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does and TTSX #4748750 12/27/10
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,648 Coues Country G GregW OP Campfire Ranger
OP GregW Campfire Ranger G Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,648 Coues Country	Put down 7 does this weekend. MAde 100 pounds of sausage and filled a couple of freezers... Figured some folks would be interested in some TTSX performance. This is my second season to run Barnes bullets and must say that I drank the kool-aid and then some. One deer was shot using a 7-08 and 139 IL's at 2750 or so. Three deer took a a 6mm 80 grain TTSX at 3,150 or so. Three took a 6.5mm 100 TTSX from my .260 at 3,080 MV or so. Barnes just may have the perfect do all bullet for everyone with the TTSX. All bullets exited on quartering to, from and broadside shots. Lots of internal damage. The folks who read Field and Stream and say the bullet exits and doesn't do much damage should try to TTSX. Better BC than the TSX. What's not to like? Furthest deer went 20 yards and I'm not sure how. Some pics. Entrance Exit Hope everyone had a great Christmas... - Greg Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.

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Re: does and TTSX GregW #4748765 12/27/10
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 4,481 NC - work / SC - play S ShortMagFan Campfire Tracker
ShortMagFan Campfire Tracker S Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 4,481 NC - work / SC - play	Nice work. Doe culling is fun I shot 2 80lb pigs last night with the 130 ttsx out of a 300 saum. Head shots. Let's just say the pigs aren't eating any corn this morning...

Re: does and TTSX ShortMagFan #4748924 12/27/10
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,135 Central Texas DJTex Campfire Tracker
DJTex Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,135 Central Texas	Very nice, Greg! Mighty satisfying to get the freezer full...especially when it is a bunch of family fun in the process. Thanks for the bullet reports, too. I'm thinking 80 TTSX's are going to kill a slew of critters in my future. You said it well - they do it all. I'm thinking the BC may be better on them than Barnes is advertising (imagine that...grin). The little bit of long range work I've done with them has them flatter than the ballistic tables say they should be. Need to force myself to do more, but it pains me to launch them at anything but a critter...grin! DJ

Re: does and TTSX DJTex #4749014 12/27/10
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,648 Coues Country G GregW OP Campfire Ranger
OP GregW Campfire Ranger G Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,648 Coues Country	DJ... Running the 100 TTSX 6.5mm at 400 yards last weekend had me thinking the advertised BC of this bullet at 0.360 is optimistic. Haven't stretched out the 80 yet but will soon... - Greg Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.

Re: does and TTSX DJTex #4749240 12/27/10
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 14,653 Texas Bluedreaux Campfire Outfitter
Bluedreaux Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2007 Posts: 14,653 Texas	Good goin Greg. Got a little chilly this weekend...24* here last night. Originally Posted by SBTCO your flippant remarks which you so adeptly sling

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Re: does and TTSX Bluedreaux #4749286 12/27/10
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,648 Coues Country G GregW OP Campfire Ranger
OP GregW Campfire Ranger G Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,648 Coues Country	It was 17 Sunday morning at the house there in Mason... - Greg Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.

Re: does and TTSX GregW #4749454 12/27/10
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 19,240 Likes: 3 B Blackheart Campfire Ranger
Blackheart Campfire Ranger B Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 19,240 Likes: 3	Wow those deer are tiny ! What does an average size doe weigh down there ? How about bucks ?

Re: does and TTSX Blackheart #4749749 12/27/10
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,648 Coues Country G GregW OP Campfire Ranger
OP GregW Campfire Ranger G Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,648 Coues Country	The first two does shown are average to just above average. Maybe 90 pounds? The yearling on the left in the last picture was probably about 50 pounds. Just guessing... Low latitude + high deer density = low body weight. A mature buck might reach 150-180 pounds here but that is very large. - Greg Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.

