Anniversary Edition 150 gr	150	500	2,850	820	behind the shoulder only
Barnes VOR-TX Reduced Recoil 110 gr TTSX BT	110	450	2,960	742	yes
Federal 130 gr Power-Shok Copper HP	130	450	3,060	744	behind the shoulder only
Hornady Outfitter 130 gr CX	130	450	3,000	1,065	yes
Federal 150 gr Power-Shok JSP	150	400	2,830	613	behind the shoulder only
Remington 130 gr Core-Lokt Copper HP	130	400	2,965	687	yes
Remington 100 gr Pointed Soft Point Core-Lokt	100	350	3,320	577	behind the shoulder only
Remington 150 gr Core-Lokt Soft Point	150	350	2,850	545	behind the shoulder only
Remington Premier Long Range 150 gr Speer Impact	150	wrong bullet	2,850	1,310	behind the shoulder only
Norma 130 gr Jaktmatch FMJ	130	wrong bullet	2,887	874	behind the shoulder only

Chuck Hawks: ~800 ft·lb at impact with a .24″+ bullet of SD ≥ .215. Legal: CO: 1,000 ft·lb at 100 yd (rifle). Floor used: 800 ft·lb at impact plus the bullet's published expansion velocity. Orange = a target or varmint bullet (construction, not energy); red = never carries the energy. Sources: www.chuckhawks.com, cpw.state.co.us.

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