270 Weatherby ? and ? for Rocky

[300 RUM]

My brother in law has drawn a very good trophy elk tag this year. Last year he shot a cow elk with his 270 Weatherby and he was very dissapointed. The bullets hardly penetrated at all and they came apart. He found lots of little pieces only 5"- 6" inside the elk. He had to shoot the cow in the neck to finish it.

They were 130 grain weatherby loads, not sure of the bullet manufacturer. Now he is very nervous about wounding a big bull. His choices locally for loads are pretty slim. I think he should shoot at least a 140gr bullet of good construction. The options we have found are:

140gr Trophy bonded bear claw

150gr Hornady Spire point.

140gr Nosler Ballistic Tip

I think the 140gr Trophy Bonded Bear claw would be my first choice. But he is still nervous, he really wants a 150gr bullet. I think a lighter better built "tougher" bullet would be much better than a heavier "not as tough" bullet

What do you guys think??


Also is there anyone here in Utah thst could load him some custom reloads??
Rocky do you or someone you know have a 270 Weatherby die??