Sorry, but the only way I'd believe the 80s to be trash is by my own results.
The need for DRT crap is getting really to be a sore subject with me. You either hit CNS or you don't. Thats the ONLY way to be 100 percent of DRT.
That said, I have a box of 80 ttsx but the 100 ttsx have worked so well for us I have not tried the 80s yet. And no, not even with the 257 wtby and the fast 100 ttsx, do we get DRT shots unless we hit CNS. But they generally don't go very far.
I wonder how these folks would have dealt with patched round balls to hunt with.... or archery gear...
By your own admission you get some pleasure from trailing game. The problem is this is not a great thing in many locals and its never good for meat quality.
It's not too much to ask that a bullet kill game swiftly when the shot is placed right. With TSX and TTSX bullets this a real crap shoot and they many times do not provide for much of a blood trail, which would hurt your "tracking" efforts.
