TSX Bang Flops

Wow, this thread wetn sideways...I was only really wondering if TSX users were seeing the amount of quick kills that I have been. Barnes bullets have been called "non expanding" etc for so long. Ballistic tips and similar "blow up" bullets always seemed to produce the "bang flop" when they worked well, and I was interested in seeing how the TSX, which always seem to open well, but retain weight and penetrate were fairing. Often it has been a trade off betwen "quick opening bang floppage" and "Deep Pentration"

The Partition always opened fast, and the rear core penetrated. I've had great sucess witht hem, too.

Seems to me that your'e either a Barnes lover or your not. Me, I dont' care but it also seems to me that most Barnes users call us Hornady afficionados - cheap bastards ;) Is that true Clark?
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Actually, it was you that brougth up that Barnes were more expensive, not I. I only suggested that the cost savings of using premium bullets for hutning was rather small, in the 'big picture.'


Why is it that you guys who can't shoot worth a s**t need premium expensive bullets to do the job that you f**ked up on in the first place ????
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To suggest that anyone using premium bullets does so to compensate for lack of marksmanship is just childish. I don't routinely shoot animals in the stomach area, but I woudl imagine that a hit in a poor place with a TSX isn't going to put an animal down any faster than a poor hit using a hornady.

Save your pictures, I don't need to see inedible meat....bahahahahah
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I've encountered more inedible meat from "bargain" bullets than I have from premiums.

Bottom line? From your posts it appears you have very little experience with TSX bullets. So why talk about them as if you know quite a bit about them?
 
A sure sign a thread has gone sidways is when it topics cross more that 5 pages, especially in a day.

Defietly religious type responses.

I surprised the "I right because your a nazi" did not come out.
 
Andy said:
Great bullets. I have a box of them at home and I've never had a water leak. Proves they prevent water leaks as well.
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I bought a box but the washing machine leaked so I sold them to dusty61,
his water heater leaked so he sold them to ultramag.God only knows what he used em for:eek:

Rich
 
I killed a ram with a 140 TSX, and a whitetail buck. Both out of a 7mm-08 and both bang flops. The ram was hit on the ridge of the shoulder bone and it blew the whole blade up, at least 5 pieces! I still got full penetration!

I am building a light carry gun for coyotes (6mm AI) and am considering using it for deer with the 85 TSX. Anyone use the 85 TSX on deer???
 
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gitrdun said:
Edit: see, it all started with an intelligent conversation and debate until some "wanabee" punk rap music loving tit sucking little know-it-all- PUNK chimed in....
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Actually, the thread started to go downhill when you suggested that hunters use premim bullets to compensate for thier lack of marksmanship, and when you went into a profanity riddled tirade that sounded as if it came from some spoiled child.
 
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.257 Weatherby - best weight for TSX?

Hey guys...

I want to try these in my new .257 Weatherby chambered Vanguard. It looks as though both a 100 grain boat-tail and a 115 grain flat base design are available in this caliber as Barnes TSX's. Any thoughts on which might be the best "all around" choice, say for both deer and coyotes? :rolleyes:

Thanks for any help you can offer - Jeff/1911.
 
Jeff/1911 said:
Hey guys...

I want to try these in my new .257 Weatherby chambered Vanguard. It looks as though both a 100 grain boat-tail and a 115 grain flat base design are available in this caliber as Barnes TSX's. Any thoughts on which might be the best "all around" choice, say for both deer and coyotes? :rolleyes:

Thanks for any help you can offer - Jeff/1911.
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I've got a 25/06 AI, much the same volocities as the 257 Weatherby. Using the 100 grain bullets proved very productive this year, although I haven't tried the 115's.
 
I decided to try out these Barnes 140gr. TSX's in my 270win this year on deer, my usual bullet is the 140gr. Accubond. I lined up on a nice WT buck at 203yrds frontal shot and had enough time to go prone, and enough time to make it count.

I let one round go and to my surprise the buck was still standing there! I jacked in another round, steadied my aim and let fly again, this time the buck started to run away after the shot.

One hail mary running shot, then the buck stops broadside in the open looking at me. Now my Tikka is out of shells :mad: and before I could lined up again he heads down the steep rocky mountain. (need the 5 rounder I guess :D)

I found his tracks, no blood, no hair, tracked him for about 500m down the mountain, no stumble marks or anything that would indicate a hit. He even took a dump and no blood in the stool. So I broke off the trail.

