Originally Posted by Formidilosus
I used the same bullet weights for all to keep things even/fair. All else being equal a TSX/GMX/etc will have a long, relatively narrow wound channel in comparison to other bullets.


So a Barnes 168 tsx @ 2620 makes the same exact channel, expands to the same diameter, etc as the 130 ttsx @ 3100? good to know....

Have I just been lucky that the 5 deer have traveled only an Average of 6 yards?

I punch shoulders when I shoot, if I put a ttsx through both shoulders it ain't going far and might not take a step...
i have a hunting partner that has zapped 6-8 deer with his 243 and used 85gr TSX and 80gr TTSX, he said one of them ran 50 yards or so most were bang flops...

for what its worth here are some of the narrow 130 TTSX "wound channels", i cant imagine deer running for miles with holes like this

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Last edited by SAKO75; 12/12/12.
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