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After trying a few loads for my 12 year old grandson and several for the youngest daughters boyfriend both of the 30-06 rifles shot the best with 150 grain TTSX over 53.5 grains of Superformance. Way under an inch at 100 and over 3,000 feet per second in the grandson's Savage with a 22" barrel.
Shots in the lower sage country average about 300 yards but 400+ is possible for the adult hunter. I was happy to find one load that worked but was hoping to find it with 168's or 180's - any concerns on performance of the 150's?
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Concerns? Are your knives sharp?
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Absolutely no concerns other than as Mathman said.
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Yep, just sharpen knives. TTSXs are as good as it gets.
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...only concern will be finding the critters and how far the pack out is.
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Yep, just sharpen knives. TTSXs are as good as it gets. This. Shot a cow elk at 272yds with a 140gr TTSX from a .280 rem. She was quartered to me, hit the base of the neck on the right side, found the bullet in the left back strap. Shooting and killing an elk with a 150 TTSX will be the least of your worries. Get ready to pack out some meat...
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Only if you miss from what I've heard!
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There are always concerns. But I wouldn't bworry about the 150g TTSX being adequate.
Daughter #1 is recoil sensitive so I've loaded 130g TTSX for her .308 Win, 3045fps.
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which manufacture of the 30-06
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I've shot a half-dozen bulls using the TSX BT (untipped version) in .270, 7mm, and .308 versions. Two weeks ago, I recovered my first such bullet, a 7mm 150 grain fired from a 7x61 at a distance of 200 yards. Bullet still weighed 150 grains, all four unbroken petals peeled back uniformly and the bullet expanded to .60 caliber.
The tipped bullets are supposed to expand more reliably than the TSX, and that may very well be true, but I have no complaints with the original version. Regardless, you've likely made a very good choice.
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Not sure what your concern is - maybe impact energy/momentum. Neither would be an issue. Save the concerns for where you're gonna put all that elk meat!
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Nothing wrong with a 150 from an -06 at all
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Yes, I have lots of concerns.
Only to create controversy.
I probably hit more elk with a pickup than you have with a rifle. I have yet to see anyone claim Leupold has never had to fix an optic. I know I have sent a few back. 2 MK 6s, a VX-6, and 3 VX-111s.
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specneeds,
A couple weeks ago my wife dropped a big cow at 250 yards with one 130-grain TTSX from her .308 Winchester. The elk was quartering toward us, and the bullet broke the near shoulder just above the big joint and wrecked the lungs, ending up under the hide in the middle of the ribs on the other side.
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Mule Deer,
How did the bullet look when you found it?
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"How did the bullet look when you found it?" Just a guess here, but I bet it was bloodier than before it was shot. 
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Got it Teeder I meant the mushroom/pedals/weight part.......................
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jmp300wsm,
Yeah, it was bloody--and all the petals were gone, which I've seen happen a few times before when various petal-type bullets hit bone, including the Original X and Fail Safe. The stump retained 62% of the bullet's original weight, but I found one of the petals a couple inches away from the bullet.
There was obviously no need to shoot the elk again. It wobbled about 25 yards and keeled over.
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Got it. Just wanted to see if it "penciled" through or not? Sounds like it performed as planned.
Last edited by jmp300wsm; 10/24/17.
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