I don't know what happened, I couldn't believe missing twice at 200yrds from the prone so once I got back up the mountain put a rock at 220yrds and pounded it in the middle like nothing.

So now I don't know what to think of these bullets. Did I hit it and it "zipped" through? I've never seen a WT buck stay in position after the shot? :confused:

After all that, I switched back to the Accubonds and wacked a nice 5pt buck that folded in his tracks. Three bucks, bull elk and a bull moose that folded to the accubonds. Hard to argue with that.
 
Spitzer said:
I decided to try out these Barnes 140gr. TSX's in my 270win this year on deer, my usual bullet is the 140gr. Accubond. I lined up on a nice WT buck at 203yrds frontal shot and had enough time to go prone, and enough time to make it count.

I let one round go and to my surprise the buck was still standing there! I jacked in another round, steadied my aim and let fly again, this time the buck started to run away after the shot.

One hail mary running shot, then the buck stops broadside in the open looking at me. Now my Tikka is out of shells :mad: and before I could lined up again he heads down the steep rocky mountain. (need the 5 rounder I guess :D)

I found his tracks, no blood, no hair, tracked him for about 500m down the mountain, no stumble marks or anything that would indicate a hit. He even took a dump and no blood in the stool. So I broke off the trail.

I don't know what happened, I couldn't believe missing twice at 200yrds from the prone so once I got back up the mountain put a rock at 220yrds and pounded it in the middle like nothing.

So now I don't know what to think of these bullets. Did I hit it and it "zipped" through? I've never seen a WT buck stay in position after the shot? :confused:

After all that, I switched back to the Accubonds and wacked a nice 5pt buck that folded in his tracks. Three bucks, bull elk and a bull moose that folded to the accubonds. Hard to argue with that.
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You missed! Hard to argue with that! :D
 
Spitzer said:
I decided to try out these Barnes 140gr. TSX's in my 270win this year on deer, my usual bullet is the 140gr. Accubond. I lined up on a nice WT buck at 203yrds frontal shot and had enough time to go prone, and enough time to make it count.

I let one round go and to my surprise the buck was still standing there! I jacked in another round, steadied my aim and let fly again, this time the buck started to run away after the shot.

One hail mary running shot, then the buck stops broadside in the open looking at me. Now my Tikka is out of shells :mad: and before I could lined up again he heads down the steep rocky mountain. (need the 5 rounder I guess :D)

I found his tracks, no blood, no hair, tracked him for about 500m down the mountain, no stumble marks or anything that would indicate a hit. He even took a dump and no blood in the stool. So I broke off the trail.

I don't know what happened, I couldn't believe missing twice at 200yrds from the prone so once I got back up the mountain put a rock at 220yrds and pounded it in the middle like nothing.

So now I don't know what to think of these bullets. Did I hit it and it "zipped" through? I've never seen a WT buck stay in position after the shot? :confused:

After all that, I switched back to the Accubonds and wacked a nice 5pt buck that folded in his tracks. Three bucks, bull elk and a bull moose that folded to the accubonds. Hard to argue with that.
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Maybe Gitrdun was right...TSX users can't shoot:D

Ya missed man...hit him in the ribs with a TSX and you'd know it!

This just raised the "Bullet Failure" excuse to a whole new level...no blood, no reaction...must have penciled through (Grin).
 
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280_ACKLEY said:
Maybe Gitrdun was right...TSX users can't shoot:D

Ya missed man...hit him in the ribs with a TSX and you'd know it!

This just raised the "Bullet Failure" excuse to a whole new level...no blood, no reaction...must have penciled through (Grin).
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I sure hope I missed! It did kinda feel like I was shooting puffballs at it......lol I have never seen a WT buck stand there after the shot, miss or hit, which made me wonder.
 
Now I know how people get such high post totals. This thread has been a revelation to me. If it's a lot of pages skip it.

30-06 180 gr TSX put my elk down in 30 yds. Double lung.
30-06 165 gr Interbond 1st bullet took out the bear's lungs and second one spined it. It made it about 15 yards total.

What does this mean ? It means I have bear and elk in my freezer. I don't have enough experience to draw any other conclusions.
 
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