Thread: 270 not liking ELD-X. What should I try?

right ho..you asked so I will answer.
first off to qualify...Im a bush hobbit at heart.owned and used a .270 for 30 years seldom shoot past 200yards but have now shot 4 deer at 300-350yards in last 5 years.
40mm at 235m IS plurry fine shooting thats still well and truely dead dear at 400yards.
2213 is a good powder.
150grn partitions are and have always been awesome projectiles FOR KILLING DEER,they dont have the sleak BC of new fancy projectiles BUT THEY ARE STILL THE SAME as they always were. I got given a box of bog standard 140grn hornady interlocts..they shoot straight and kill deer.
chuck the chronicgraph away.....YOU DONT NEED IT. the 270 made its name before rangefinders were common.sight her in 3" high at hundy hold dead onto 270 yards,backbone hold at 350.... easy numbers to remember.
why do I say get rid of chronicgraph...because a very wise man once said "many a good load has been ruined by a chronograph"....meaning if a load shoots straight you will stand better chance of killing deer dead with well plaed shot than with a super fast one thats not as accurate...sure the ultimate is both accurate and fast...but the extra 50fps might not be worth the hassle.