Terminal Performance with Barnes 110gr tsx .277

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Has anyone out there harvested any big critters with the above mentioned projectile??? I find these bullets extremely accurate and I have them smoking along at

3300fps in my Remington? Actually I find all the Barnes bullets accurate the reason being I think they are homogenous and not your typical cup core or

overdeveloped "trick bullet". 33000fps with a lead core bullet indicates that the lead is molten in flight and contributes to instability
 
If they shoot well for you they should work well. Just curious what "indicates" that lead melts at 3300fps?
 
No reason why they wouldn't work as designed. The general rule is to drop one bullet weight from "Standard" so 110 is in the ball-park. I've taken TSXs up past 3600 fps in the .257 and STW, and 3500 in the .270 Weatherby and find they actually kill slower than softer bullets. Kinda interested in plinking something with my 80s at almost 4000 fps, but am willing to predict more of the same.

The TSXs do tend to be very accurate, in some cases they shoot when nothing else wants to. I'm not overly concerned about melting bullets at 3300.
 
I've kind of had the opposite experience with mono metals...they don't seem to want to shoot well out of many rifles and are often fussy when working up a load. I find quality cup and core and some bonded bullets way easier to get shoot tight groups but I do love the terminal performance of the mono metals, especially on larger game.
 
My good luck has been more specific to the TSX then the some of the others. TTSXs will shoot for me. GMXs not so great, E-tips not so great, old style Barnes terrible, banded solids very good. It figures that the one that doesn't have to shoot does. Where the TSXs have been good to me is on the Weatherby cartridges; they like to jump and with the Weatherbys they're going to get lots of that. My .270 'bee doesn't really like anything else. I tried so many bullets in it that I had to get a WSM to shoot up the leftovers and another .270 Win to shoot the one the Wissum didn't like. Waste not, want not.;)

Where I like the terminals are big animals with small guns, real big animals with real big guns, anything lengthwise and anything that you want to shoot two of with one shot. They are also pretty good for the meathunters but most of them won't pay for it.
 
I cannot speak for the 110 TSX, But my Vanguard shoots the 110 TTSX very well, indeed. [6 consecutive sub-moa groups]

As yet, I have not shot anything with it, but this fall, it will get a trial.

I am tempted to poke a swamp donkey in the ribs with one...I'm sure it will put it down quickly.

Regards, Dave.
 
alox said:
Has anyone out there harvested any big critters with the above mentioned projectile??? I find these bullets extremely accurate and I have them smoking along at

3300fps in my Remington? Actually I find all the Barnes bullets accurate the reason being I think they are homogenous and not your typical cup core or

overdeveloped "trick bullet". 33000fps with a lead core bullet indicates that the lead is molten in flight and contributes to instability
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I believe that a spitzer bullet or any other lead core bullet does not expand during flight time, therefore how does it become molten? During flight time a bullet will keep it's shape until impact, therefore how does it become unstable?:confused:
 
3300 fps seems a little slow for a 110 TTSX in a 270 WCF. My Barnes # 4 lists 3500+ for that bullet/cartridge combo.
 
jaycee said:
3300 fps seems a little slow for a 110 TTSX in a 270 WCF. My Barnes # 4 lists 3500+ for that bullet/cartridge combo.
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Maybe his reload was built for accuracy and not max velocity, besides if a persons wants velocity, go to the 270 Weatherby magnum.
 
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