The Federal Fusion 130-grain load pushes a molecularly bonded bullet at 3050 feet per second, generating 2685 foot-pounds of energy at the muzzle. That velocity sits at the upper end for this bullet weight in .270 Winchester, translating to a flat trajectory out to 300 yards and beyond. The Fusion bullet itself features an electrochemically bonded core that fuses the lead to the copper jacket at a molecular level—not just mechanically locked, but genuinely joined. This construction allows the bullet to maintain its mass through impact rather than shedding fragments like conventional soft points.

What separates the Fusion from budget hunting loads is its weight retention. Testing consistently shows these bullets hold 95 percent or more of their original mass after passing through hide, muscle, and bone. The skived tip initiates expansion predictably, even when velocities drop at longer distances. Yet the bonded core prevents that expansion from becoming fragmentation. The result is a wound channel that stays on course rather than deflecting off bone or breaking apart when encountering a shoulder blade.

Deer hunters will find this load handles any angle—quartering shots that would challenge a cup-and-core bullet pose no issue here. The same characteristics make it effective on black bear or wild hogs, where penetration through dense muscle and heavy bone matters more than rapid fragmentation. For open-country mule deer hunters taking shots past 200 yards, the combination of high velocity and reliable terminal performance provides confidence the bullet will do its job regardless of how the animal is standing when the shot breaks.