Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting .270 130grn ttsx vs 150grn ttsx

Just curious, does either one of these have an edge over the other. Is their anything to gain with useing a 150 ttsx over the 130. Im guessing when hunting in thick timber or brush the 150 would have it's advantages but what else? How about penetration ?

In brush no bullet has an advantage. The so called brush buster is a myth. It's been proven that most bullets will deflect equally off of brush. Get in the open for your shot.

That said, the 150 will shoot to nearly the same point of impact as the 130 out to well over 300 yds and it will hit harder and penetrate farther when it gets there. The 150 has all the advantage.

Rock chuck summed it up nicely!

Would that be for any 130 to 150 comparison? ? Or is this ttsx vs ttsx in your thoughts

Because if your comparing a 150 np to a 130 ttsx I would have to disagree as far as penetration is concerned

It will apply to any 130 vs 150 of the same bullet. I've shot a lot of elk with a 270 using 150gr NP's and Speer Hotcores. Results have been excellent with both. The 150's worked so well that I quit using 130's altogether and just stayed with the 150's for everything from antelope to elk.

I have used 277 TTSX bullets a lot. Both expand to the same frontal area. The higher velocity of the 130's outperforms the heavier TTSX bullets of the same diameter. My opinion is based on actual use, not on speculation or interpolation. Used on at least 150 African animals.

I agree with this. I would say with almost any other bullet, the 150 would perform better. But with the Barnes, I'd go with the lighter bullet and the higher velocity.

When did they start making a 150 TTSX?

Rin is right.

Yep. No way I'd run a 150TTSX in the 270.

Nobody would, because there isn't one. Hard to use a bullet that doesn't exist. There is a 150tsx but have never once heard of anyone running one.

Sorry about the confusion buddy.Must have been tsx in 150. Thx for pointing that out. Not interested in tsx. End of discussion

Definitely use the lighter mono bullet. What you should be comparing is the 110 versus 130 TTSX.

Thought it would be a little light on elk

Thinking back now, it appears the 150tsx might have been more of a marketing bullet. isn't the ttsx a superior bullet it would of made sense to continue making the 150 in a ttsx because of it being a superior bullet. Am I right???

So I thnk I answered my own question. Its not being made because it would be an inferior bullet to the 130grn. Otherwise we would have them.

So does the theory hold true?? Is the 130 in a .270 superior? It sure looks that way.

For my taste I meant

Once you needed a 100 gr bullet in the 243. Now a lighter, faster ttsx or gmx will do just as good.