What is the best all around "Premium" bullet design?

[Dogger]

Looking at either a .270 or a 30-06 for North American hunting. The various premium bullets get a bit confusing as to best at short range, best at long range, mimimum wind drift, slow opening, fast opening, etc. etc.

I want to keep things simple. Hence my question above. I want to choose one premium bullet design that is good from 0 to 300 meters against critters from hogs to deer to elk to moose. Something that stays together and doesn't ruin meat. I don't intend to hunt bears of any variety.

Whew! Thanks.

 

[TaxPhd]

Nosler Partition.

 

[Jeff, CA]

Whichever of the Partition, Swift A-Frame or Barnes X-Bullet performs best in your gun.

 

[freestate]

Consider the Swift Scirocco. Available in .30-06 now and .270 soon. I haven't used it, but everything I've read about it has been positive.

 

[labgrade]

Barnes XBT - either 165 or 180s (in .30 cal) = whichever shoots best in yours. I'm very impressed to date.

 

[Raymond3]

Swift, Barnes, Trophy bonded, Woodleigh Weldcore, ( I especially like the last two in the new Federal High Energy factory loading. it is super accurate and almost 300 wim mag velocity.)

I need to disagree with others who have recommended the Partition. I know it has a good reputation, but I have had way too many total front core separations to feel comfortable any more with it in the 270 or 06. Deer shot with a 30-06 factory ammo broadside, at 120 yards with no exit wound for trailing (no major bones hit) is just unacceptable to me. I juist plain need my bullet to stay together, period, if I am going after anything as tough as pigs or Elk.

 

[bk40]

My personal favorite is the XBT from Barnes. My experiences with the Nosler Partition echoe Raymond3 comments.

 

[gunmart]

nosler partition are hard to beat.next would come the fail safes if you can get any kinda accuracy out of them.