Well Last time I hunted Moose used Nosler Partition with great success. Got a moose hunt scheduled this fall keep in mind there is lots of bears in this area including Grizzly. I was leaning toward trying the Barnes TSX this time after reading some posts on the Internet.

After do some reading I'm starting to have 2nd thoughts on the matter. Gun will be either a 300 WBY or a 300 RUM After reading article I will link to what are you thoughts on the matter. Now kind of considering Nosler Accubonds. Article on Testing It appears my link is censored when I click. Is that Thru my IP or this Forum, its a NRA publication. I'm doing something wrong here?

Why mess with sucess..Stick with what worked before..The Nosler.

Concur, if the Nosler worked stick with it. The TSX is also a great bullet, but the Accubomb at RUM velocities? fuggetboutit! jorge

Link doesn't work for me..........

TSX & Partition have worked fine for me on moose & elk; why even consider the AB with those two available.

But I've never killed anything with the AB though.

Here's another bullet test:

Bullet Test

Compared to the TSX, Partition, A-Frame & TBBC, the AB doesn't look so good to me, especially for a moose sized critter.

Reports from some pards who have used it on game don't exactly give it high marks either.

MM

Thanks for the link, It appears my link is censored when I click. I've tried fixing it 4 times Is that Thru my IP or this Forum? Its a NRA publication. I'm doing something wrong here?

I shoot books.

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth...&topic=0&Search=true#Post1540731

I vote for the Barnes.......but then again I'm a Barnes slut.

I just tried it...Very good article...should sell lots of bullets.

Try this link
http://www.huntingmag.com/guns_loads/HMbul_0905/index1.html.

If no success then copy/paste this link into your browser,that should work, or goto Petersons Hunting mag online.

Always big whines over bullets not matter how good they are nowdays...either over penetration or blowing up...its a wonder anyone ever collects anything larger than a mouse.

If you hit the aminal where you are supposed to, within a reasonable range, with a large enough caliber you should be eating moose steaks without any problems. Christ, I know a long dead old hunter that used an open sighted Savage 99 levergun in 250-3000 with 100 gr bullets to take everything in North America, moose, elk, deer, bear and anything that was bothering his chickens. He never had any trouble getting the job done. Never over 100 yards and most much closer, one round...done. Now days it seems you need some kind of MonsterMagnum for ground squirrels. Go figure.

'Njoy

Had my wifes cousin a few years ago wack a Moose with his .300 win mag shooting 150 grain TSX's..........dropped like somebody yanked the rug from under him.

I haven't taken game with all of these bullets - only the partition. I've only horse'd around with them at the range and read comments here.

Even though the difference between these premium bullets may be splitting hairs, wouldn't you select -
the TSX for its devastating effects
the partition because it does everything well
the accubond for accuracy at longer distances

Samething happens with 150 gr Win Power Points.

alamosa
We are talking minute of moose... How could a slight improvement in accuracy make any difference? I think the accuracy edge goes to the TSX anyway.

The TSX is devastating and if it is directed in the right place it is fast.
The NP is a bullet I have shot a lot with and no longer like because too many have stayed in the animal. I insist on two holes.
The accubonds I have seen recovered (The percentage of these is FAR too high) show signs of traveling sideways, even tumbling by most definitions. I will not give them a chance.
art

In those cartridges I would vote for the Partitions or TSX as well. Nosler gives a max velocity of 3100 fps for the Accubond to work well.

Well .. ya, when you put it that way.

I have shot moose with both the Nosler Partition and the TSX. I have also used the TBBC. All have worked well. I have been with friends who shot moose with the Nosler Accubond, and it worked equally well. I don't think you will go too far wrong with any of the bullets you named, and any of a number of other premium bullets we have available today. We are living in a great time when you consider the quality of bullets available for hunting today.

A work friend , last year did a river float, and shot 3 moose with a 303 Brit, 180gr core loks. Time and place-ment are very important.

The Nosler Partition was invented for moose hunting, literally.

KC

I've shot moose with all 3 bullets mentioned and they all worked. Shots with Accubonds and TSX were with .300 WM under 40 yards, shots with Partitions have ranged from 50 to 250 yards with .270, 3006, and 300WM. I've killed 6 animals with Accubonds and they worked fine except I was recovering too many bullets for my liking. I have started shooting TSX in the last year and that is what I would choose.

JD

I'll be using the TSX for my moose/elk combo hunt this year. The 225 gr'r in my 35 Whelen.

I took my Newfoundland moose with a 225gr TSX out of my .338WM last year. The first one went through and the second one was a frontal neck shot that we recovered under the hide on the far side. Expansion was right out of a Barnes advertisement. The bull went about twenty yards.

