I made the switch over to the 80gr TTSX in my .243win last season after all the rave reviews about the bullets. I have always reloaded 100gr Hornady Interlocks and they have killed deer very well for me, including a couple of very large bodied Mulies (one 300+ pounder that never knew what hit him).
I loaded up the Barnes TTSX using 40gr of IMR 4895, Remington brass and a Winchester Larger Rifle primer. This load should be in the area of 3250FPS though I have never shot it through a chronograph. The rifle used was a Savage Model 11 with 22" barrel.
During the 2013 season 2 deer and 2 coyotes were taken with this load.
The first deer was a healthy mid to fair sized 2 point Mulie buck that my Wife shot in October. The shot was approximately 50yards. The bullet entered the deer at the junction of the neck / shoulder traveling through the deer lengthways at a slight downward angle and stopped on the hide just forward of the rear hip on the opposite side. The bullet penetrated through shoulder/spine, and the inner chest cavity. This is the bullet on the Left in the Pictures that has no Petals left. The deer flopped over instantly stone dead within 10 seconds.
The second deer shot was a whitetail doe that I harvest late October. The shot was taken at 154yards. I knew that the TTSX was supposed to penetrate hard so I took a shot that I normally wouldn't have. The doe was facing me straight on and I hit her directed in the chest. The bullet went through the top of her heart and stopped in a rear quarter. I initially thought the bullet passed through but I found it while butchering the deer separating roasts off a rear leg. This doe went about 20 yards and died. I watcher her do an almost complete backflip in my scope after the shot. This is the perfectly mushroomed bullet in the middle in the Pictures.
I also shot 2 coyotes through the 2013 season. One was shot at 224yards and the other about about 130. Both were instant kills hit in the vitals. Exit wounds were somewhat significant but not overly huge.
I loaded up the Barnes TTSX using 40gr of IMR 4895, Remington brass and a Winchester Larger Rifle primer. This load should be in the area of 3250FPS though I have never shot it through a chronograph. The rifle used was a Savage Model 11 with 22" barrel.
During the 2013 season 2 deer and 2 coyotes were taken with this load.
The first deer was a healthy mid to fair sized 2 point Mulie buck that my Wife shot in October. The shot was approximately 50yards. The bullet entered the deer at the junction of the neck / shoulder traveling through the deer lengthways at a slight downward angle and stopped on the hide just forward of the rear hip on the opposite side. The bullet penetrated through shoulder/spine, and the inner chest cavity. This is the bullet on the Left in the Pictures that has no Petals left. The deer flopped over instantly stone dead within 10 seconds.
The second deer shot was a whitetail doe that I harvest late October. The shot was taken at 154yards. I knew that the TTSX was supposed to penetrate hard so I took a shot that I normally wouldn't have. The doe was facing me straight on and I hit her directed in the chest. The bullet went through the top of her heart and stopped in a rear quarter. I initially thought the bullet passed through but I found it while butchering the deer separating roasts off a rear leg. This doe went about 20 yards and died. I watcher her do an almost complete backflip in my scope after the shot. This is the perfectly mushroomed bullet in the middle in the Pictures.
I also shot 2 coyotes through the 2013 season. One was shot at 224yards and the other about about 130. Both were instant kills hit in the vitals. Exit wounds were somewhat significant but not overly huge.
