Hornady GMX??

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Just thought I would ask how they would work on big game like Elk, Moose, Bear???
I have a 30-06 and the 165 gr GMX Superperformance shoots really well in my rifle,,,does anyone have experiance with them???
Just would like to know before I use them..

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Based on my previous experiences with monometal bullets in general, they should penetrate deep, and hold together. I actually had planned on trying them on game this fall, but they just don't shoot as accurately in my rifles as the TTSX/LRX do.
 
I've been around a couple dozen animals that have been shot with them and performance is what you'd expect from a mono metal. Weight retention is near 100% and expansion is at least 2x. Like all mono metals, impact velocity needs to be around 2,000fps or more. I saw a 2,000 pound water buffalo shot with a 139 grain 7mm and it passed through nearly four feet of buffalo, including the shoulder. If they shoot out of your rifle and you keep impact velocities above 2,000 fps, they are a good choice.

Weight choices are limited right now and I've heard some rifle twists don't like the lighter bullets at high velocities but by playing with how far your bullet is off the lands, I haven't had one rifle that wouldn't shoot them well. I've killed two animals with them at fairly long range...579 and 611 yards plus I've seen some very up close and personal kills.
 
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I shot a mulie at a lasered 339 yards with a 130gr GMX out of a 270. Dropped in its tracks. Of course, I guess any old bullet would have done the same job with that bullet placement :p
 
I have found the ttsx / lrx to blow petals off when pushed hard and hitting bone. The gmx do not do this in my experience.
 
kman300 said:
I have found the ttsx / lrx to blow petals off when pushed hard and hitting bone. The gmx do not do this in my experience.
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The TTSX has a larger nose cavity than the TSX and does shed petals easier than the TSX and GMX. The TTSX was originally marketed as a "deer" bullet but Barnes seems to have backed off that stance now even though it has proven that it's construction isn't as durable as the TSX. The GMX is also a 6 petal design vs the four petal design of the TSX/TTSX creating a bit more frontal area. I've recovered quite a few GMX bullets and only the one that went through the shoulder and four more feet of water buffalo shed any petals.
 
"I have found the ttsx / lrx to blow petals off when pushed hard and hitting bone. The gmx do not do this in my experience."

This is 150 gr GMX out of 3006 that lost petals to 3/4" OSB at 100y.



This is 180 gr TTSX 300 Win Mag after penetrating 30 inches of Elk at 60y
braking ribs on entry. Entry wound was 1,5" and I think that this bullet open
on some twigs before contacting skin. You can see some fibrous material caught
under petals.
I don't think it is deer only bullet.



Frontal area of same bullet.

 
This is 180 gr TTSX 300 Win Mag after penetrating 30 inches of Elk at 60y
braking ribs on entry. Entry wound was 1,5" and I think that this bullet open
on some twigs before contacting skin. You can see some fibrous material caught
under petals.
I don't think it is deer only bullet.
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The people at Barnes have replied to inquiries from myself and others as to the intended application for the TTSX, and they maintain that the TTSX is intended for the same applications as the TSX. Based on having used both the TSX/TTSX on elk, I found that they produced very similar wound channels.
 
Andrzej;8664573I don't think it is deer only bullet. [/QUOTE said:
Don't recall them saying it was "only" a deer bullet but they were quite adamant that it was better suited for lighter game than the TSX because of the easier expansion due to the larger nose cavity. The number of people that have experienced lost petals seems to confirm. The engineer I interviewed at the time it was brought out was partially responsible for its design so I figured he knew what he was talking about....more than the salesmen anyhow but apparently it didn't align with marketing and the salesmen won out. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see the difference in construction....or performance but some seem blinded by the fancy advertising. I know my experience with the two bears it out.
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"I have found the ttsx / lrx to blow petals off when pushed hard and hitting bone. The gmx do not do this in my experience."

This is 150 gr GMX out of 3006 that lost petals to 3/4" OSB at 100y.



This is 180 gr TTSX 300 Win Mag after penetrating 30 inches of Elk at 60y
braking ribs on entry. Entry wound was 1,5" and I think that this bullet open
on some twigs before contacting skin. You can see some fibrous material caught
under petals.
I don't think it is deer only bullet.



How can you compare bullets of differant caliber and weights going into osb and skin, tissue and bone of a living animal? None of that holds any water. Animals are comprised mostly of fluids. Shooting into or through wood or into sand is not a way to define a bullets performance on game.
 
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