Best .270 WSM loads for coyote 23 of 23 .270 WSM factory loads carry 250 ft·lb and expansion velocity for coyote; the best reach 1,000 yd (Browning 130 gr Max Point Polymer Tip). Ranked, with the drop chart for each.
Load gr Max ethical yd MV fps 500 yd ft·lb Shoulder shot Browning 130 gr Max Point Polymer Tip 130 1,000 3,275 1,445 behind the shoulder only Federal 130 gr Power-Shok JSP 130 1,000 3,250 1,173 behind the shoulder only Federal 130 gr Trophy Copper 130 1,000 3,280 1,402 yes Federal 136 gr Terminal Ascent 136 1,000 3,240 1,504 yes Federal 150 gr Fusion 150 1,000 3,060 1,548 yes Norma 130 gr Whitetail SP 130 1,000 3,199 1,103 behind the shoulder only Norma 140 gr Tipstrike 140 1,000 3,117 1,443 behind the shoulder only Norma 150 gr Oryx 150 1,000 3,084 1,117 yes Norma 156 gr Vulkan 156 1,000 2,986 914 behind the shoulder only Nosler Trophy Grade Long Range 150 gr AccuBond Long Range 150 1,000 3,050 1,652 yes Remington 130 gr Pointed Soft Point Core-Lokt 130 1,000 3,285 1,091 behind the shoulder only Winchester 130 gr Ballistic Silvertip 130 1,000 3,275 1,396 behind the shoulder only Winchester Copper Impact 130 gr Copper Extreme Point 130 1,000 3,215 1,299 yes Winchester Deer Season XP 130 gr Extreme Point 130 1,000 3,275 1,445 behind the shoulder only Winchester Power Max Bonded 130 gr Bonded Protected Hollow Point 130 1,000 3,275 1,098 yes Winchester 150 gr Ballistic Silvertip 150 1,000 3,120 1,521 behind the shoulder only Winchester 150 gr Power-Point 150 1,000 3,150 1,070 behind the shoulder only Hornady Precision Hunter 145 gr ELD-X 145 900 3,100 1,579 yes Federal 140 gr Berger Hybrid Hunter 140 850 3,200 1,698 behind the shoulder only Nosler Expansion Tip 130 gr E-Tip 130 700 3,200 1,393 yes Nosler Trophy Grade 140 gr AccuBond 140 650 3,100 1,375 yes Barnes VOR-TX 140 gr TTSX BT 140 600 3,135 1,257 yes Hornady Outfitter 130 gr CX 130 500 3,150 1,196 yes
Predator-size animals: 200–300 ft·lb is the quoted band. Placement is everything on a 5″ chest. Floor used: 250 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.grandviewoutdoors.com .
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Figures are the maker's published BC and muzzle velocity in the maker's test barrel, solved with ZeroDope's point-mass engine at 59 °F, 29.92 inHg, sea level, 100 yd zero, 1.8″ sight height, 10 mph full-value wind. Your barrel, your chronograph and your conditions change them — the app corrects for all three, then you true it on steel. Terminal figures are energy floors from the sources on each animal, not a licence; legal minimums vary by state. © ZeroDope.