2019 Recovered Hunting Bullets

[SuperCub]

I should try some of those SST 117s for 257Rob. I've been having so-so luck with 100gr NPs after making the switch from 100gr Hornady SPs.

 

[savagelh]

140gr federal trophy bonded tip recovered from a bull moose on side ribs. The bullet shattered the big knuckle joint at the bottom of the scapula so I can't really fault it for not penetrating too far. I found it resting against a rib. Retained 112 grains.

 

[Pickles]

Ive had great success with the sst in 2506. Above 3000fps they cone apart. Under that they seem to hold together well. I started annealing them and have gotten much more predictable results

180gr in my 300wm explode in sand but i havent tried them on game or any other media. Just punching paper so far

How do you anneal a plastic tipped bullet without it melting?

 

[BRvalley]

barnex vortx 260 rem, 120 grain....average muzzle velocity is 2910....shot was 70-80 yards, recovered under the offside hide on a small wt buck

I believe this is only the 3rd ttsx i've recovered over the past 10-12 critters

 

[Falconflyer]

That's a picture perfect bullet expansion to me!

 

[mbogo3]

TTSX are as close to perfect as it gets always minus 1-2gr for the polymer tip missing with perfect petals. 150gr out of an 06 at 2925fps

 

[ndallyn]

I should try some of those SST 117s for 257Rob. I've been having so-so luck with 100gr NPs after making the switch from 100gr Hornady SPs.

They shot really well out of this Hawkeye - my Kimber shows a marked preference for 100gr bullets though and didn’t shoot these very well. I have a couple boxes of 120 gr grand slams i need to try soon.

 

[tilo]

I thought I would add pictures of spent bullets collected over the years

168 TTSX out of 300 WM. Moose shot at 175 yards, muzzle velocity 3000 fps and impact velocity is approximately 2650 fps

168 TTSX out of same 300WM. Elk shot at 70 yards, velocity approximately 2850 fps. There were originally 3 pieces found on the entry

165 TTSX out of 300 WSM. Elk shot at 40 yards and impact velocity approximately 2900 fps

168 TTSX out of 30-06. Taken from this years elk at 75 yards, impact velocity 2650 fps

180 Hornady Interbond out of 300 WSM. Stone sheep at 380 yards with impact velocity of 2250 fps

165 Hornady Interbond out of 300 WSM. Elk shot at 50 yards and impact velocity is 2900 fps

 

[BRvalley]

that is interesting, that last picture of the 168 ttsx, I've never seen a ttsx without an x on the bottom of the bullet

does that signify anything? or perhaps just an older manufacturing date? I did not start shooting barnes until 2013-2014 sometime in there, but all the ones I've recovered have an x on the bottom

 

[bcsteve]

that is interesting, that last picture of the 168 ttsx, I've never seen a ttsx without an x on the bottom of the bullet

does that signify anything? or perhaps just an older manufacturing date? I did not start shooting barnes until 2013-2014 sometime in there, but all the ones I've recovered have an x on the bottom

Probably a factory load?

 

[BRvalley]

I only shoot factory loads myself, barnes vortx ammo, and they have the x....I will double check again tonight, but I'm pretty sure all my recovered bullets have that x

 

[bunny]

I have shot truckloads of animals , almost exclusively with Hornady Interlocks and have never recovered a bullet, always pass throughs. Don’t know if this is considered good or bad but never had an animal go more than a couple feet before expiring.

 

[tilo]

that is interesting, that last picture of the 168 ttsx, I've never seen a ttsx without an x on the bottom of the bullet

does that signify anything? or perhaps just an older manufacturing date? I did not start shooting barnes until 2013-2014 sometime in there, but all the ones I've recovered have an x on the bottom

I noticed the same thing. I have been reloading the ttsx since they have been on the market and they had the “X”.

The last two boxes of TTSX I bought this year do not have the “X” on the bottom and those were the 168 ttsx. I also noticed it on one box of 140 ttsx, 284 cal.

All bullets I posted are reloads

 

[rkm456]

Nice job ndallyn, the 257 is a great cartridge.

It's hard not to love a 1/4 bore.

 

[blargon]

Recovered this 6.5mm 120gr ttsx from a whitetail buck in November. There is an X on the bottom...

 

[dilly]

Pulled a 250 grain Barnes Spitfire TMZ saboted bullet out of my muzzleloader WT today. Was at 150yds and MV was around 1950. He ran about 20 yds and dropped dead. Hit was neck quartering to and recovery was under the hide just aft the ribcage on the other side.

Pretty much perfect....

 

[bc7mm]

Fellow I hunt with, myself and my son have used tsx for years. Of all the animals we’ve taken only one bullet was recovered from a large black bear with a quartering shot. It was just like every picture you see, perfect expansion with virtually no loss in weight. Moose, deer, stone sheep, bears, and elk, all pass throughs at ranges of 25 - 350 yards. Used them in 7 stw, 270 wsm, 300 win mag, 7 Remington mag, and 308 win.

Recovered a 200 grain Remington corelok from a 35 Remington this spring. A perfect mushroom, but didn’t bother weighing it. Entered near last rib, angled through the chest and into the front shoulder. Range was 18 yards.

 

[savagelh]

Well I had a bit of a suprise tonight at supper. I did up a bug batch of moose ribs. I ate my fill and as the wife was cleaning up and knocking the meat of the bone I hear "wtf is this?" Well here my 2nd shot on my fall moose ended up being lodged inside one of the rib bones. It was my finishing shot and the bull was facing me at about 20 yards. The 140gr trophy bonded tip hit a rib dead center on the skinny side. It performed very well and held together nicely. Didn't weigh it yet but probably around 110-125 grains

 

[577-450]

405 woodleight from moose @2200 fps from 45-70

 

[woodlotowner]

From the BLR 270 WSM. A Nosler Accubond and a Barnes TSX. The Barnes was textbook as recovered under the hide on the far side, with 100% weight retention. Both travelling over 3,000 fps and both were bang flops.