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I load them in my Model 70 in 308.....using TAC am getting 3165fps and will flatten whitetails. Only drops like 1.6" at 300 yards. That is 270 speed with a 130 grain bullet The factory Barnes 130s in both .270 and .308 seem so similar on paper. Do you think there's any difference in terms of effectiveness on game of the 130 .308 loads compared to the .270 one out to 300 yards? What if you had to push it with the .308 to 350 or max 400 yards? I know many guys would say the 130 .270 could take game at 500 yards, and I know the .308 does start losing a bit of steam at some point. Do you think you can harvest deer at a max 400 yards with these 130 .308 loads? Leatherneck, sorry I have not replied to your post on the 130 Barnes. My load using TAC and running 3165 fps, according to JBM Ballistics chart at 400 yards it still has 2113 velocity and 1288 foot lbs of energy....enough velocity to and energy to kill any whitetail at 400 yards. Have killed them over 300 yards with complete pass thru. I got the same bullet in 150 grains loaded up for elk hunt, and it running 2093 velocity and 1458 energy at 400 yards. Would think it would work on bull elk. Have not used it for whitetail, just the 130's. I would not shoot that bullet beyond 400 yards, as you stated, losing velocity and energy. When you getting over 400 yards that a long poke for me and I would pass on that shot....takes a steady hand and good rest, no wind, when it gets that far.
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. Do you think you can harvest deer at a max 400 yards with these 130 .308 loads? Easily.
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I'm told that those TTSX's are a whole nuther thing from the TSX 140 grain 7mm-08 load that I tried. I thought that my deer deserved to be shot with the best bullet that I could buy. That 10 point took one behind the shoulder and ran away and hid. Two days of looking and five drops of blood convinced me never use that Barnes bullet ever again. Only deer I've lost in 60 plus years hunting them. BT's drop them like your videos. Then you hit him waaaaaaaaay behind the shoulder.
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@Winnie70 and tzone, Thanks for replies!
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I use 150 gr. TTSX in my 30-06. They work great and shoot well in my rifle. I would love to try the 130 gr., but they are not offered in factory ammo and I do not currently handload.
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I’ve used the 180 TTSX out of a .300Wby on a cow and the 100’s out of a .257 on two javelina. They worked great.
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I've shot these as a factory load out of my 16" kimber montana. With the Thunderbeast ultra 7 i'm still getting 3000fps. I've shot one deer at about 200 yards and it looked like someone threw a two inch pipe through both shoulders. No meat damage, just a giant hole carved through the body. I wouldn't hesitate to kill an elk or moose with them at general hunting ranges.
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I'm told that those TTSX's are a whole nuther thing from the TSX 140 grain 7mm-08 load that I tried. I thought that my deer deserved to be shot with the best bullet that I could buy. That 10 point took one behind the shoulder and ran away and hid. Two days of looking and five drops of blood convinced me never use that Barnes bullet ever again. Only deer I've lost in 60 plus years hunting them. BT's drop them like your videos. I'm told that those TTSX's are a whole nuther thing from the TSX 140 grain 7mm-08 load that I tried. I thought that my deer deserved to be shot with the best bullet that I could buy. That 10 point took one behind the shoulder and ran away and hid. Two days of looking and five drops of blood convinced me never use that Barnes bullet ever again. Only deer I've lost in 60 plus years hunting them. BT's drop them like your videos. IME, You have to run X bullets at high velocities. Most act like solids below 1800fps at impact distance. My largest KY WT a heavy 13pt shot at 150yds was hard to track down because of zero blood trail from a short barreled Ruger RSI .308win. 168gr TSX loading. My chrono was broke at the time and shame on me for not knowing the expansion threshold. My buddy has had success with the 130gr TTSX in a stout .300 Savage load he worked up. It would be my choice if I still had my RSI.
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I’ve shot countless head of game with Barnes bullets since starting with the 125 grain X out of a .30-06. No issues with “penciling” etc.
I’ve used or loaded for family and friends from the .222 Rem up to the .300 Win. Used on everything from Antelope to Elk plus the occasional varmint. They’re great bullets that work as advertised and the 130 out of an ‘06 will drop any deer that walks, at any sane distance.
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