Having used the partition and tsx,My choice is the tsx.It retains more weight,penetrates more,and is more accurate in my rifles.

My experience of ONE moose is as follows: rifle pre 64win 30-06 fwt bored out to 338-06; bullet nosler custom FACTORY 225 gr partition. NWT yukon moose taken uphill at 180+ yards - bang flop. Partition found on off side skin retained 180 gr. The story is that while quartering moose guide found a 250 gr 338 cal. TSX in hind quarters. TSX perfect mushroom per barnes advertisement but no dead moose. The partition entered low in shoulder, broken shoulder, blew out the heart and went up to off side skin. DRT! My guide was pretty impressed.

And you expected a dead moose with a bullet found in the hind quarters?The problem was shot placement not bullet performance.

FWIW,

I've recovered one of three TSX shot into moose (.375 H&H 270 & 300 grs) farthers distance traveled: 10 feet.

here is the 300 gr recovered (second from right), a bull Shiras shoulder-spinal hit:



(if you're curious, those other 3 are 300 gr .454 A-frames, two recovered from a bison )

Stubble, too quick to defend? Do not know where TSX entered or anything about the shot of the TSX. As you can imagine in NWT it is pretty infrequent that any animal is found with another bullet in it. Actually guide said that the only moose they remembered being hit and not recovered was three years and twenty mile away from where this moose met up with the partition.


I like the TSX. Shoot them in 25-06, two 30-06's, 300 H&H. Do have several more that will not shoot them however.

But we do know that the bullet was found in the hind quarters.That leaves three possibilities;

1)poor shot placement

2)proper shot placement,but the bullet veered off course at an extreme angle after striking heavy bone.

3)proper shot placement but no expansion,resulting in minimal damage to the vitals.

If the bullet had struck heavy bone and deflected,one side of the bullet would have been flattened or distorted.But you yourself posted the bullet was perfectly mushroomed,so a deflection is very unlikely.

Your statement about the perfect mushroom also rules out the possibility of the bullet failing to expand.

Therefore,the logical explanation has to be bad shot placement.

Certainly no argument with logic. I always hated logic in school. Could never get up on that plateau of thought.

Well decided to test some other options also. I picked up some 30 cal 180 grain Nosler E-Tips this weekend to test for group sizes in both the 300 WBY and 300 RUM. Anyone else tried the new E-tips?

The shop also had some of the new Barnes MRX bullets in 30 cal 180 grain but wow the price per box of 20 was to hard to swallow on them so I passed.

I've never used anything but the Nosler and have never had an issue.

The truth is they're all over-built for what's needed to tip over a moose and all are good choices.

Barnes TSX from my 7mm Rem Mag worked here!

Works for me! Nice moose. What's the spread? 52?? 54? Can't see the ear tips, so I'm "projecting".

For practice guessing spread, tho that one is certainly brow tine legal in my area. Love palmated brows! Those basket racks give me fits on the guessing game.

55" and I was hunting in BC.

Having shot a few moose, my choice would go to the TSX and that is what I'm currently using. I'm not a huge fan of the partition as I always find it in pieces. I've also had great results from the Trophy Bonded Bearclaw.

Winchester M70 Classic Stainless .300 Winchester Magnum
180 Grain Barnes TSX
73 Grains RL 22
Winchester Case
Federal 215 Primer
Vel: 3010

180 Grain Nosler Accubond
75 Grains RL 22
Winchester Case
Federal 215 Primer
Vel 3075


Both moose were shot between 30-40 yards. 3 shots each in quick succession all behind the shoulder without hitting any major bones. Both dropped where shot without taking a step. One Accubond recovered. No TSX recovered. I've shot 6 animals with the Accubond, Kudu, Gemsbok, Zebra, Springbok, Moose, and Dall Sheep. I recovered bullets from every animal except for the Springbok. None of them went more than 20 yards. I'm now using the TSX but wouldn't feel handicapped with the Accubond

I have killed moose and had various good or excellent bullets stay inside as well as exit. Both have happened with Speer Grand Slams, Interlockeds, GameKings, FailSafes, Bal-Tips, and Barnes X, and Nosler Partitions.

If I knew a shot would present inside 300 yards, I'd choose the copper bullet. If I knew the shot would be beyond 300, then either of the Noslers. If it could be anything - near or far, then I'd use a Partition. They may seem like yesterday's technology, old news, etc, but the Partition is still a decent multi-purpose and very viable big game bullet.

Slugo,

Just curious: Where do you find the Partition in pieces?

Bet it was inside the dead moose.....

well crapola then it had to fail 4 sure....

Dober