Barnes new TTSX, that's right.....TTSX

and now for something completely irrelevant.

current model TSX bullets IMHO are the best all round hunting bullets period. There is no need for an MRX or and extra T
 
Yet it'll "all around" circles (pun there) around something on the other side of the spectrum handily. You put one of those where it should go and the smallest deer is going nowhere in a hurry. Seen it with my own eyes.;) More than once.
 
####, if they kill everything, doesn't that make them 'all round'

TTSX? woooo, I wont be able to sleep for the rest of this year!
 
It may be the way to go for a high speed light weight bullet. Conveniental lead core high speed light weight bullets have created a lot of blood shot meat. Bringing back the theory of a heavy bullet travelling slower creating the same energy without spoiling the meat.

With the plastic tip, all copper bullet, it may be possible to have the antvantage of a flat shooting, high speed, light weight bullet without having to worry about the bullet fragmenting upon pentration, spoiling the meat.

Just a thought.

Rod
 
Without a doubt, that plastic tip is going to increase the ballistic coefficient (for whatever it's worth). It will also improve the reliability of bullet expansion as velocities drop off. That plastic tip will act as a hammer and force those petals open. This is a good thing, so I view this as a positive development.
 
The TSX is pretty good all arounder...If I was to only hunt der, I wouldn't bother, but when you can hunt deer and also run into a moose, elk, bear, a grizz and a goat..it's pretty all around.

t puts down light game pretty damn quick, as long as it is applied properly..:)
 
Come on, you guys forgot the most important thing....they look so ###y with that red tip! :dancingbanana: Now I wonder how long I'll have to wait for some .264 and .35 caliber:(.

I can't see the all three ( TSX, TTSX and MRX) surviving. I'm thinking they will probably phase out the MRX or the TSX or maybe both!
 
I'm assumiong the plastic tip would have no effect on loading at all? If you have a current load that works well with the TSX is it as simple as a different bullet?
 
In some rifles they will be fine, but putting a plastic tip on an already LONG all-copper bullet will make for a very long bullet. And in a short action rifle, seating that bullet to fit the 2.8" mag box may put you a long, long way from the leade.
 
RickF said:
In some rifles they will be fine, but putting a plastic tip on an already LONG all-copper bullet will make for a very long bullet. And in a short action rifle, seating that bullet to fit the 2.8" mag box may put you a long, long way from the leade.
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that is a good point, 300 Win mags and similar in 3.400 magazines will also be a problem, you may even end up with part of the ogive inside the case mouth
 
rgv said:
that is a good point, 300 Win mags and similar in 3.400 magazines will also be a problem, you may even end up with part of the ogive inside the case mouth
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That too. Load one in a 300Win with a 3.34" mag box like an A-Bolt or blocked M70, you may not like the accuracy.
 
Wait for it! I just heard from a very reliable cource at Barnes that they are coming out with yet another great bullet. This one is a stylish hybrid and it is being called the Mr. T-SX. No plastic tip, instead it sports a rather dashing mohawk and has sound cavities strategically placed along the patented "bands" that cause the bullet to say "I pity da fool" once it reaches the Barned recommended delivery velocity (some say 4600fps). The Barnes engineers told me in the strictest of confidences that the first offering will be specifically tuned for use in Ruger's new Mini-14! Another plus is that the bullet is a knew non-lethal one, anything shot with it does not die! Barnes has also promised me that I was on their A-Team tryout list so I should get the bullets first!!! I'll post a review ASAP...

Troutseeker
 
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