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Federal Premium VITAL-SHOK .270 Winchester 130 Grain

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Product Info for Federal Premium VITAL-SHOK .270 Winchester 130 grain Trophy Copper Centerfire Rifle Ammunition
Extract maximum performance from your favorite cartridge with Federal Premium Trophy Copper, the official rifle ammunition of MeatEater’s Steven Rinella. The loads provide pinpoint accuracy and aggressive expansion, yet the copper, polymer-tipped bullet retains up to 99 percent of its weight for deep penetration on a wide range of medium and big game. We also have the .308 Winchester Ammo in stock here.

The earliest iteration of the .270 Winchester ammunitions was introduced with the Winchester Model 51 Imperial rifle probably in or about 1919. Only 24 Winchester Model 51’s were produced, and only a handful of those were chambered in and marked “.27 Cal”. Winchester’s .27 Caliber was renamed 270 Winchester with the Model 54, the replacement for the Model 51 Winchester rifle. Winchester Model 51 serial number 1 is marked .27 Cal as is serial number 3 which is in the collection of the Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming.

However, the .270 Winchester attained great popularity among hunters and sporting rifle enthusiasts in the succeeding decades and especially in the post-World War II period, ranking it among the most popular and widely used big game hunting cartridges worldwide, especially with the widespread popularity of rifle scopes. Shooters started noticing that the .277″ caliber cartridge was capable of shooting flatter than the popular 30–06. Check our .243 Winchester Ammo For Sale from us.

The .270 ammo for sale, conceived solely as a big game hunting cartridge, became very popular, in part, due to the widespread praises of gun writer Jack O’Connor who used the cartridge for 40 years and touted its merits in the pages of Outdoor Life as well as other renowned gun writers of the time such as Col. Townsend Whelen.

Specifications for Federal Premium VITAL-SHOK .270 Winchester 130 grain Trophy Copper Centerfire Rifle Ammunition:
Caliber: .270 Winchester
Number of Rounds: 500
Bullet Type: Trophy Copper
Bullet Weight: 130 grain
Muzzle Velocity: 3060 ft/s
Package Type: Box
Primer Location: Centerfire
Features of Federal Premium Vital-Shok .270 Winchester 130gr. Trophy Copper Rifle Ammo – 20 Rounds
Official ammunition of MeatEater
Copper bullet construction provides up to 99 percent weight retention for the deepest penetration in an expanding bullet
Tipped bullet cavity is optimized for expansion across a broad velocity range
Grooved bullet shank for increased accuracy across a wide range of firearms
Polymer tip and boat-tail design increase the ballistic coefficient for higher downrange velocity, energy and less bullet drop