Re: does and TTSX GregW #4750347 12/27/10
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,979 Olive Branch, MS Delta Hunter Campfire Regular
Delta Hunter Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,979 Olive Branch, MS	The problem I have with the TSX/TTSX is that they always (in my experience) exit. Hell, I'd like to find one once in a while. Just kidding. Well sort of, I would like to find one eventually. Weiners are health food - My dad

Re: does and TTSX GregW #4750568 12/27/10
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,644 Likes: 1 Midwest SKane Campfire Ranger
SKane Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,644 Likes: 1 Midwest	Greg- Nice going man! I believe the phrase is "whacking and stacking"...... Can't say I envy you in having to cut up 7 deer. WWP53D

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Re: does and TTSX SKane #4750622 12/27/10
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 10,787 New Hampshire N NH K9 Campfire Outfitter
NH K9 Campfire Outfitter N Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 10,787 New Hampshire	Yep, gonna try those TTSXs in the .260..... George �Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.�

Re: does and TTSX NH K9 #4750633 12/27/10
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 25,840 Western N.Y. D dvdegeorge Campfire Ranger
dvdegeorge Campfire Ranger D Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 25,840 Western N.Y.	Good going Greg! My dog is a member of the "Turd Like Clan" Covert Trail Cameras are JUNK 3 Time Dinkathon Champion #DinkGOAT

Re: does and TTSX dvdegeorge #4750666 12/27/10
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,896 Likes: 1 Deer Park, Tx R Reloder28 Campfire Ranger
Reloder28 Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,896 Likes: 1 Deer Park, Tx	Which doe are you showing off, the four legged type or the two legged ones ? How do you like the 260 Remington performance? "I never thought I'd live to see the day that a U.S. president would raise an army to invade his own country." Robert E. Lee

Re: does and TTSX GregW #4750688 12/27/10
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,896 Likes: 1 Deer Park, Tx R Reloder28 Campfire Ranger
Reloder28 Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,896 Likes: 1 Deer Park, Tx	Originally Posted by GregW The first two does shown are average to just above average. Maybe 90 pounds? The yearling on the left in the last picture was probably about 50 pounds. Just guessing... Low latitude + high deer density = low body weight. A mature buck might reach 150-180 pounds here but that is very large. Si, the Senor is correct. "I never thought I'd live to see the day that a U.S. president would raise an army to invade his own country." Robert E. Lee

Re: does and TTSX Reloder28 #4752137 12/28/10
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,819 Arizona F firstcoueswas80 Campfire Outfitter
firstcoueswas80 Campfire Outfitter F Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,819 Arizona	Ive killed a few with the TTSX... 10 animals in Africa (buddy killed 5 as well), and one coues deer. Recovered 3 of them.

Re: does and TTSX firstcoueswas80 #4752295 12/28/10
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maddog Campfire Tracker M Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 6,798 Indiana	Nice pics. That's a lot of good eating. Congrats. maddog

Re: does and TTSX GregW #4753293 12/28/10
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,135 Central Texas DJTex Campfire Tracker
DJTex Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,135 Central Texas	Originally Posted by GregW DJ... Running the 100 TTSX 6.5mm at 400 yards last weekend had me thinking the advertised BC of this bullet at 0.360 is optimistic. Haven't stretched out the 80 yet but will soon... I may just have a fast barrel on the A7, although it ain't barrel length that's doing it...grin. Haven't chrono'd or stretched it out in anything else yet. Need to stretch it out enough to know, then clone ballistics in a cheap bullet for practice. Thinking a 75 VMax might do that OK for play. DJ

Re: does and TTSX DJTex #4753413 12/28/10
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 874 B buckfever1 Campfire Regular
buckfever1 Campfire Regular B Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 874	Hey DJ Tex, looks like you and your girlfriend are having a great time. I suppose my nephews are hoping she is your sister. Well enough about the jaw boning. I live in MN and we can have some really big deer. It looks like you were getting some normal good eaters to freezer. Nice job. You know we are all a little nuts about big deer and big horns. My Grandpa used to say, " have yet to eat a big deer that tasted half as good as the younger ones." Looks like a good time, you have it figured out. Buckfever1

Re: does and TTSX buckfever1 #4753453 12/28/10
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,648 Coues Country G GregW OP Campfire Ranger
OP GregW Campfire Ranger G Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,648 Coues Country	Originally Posted by buckfever1 Hey DJ Tex, looks like you and your girlfriend are having a great time. I suppose my nephews are hoping she is your sister. Well enough about the jaw boning. I live in MN and we can have some really big deer. It looks like you were getting some normal good eaters to freezer. Nice job. You know we are all a little nuts about big deer and big horns. My Grandpa used to say, " have yet to eat a big deer that tasted half as good as the younger ones." Looks like a good time, you have it figured out. Buckfever1 I'd suggest you start from the top of the thread and read it again... The woman is the picture is definitely not my sister... - Greg Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.

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