Bullet Performance
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Yeah, TSX are good for meat preservation and penetration.
Its like, use a 125 grain TSX in .308 for a deer instead of an Hornady Interlock or explosive partition.
You will save yourself and your kids fillings come dinner time.
Interlocks ect are great for coyotes and wolves ect.
If you can't aim good with a TSX, don't hunt, unless of course you are trophy hunting.
Its like, use a 125 grain TSX in .308 for a deer instead of an Hornady Interlock or explosive partition.
You will save yourself and your kids fillings come dinner time.
Interlocks ect are great for coyotes and wolves ect.
If you can't aim good with a TSX, don't hunt, unless of course you are trophy hunting.
I am sold on whatever turns me on the day I want to buy hunting bullets.
This year 140 gr TSX
Last year 160 gr partitions.
Next year, whatever catches my eye. I doubt there is really much real world difference, but some are definitely cooler.
When I posted this thread, I was very much interested on the general opinion of which bullet would be picked based on the performance as evidenced in the pictures.
For years I have hunted totally oblivious of the difference in bullet construction and bullet performance - whatever bullet fitted my .308 Obendorff rifle would be good enough to hunt with.
Slowly over time, however, I learned through experience that some animals died quicker than others with the same shot placement and some even got away despite perfect shot placement and eventually the penny dropped
Since then I have been very aware of the bullets I use for reloading and I will never agree with the hunters who advocate that shot placement is everything and bullet construction does not matter.
Understand me correctly, I am no ballistic or firearm expert and my opinion is merely based on my experience, however limited and I have no doubt that others will differ from me based on their expert knowledge and/or experience.
Looking at the pictures posted, to my mind, the Barnes X that Natie Petzer used on the Eland bull, will be a great choice of bullet on all big boned animals like Eland and buffalo. Personally, however, it will never be my choice of bullet for hunting deer in Canada.
I just feel that it does not show enough mushroom even after having hit the heavy shoulder bone of a big animal like the Eland. I would much rather use the Hornady Interbond (used by Werner Lottering) or the Swift Scirocco (used by Dusan Stojakovic) - they did not break up, but mushroomed beautifully. I would load these bullets to a moderate speed to limit meat damage (I do not shoot beyond approximately 250 meters maximum).
So, that is my humble opinion - what is yours (based on the pictures)?
For years I have hunted totally oblivious of the difference in bullet construction and bullet performance - whatever bullet fitted my .308 Obendorff rifle would be good enough to hunt with.
Slowly over time, however, I learned through experience that some animals died quicker than others with the same shot placement and some even got away despite perfect shot placement and eventually the penny dropped
Since then I have been very aware of the bullets I use for reloading and I will never agree with the hunters who advocate that shot placement is everything and bullet construction does not matter.
Understand me correctly, I am no ballistic or firearm expert and my opinion is merely based on my experience, however limited and I have no doubt that others will differ from me based on their expert knowledge and/or experience.
Looking at the pictures posted, to my mind, the Barnes X that Natie Petzer used on the Eland bull, will be a great choice of bullet on all big boned animals like Eland and buffalo. Personally, however, it will never be my choice of bullet for hunting deer in Canada.
I just feel that it does not show enough mushroom even after having hit the heavy shoulder bone of a big animal like the Eland. I would much rather use the Hornady Interbond (used by Werner Lottering) or the Swift Scirocco (used by Dusan Stojakovic) - they did not break up, but mushroomed beautifully. I would load these bullets to a moderate speed to limit meat damage (I do not shoot beyond approximately 250 meters maximum).
So, that is my humble opinion - what is yours (based on the pictures)?
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It is difficult to make any real definitive statement concerning bullet performance based on the pictures, but a couple of red flags come to mind. First is that a couple of the bullets have expanded to the extent that less than 1 caliber of shank length remains intact. This becomes a problem in that a bullet needs to spin around a linear axis to maintain stability. Once the shank disappears and only the expanded nose is visible, I believe that straight line penetration could of been compromised in those situations, despite what appears to be excellent weight retention. Conversly, and typically for the X bullets, too much shank is left, and had the nose cavity been deeper, greater expansion and more nose forward weight would of worked together for an improved wound channel and improved straight line penetration.
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Barnes X ???
They are slowly discontinued and replaced with TSX and next version Tipped TSX just to address problem of relatively slow expansion.
I have TSX from last year moose and it is more open than X bullet in the pictures.
TTSX that I loaded this year is waiting for first game being taken.
Last year I used MRX 160 gr in 7 STW penetrated elk from right shoulder and exited at last left rib so no bullet to check expansion.
Improved in BC value as Barnes added plastic tip.
Slightly off topic...sorry
They are slowly discontinued and replaced with TSX and next version Tipped TSX just to address problem of relatively slow expansion.
I have TSX from last year moose and it is more open than X bullet in the pictures.
TTSX that I loaded this year is waiting for first game being taken.
Last year I used MRX 160 gr in 7 STW penetrated elk from right shoulder and exited at last left rib so no bullet to check expansion.
Improved in BC value as Barnes added plastic tip.
Slightly off topic...sorry
I have had great results with the tsx,as well as with the partition and the ballistic tip.The bearclaws and sciroccos fouled excessively,and were not accurate in my rifles.However,if they shoot accurately in your rifle,they do perform well on game.
