Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Deer Hunting 30 caliber 130 gr. Barnes bullets TTSX BT

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.

Easily.

Then you hit him waaaaaaaaay behind the shoulder.

@Winnie70 and tzone, Thanks for replies!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.