TSX BULLET USED ON DEER!

[jonbearman]

My friend brought over a Barnes bullet recovered from a whitetail deer. He fired at it and the deer dropped and was DRT. He cleaned the bullet to remove any stuff from the deer on it. We weighed the 225 grain tsx out of a 35 wsm and it weighed 225.1 grains. Talk about weight retention and it mushroomed exactly as barnes says it would. So he shot another deer and DRT never twitched so to speak. I am sold on these bullets.

 

[Hydenseek]

A friend of mine shot a 505 lb nc black bear with his 338 ultra mag this year using a 250 gr tsx. Bear was quartering too him. The shot broke the left front shoulder, went through the vitals, then broke the leg bone in the right ham. The bear was drt. The bullet was recovered just barely under the skin and had 100% weight retention. I've seen this happen on other occasions as well. In my opinion this is the best bullet on the market, especially on large game.

With all this being said I shoot Bergers because of their accuracy, BC and they'll do the job as well.

 

[2506]

I was talking with a fellow on my recent deer hunting trip to east NC that was using an AR15 223 Rem to deer hunt with. He was using the 62 gr Barns with AA2520 powder and showed me 300 yard groups you would want to right home to mom about. He said that he discovered this bullet load on a hog hunt he went on. He said that it would go through both shoulders of a 150ish pound hog at 300 yards and most of the time DRT them. He had shot a few deer with this combo and all have been DRT. I have never shot any Barns myself but I may have to get some 62s for my AR for JUST IN CASE if you know what I mean. ;D

 

[stacy]

I SHOOT THE BARNES 55GR TTSX IN A 223REM H-4895 WITH GREAT RESULTS OUT TO 200YDS ON DEER!

 

[Dave T]

I've been using Barnes bullets since they first came out with the original X bullet, which weren't very accurate and really fouled barrels back then but the TSX and the TTSX are much better as far as accuracy and less fouling. Although the original X bullet was also very deadly. I've shot many deer with the Barne's bullets and have never had one single deer walk or run away, not one. This year I tried Hornady's GMX bullet in my 300 WSM and and it to is very deadly.
Dave T

 

[hunter243sgk]

This is the second thread I have seen on these type of bullets.And let me start by saying I have not used them on any game yet.But I have shot the 80ttx and the 85tsxs in my 243.Whene I shot I have my target hung on a 12" thick block of wood.(its scrape this and that)And as I was taking some of the boards off to replace I found all of the Barnes bullets perfectly intact and mushroomed out just like Barnes says they will.These are very tough bullets.I myself don't feel like a need this tough of a bullet for whittail but that's just me.I do like the fact you could use these on bigger or tougher animals for that caliber if you wanted to.

 

[Hydenseek]

I agree with that for the larger game (elk, grizzly, moose) they're probably about the best bullet choice.

 

[wboggs]

I have also found them to be extremely accurate, many group subMOA and some much better than that. I jump them about 0.06". The hollow point opens faster than the polymer tip.

 

[65BR]

Anyone want to post pics of TSX or TTSX after recovered from an animal?

Here's mine, scroll down this link...

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/3091822/Ruger_1_International_Who_has_#Post3091822

 

[jonbearman]

I have a nice pic in my email but I have a real problem with my computer and it wont let me. I could email it to someone who could post it.

 

[Toby Bradshaw]

Anyone want to post pics of TSX or TTSX after recovered from an animal?

180gr TSX from a .300WM recovered from kudu and oryx, ranges 90-300 yards. One unfired bullet for comparison.

 

[spencer2928]

This is the only bullet that I shoot out of my .257 Wtby. I use the 100 grain TSX along with 72 grs. R22 at 3600 fps. These bullets are awesome!! I shot an 8 pt whitetail angled away at 200 yds. Bullet entered front shoulder and traveled all the way to the hind qtr, stoping at the hide. When I weighed the recovered bullet, there was no weight loss.

 

[LCazador]

I shot a 6X6 bull elk with a 338 RUM using a 225g TTSX Barnes. It was a running shot going away at 200+ yards. The bullet shattered his left hip and anchored him till I put second shot into the boiler room. The terminal performance was amazing! Both bullets passed through and were not recovered! I favor a bullet that passes through and I certainly don't advocate running shots at that distance unless they're going away.

 

[stacy]

ONE MORE DOWNED W/223 REM 55GRS BARNES TTSX BOTH SHOULDERS 100LB DOE 60YDS LIGHTS OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jet]

Only Barnes bullets I ever recovered on animals were the original used on Yukon Moose shot with 300WM. Bullets always recovered in off side hide and one of the four petals would be missing. Couldn't ask for better performance.

Use Barnes TSX now (no longer moose hunting) and have never recovered a bullet. No need to test/try other brands for me. Performance is great.

Good Shooting

Rich

 

[Juma]

I SHOOT THE BARNES 55GR TTSX IN A 223REM H-4895 WITH GREAT RESULTS OUT TO 200YDS ON DEER!

Our last trip my mate shot a big NZ velvety red stag @ 320m with a 55gr Barnes TSX using 25gr BM2 punching thru just behind the front shoulders. It reared up and then collapsed down in the thick scrub.Very happy chappy. 8)

 

[stacy]

THAT'S WHAT THIS DOE DID STOOD ON BACK FEET JUMP 6' AND PILED UP

 

[Baka]

I used a 100gr ttsx in my 25.06 A.I. mule deer hunting and recovered the bullet in the opposite shoulder. 1
00% retention of weight. Shot two antelope with it on same hunt with no expansion. Thought I missed them both. They just went a little ways and layed down and died. Love the bullet but only use it on deer size game and up.

 

[mshelton]

If you can get them to shoot, they kill like nothing else....if you can get them to shoot.

 

[FeMan]

I have taken over 100 animals with Barnes bullets is 6mm, .270, .284 and 30 caliber (mostly hogs, deer, antelope and elk). I have recover around a half-dozen bullets. With the exception of one that tumbled and pulled a few pedal off the mushroom, all have been 99%+ weight retention. This year I hit my cow elk at 647 yards and dropped he in her tracks.

Maybe I have been lucky, but I have been able to easily get them to shoot very well in every rifle I have tried them in. They tend to run long for caliber/weight so you need to be certain you have enough twist to stabilize them. My comp load in the 284 is 180 Hybrids but that same rifle (w/1:9 twist) cannot stabilize the 168gr Barnes LR TSX.