Federal Premium Trophy Copper

Has anyone used this Federal Premium Trophy Copper? Good reviews, bad reviews, copper fouling, etc? It looks darn close to the same as the Barnes VorTX TTSX, but it is a bit cheaper per box. My son will be hunting elk this year with a new 270 WIN I just got for that purpose. We will do some test shooting with 150 gr Core-lokts, but I'm all for a 130 gr copper premium bullet as well.

Thanks,

TM

I tried them a couple of years ago shooting them in my 300 Weatherby Magnum using 180gr. Had a hard time getting a good pattern.

Went back to 180gr Weatherby Nosler Partition rounds and keeps a good tight group. Was told by at leat 3 people I know that have Weatherby's.....Weatherby Magnums like WEATHERBY AMMO LOADED in Sweden...Federals, Winchester, Remington etc.

Plus it was hard to find that Federal Premium Trophy Copper Ammo.

Brian
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Thanks for the reply Brian. This rifle is also a Weatherby, but just the standard 270 WIN and not the Weatherby Magnum. I hadn't seen it before, but Gander mountain had a stack of it the other day. I don't reload yet, and the VorTX at $52 a box is hard to swallow. I don't mind spending that kind of money to hunt with, but shooting it at the range enough ahead of time to get confident with it sure hurts. The Federal was about $12 per box cheaper and I thought, based on the bullet design, it would have similar terminal performance, as long as it grouped well. I may just have to pick up a box and find out. I like the idea of a 130 grain premium bullet at a higher velocity. Or, 150 gr partitions are another one of my options if I can find them.

I used them (180 gr) all last year preparing for my desert big horn hunt. I found them to be accurate in par with Accu Bonds. But the down range performance when I killed my ram was really impressive. The first shot was lethal but the ram remained on his feet; fearing he would go off a cliff I aimed for the off shoulder for the second shot, but due to his extreme angle quartering away, the entry point was in his rear left ham. The projectile went completely through the ram and exited out the muscle chest wall with 7" exit hole.

The shot was from 225 yards from my 300 WinMag.

I would use them again.

Ed