Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters I'd like to discuss the Barnes TSX.

Hi guys,

I have been reading these posts with great interest. I am thinking about trying the TSX or TTSX in my 308s next season for moose (hopefully in NB, but more likely in Quebec). I may even give them a try for deer for no other reason than I am always trying different things.

For a typical 150 grain bullet, 47 grains of Varget gives me a speed of around 2700-2750 fps and 46 grains of Varget gives me a speed of 2600-2650 depending on a few different factors.

Since these velocities are not "barn burners" by any stretch of the imagination, would I be smart to go with the TTSX instead of the TSX. It sounds as though the tip would definitely initiate expansion a little faster which may be a good thing for the velocity range I am in. Any thoughts?

Thanks.

Colin

I've also killed a few with the 130gr TTSX doing 2700 from my takedown 99.

I'm tempted to try this in my .300 Savage. What powder do you use? Velocity?

H4895, I've run them from 2700 to just shy of 2900.

thanks!

I'm not hot-rodding my 7-08 at all and getting chrono muzzle velocities of 2800 and change so impact is down in the 2600 range and I've not had any issues with expansion of the original TSX but I have a couple boxes of the TTSX in 120 that I'm looking forward to trying. Can't picture better results than what I've had but I can't picture they're going to be worse.

Allen

what about spin, and chamber, and length from bullet to lands, when your gun goes off? if it is wobbleing when it comes out of the muzzle, how can you expect it to get better?

seems to me that a lot of this has to due with round in chamber, rather than down range; If your bullet is seated too far back, and has a chance to 'wobble', before is gets to the lands, your barrel is going to vibrate, and your bullet is not stable when it leaves your gun;There's more than one reason for this, but it is at the gun end, not the animal end; head space, throat dim, OAL, and other things will affect a bullet more than when it hits something;