I killed lots of critters with the 140 XFB and never recovered one, but had plenty of instant tip-overs.

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First time out with 120 TSX and TTSX and I wasn't so impressed. TTs seemed to work alright and expand well; not so with the T. (140s and 120s were all shot from the same rifle: 7mm-08.)

More to the point of this thread,

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the first TTSX I ever fired was the 168 in 30-06 at over 200 yards. The chunk of spruce was the catch 'vehicle', assuming I hit the water-filled spaghetti bottle - which I did. Obviously, the 4-5" thickness of water affected the balance of the bullet as can be seen in the imprint it left on the wood.

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Sometimes, the air you 'let in'matters less than the air you 'let out'.