Swift Scirocco II 270 Win 130gr – Proven Flat Shooting Ammo

Description

The 270 Winchester built its reputation on flat trajectory and it has never needed much help, but the Swift Scirocco II 270 Win 130gr brings something the old 130 grain factory loads never had. Swift bonds a pure lead core to a tapered jacket and tops it with the signature black polymer tip, so the bullet that made the cartridge famous now holds together on heavy shoulder bone as well as it flies.

• Why 130 grains is the classic 270 load
• Full specifications
• Western hunting is where this load earns its keep
• Honest notes before you buy
• Recoil, barrels and practice
• The bottom line

Why 130 grains is the classic 270 load

Ask anyone who grew up reading hunting magazines and they will tell you the 270 Winchester and a 130 grain bullet are a matched set. There is a reason. At 3151 feet per second the Swift Scirocco II 270 Win 130gr shoots flat enough that holdover barely matters inside 300 yards, and 2867 foot pounds at the muzzle is real energy for anything short of the biggest game.

What has changed is construction. The traditional 130 grain cup and core bullet was a fine deer load and an inconsistent elk load. The bonded core in the Swift Scirocco II 270 Win 130gr fixes that, retaining the great majority of its weight and driving straight instead of coming apart when it meets the near shoulder of something large.

Full specifications

• Caliber: 270 Winchester
• Bullet weight: 130 grain
• Bullet: Scirocco II bonded polymer tip boat tail
• Muzzle velocity: 3151 fps
• Muzzle energy: 2867 ft-lbs
• Ballistic coefficient (G1): 0.450
• Case: reloadable boxer primed brass
• Quantity: 20 rounds per box
• Part number: SB10036

A 0.450 ballistic coefficient at 130 grains is genuinely good for a 277 caliber bullet. It is what lets the Swift Scirocco II 270 Win 130gr hold velocity across a canyon, and it is the practical difference between a load that is flat on paper and one that is still flat when the wind picks up.

Western hunting is where this load earns its keep

Open country is the natural home of this cartridge. Mule deer across a sage flat, pronghorn on the plains, elk in the timber at the edge of a meadow. Zero the Swift Scirocco II 270 Win 130gr three inches high at 100 yards and you can hold dead on out to roughly 300 without thinking about it, which is exactly how most western shots present themselves.

On elk, be honest about distance and angle. The Swift Scirocco II 270 Win 130gr will take a broadside or quartering away bull cleanly inside 300 yards with good shot placement, and the bonded core gives you margin if the bullet clips a rib on the way in. What it will not do is make a bad angle into a good one, and no 270 load will.

Honest notes before you buy

This is premium ammunition at a premium price. For load development and practice, a plain 130 grain soft point costs half as much and prints close enough to confirm your zero. Save the Swift Scirocco II 270 Win 130gr for the days that count.

It is also not a target load. The Scirocco II is engineered to expand on game, and while it shoots well, a dedicated match bullet will beat it on paper. If you want both, buy a box of the Swift Scirocco II 270 Win 130gr for hunting and something cheaper for the range. Trying to make one box do both jobs usually means you end up short of ammunition in October.

Recoil, barrels and practice

The 270 Winchester kicks noticeably more than a 243 and noticeably less than a 30-06, which puts the Swift Scirocco II 270 Win 130gr in comfortable territory for most adults shooting from field positions. A decent recoil pad and a rifle that fits matter more than the cartridge here. If your rifle beats you up, you will flinch, and a flinch costs more animals than trajectory ever has.

Any standard 1 in 10 inch 270 barrel stabilizes a 130 grain bullet without question, so there is nothing to check before you order. Barrel life is good, better than the fast 6mm rounds, and a hunting rifle fed the Swift Scirocco II 270 Win 130gr at a few boxes a season will outlast its owner. Foul the bore, then clean it properly at the end of the season rather than chasing every last trace of copper mid hunt.

The bottom line

For a 270 Winchester hunter who wants the classic trajectory with modern bullet construction behind it, the Swift Scirocco II 270 Win 130gr is about as straightforward a choice as exists. You can read more about the bullet design at swiftbullets.com, or browse the rest of our stock on the MAG5 Firearms ammunition page.

MAG5 Firearms keeps the Swift Scirocco II 270 Win 130gr in stock and moving, and we are glad to talk through bullet choice before you order. If you are working up a load for a new rifle, a single box of the Swift Scirocco II 270 Win 130gr is a sensible place to start.