Back in my twenties I finally took a long hard look at my monthly bar tabs and realized I could be making a nice car payment(or maybe even house payment) for what I spent drinking. That's when I realized if I ever wanted anything nice I had to make some changes.
Those who must raise their voice to get their point across are generally not intelligent enough to do so in any other way.
Women always seem to get time made for them. If I had jugs and a more shapely azz, I would never work a day in my life. I need to find a rich woman, damn!
I'll bet there are a few rich, old cougars at the country clubs, who would like to show you the ins and outs of life.
He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.
FWIW, I've run the 85 grain TSX at 3800 with RE-17 in several 270 Winchesters. From testing in packed wet newspaper, the penetration was greater than a 150 Partition at 2900. Haven't been able to keep one in a deer, and shoots as flat as a Swift. What's not to like?
Good gawd, a 95TTSX at 3800 would likely knock the wet off anything with a pulse, yeah? Might make a great lower recoiling round for my sister to kill schit with too.
Yep, I tried some 85 TSX's loaded to 3000 fps in the vanilla 270. Figured they would work quite well as a low recoiling kid round, and since they were "designed" with the 6.8 SPC in mind, ought to open just fine. I've yet to see that load used on any game (loaded them for my sister's pre '64 M70); sure should get a chance this fall! Oh, and the first load tried through her rifle (can't remember off the top of my head) shot into an inch at 3000 fps, and seemed to kick about like a 243!
I was a bit dubious about the 3800 fps claim when I first read it in the Barnes manual, they actually show over 3900 with a 24" barrel!
After a bit of testing, I'm no longer doubting the claims.
I'm at 63 grains, which is 1 grain less than Barnes quoted max. I grabbed one case and reloaded it 5 times with no primer pocket issues, so figured I'm not too hot (I know more times would be better, but these babies ain't cheap). Cases slide from the chamber like butter with no pressure signs. I shot a few this past weekend in 100 degree plus temps at steel to see how they would do. No problem! Dead steel!
I initially worked this load up in a Ruger with a 22" barrel, and have tried it in two different pre 64 M70s with 24" barrels (I think, guess I never measured), and got a bit more velocity.
My Dad's Pre 64 shoots these into itty bitty groups, even with a Leupold 6x with Heavy Duplex. He had some shoulder problems a few years ago and wanted a lighter kicking load than his normal 130s. The 85s aren't really that much lighter recoiling - but the smile on his face when he wacks an antelope doe with them makes me think the recoil isn't an issue!
I might add that 63 grains was about as much RE-17 as I cared to put in the case (Rem cases)... it was pretty compressed. Shot well with that charge and I think if 3800 fps won't do the trick, another 50 fps won't make game any deader.
W/ a 10mph wind jbm says 17" at 400. Says a 257roy with 100's drifts 11". The 85's do get worse after that but I wouldn't feel handicapped around here ever. 369 or 389 is my longest shot on a deer. I. Don't have any places on our farm to shoot much past that.
My brother has a nice old 270 in a adl. Might just have to order some bullets up. After load work up 50 rounds would last him years.
At the course I work at, all the old ladies are just that, old ladies! Not a damn cougar to be found.
Flirt with all of them. The word will get out and they'll find you.
He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.
I got to tell ya, the 110gr TSX @ 3500 from the 270WSM is pure evil,nastiness. My BIL has used it for almost 3 years on a deer damage permit, bagging 94 deer so far. The "splash" inside the chest has to be seen to be believed. I can only see more of the same in the lighter ones.
